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Lecturer(s)
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Ježek Jiří, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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City, urban region, definition of basic concepts, structures and scales. Different perspectives of interdisciplinary urban research. Emergence and development of cities (pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial phases). Theories and models of spatial organisation and development of cities and urban regions. Processes and determinants of the development of urban structures (political-administrative, normative, technological, economic, social and cultural). Metropolises and metropolitanisation processes. Concepts and discourses of urban development (sustainable city, green city, resilient city, shrinking city, urban marketing, creative city, smart city, cittaslow, "right to the city", short-distance city, post-political and post-secular city, etc.). Trends, problems, visions and utopias in the development of cities of different categories. Urban/ Metropolitan governance (actors, scales, governance structures, models, tools, examples of good practice). EU and Czech urban policy (Leipzig Charter for Sustainable Urban Development and other conceptual and strategic documents).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Self-study of literature
- Contact hours
- 4 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 34 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| None. |
| Basic knowledge of the structure and development of cities and urban systems within the scope of the Bachelor's degree. |
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| none |
| Basic analytical and planning methods. |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| apply selected theories and concepts in the formulation of urban policies and development strategies |
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| apply selected theories and concepts in the analysis of urban and metropolitan development problems |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Skills |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Project-based instruction |
| Competences |
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| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
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| Oral exam |
| Project |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Belina, B., Naumann, M., Strüver, A. (ed.). Handbuch Kritische Stadtgeographie. 5. vydání. Münster, 2022. ISBN 978-3-89691-955-7.
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Carmona, M. et al. Public places - urban spaces : the dimensions of urban design. 2. vydání.. Oxford, 2010. ISBN 9781856178273.
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Hall, T., Barrett, H. Urban Geography. Routledge Contenporary Human Geography Series. 6. vydání.. New York, 2018. ISBN 978-1-138-10.
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Pouš, R. Základy geografie mesta. Univerzita M. Bela v Banskej Bystrici. 244 s.. Banská Bystrica, 2013. ISBN 978-80-557-0626-9.
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Rink, D., Haase, A. Handbuch Stadtkonzepte. Opladen, 2018.
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Svítek, M. et al. Města budoucnosti. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7270-058-5.
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Weber, R., Crane, R. The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning. Oxford, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-023526-0.
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Zimmermann, K. Galland, D., Harrison, J. Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance. 1. vydání. Berlin, 2020. ISBN 978-3030256340.
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