ULGATLA045 Geography of tourism I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Pavol Plesník, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Pavol Plesník, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Pavol Plesník, PhD.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides an overview of the potential and possibilities of tourism development in time and place context of natural and socioeconomic conditions. The aim is the knowledge of basic geographical conditions of world tourism. Emphasis is put mainly on orientation in the basic issues of the most visited natural, cultural and social attractions of European tourism. The students will also be informed about tourism regions on other continents. They will get the general knowledge of tourism in regional contexts and of the principles of regional development of tourism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Importance and position of tourism geography in the scope of geography
    2. Position of tourism geography in economics
    3. Preconditions for tourism
    4. Regions and centres of tourism
    5. Regional tourism geography
    6. Tourism geography of the Czech Republic
    7. Tourism geography of Europe
    8. Tourism geography of America
    9. Tourism geography of Asia
    10. Tourism geography of Africa
    11. Tourism geography of Australia and Oceania
    12. Practical use of the knowledge of tourism geography
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VAVREČKOVÁ, E., ŠKROBÁLKOVÁ, E. Geografie cestovního ruchu 1. Opava - SU, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7248-888-9. info
  • HAMARNEHOVÁ, I. Geografie cestovního ruchu Česka. Praha, 2010. info
  • ŠTÝRSKÝ, J. Geografie cestovního ruchu Evropy a světa. Hradec Králové, 2009. info
  • HAMARNEHOVÁ, I. Geografie cestovního ruchu: Evropa. Plzeň, 2008. info
  • HRALA, V. Geografie cestovního ruchu. Praha, 2005. info
  • KOL. AUTORŮ. Lexikon zemí světa: fakta, příroda, historie. Praha, 2005. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, V. - KOPAČKA, L. - ŠÍP, J. Geografie cestovního ruchu. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. info
  • RUSKOVÁ, D. - ŠTÝRSKÝ, J. Geografie cestovního ruchu a dějiny kultury pro cestovní ruch. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2000. info
  • TŘICÁTNÍK, J. Geografie cestovního ruchu České republiky. České Budějovice: JU ZF, 1996. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- presentation of an essay devoted to a chosen tourism destination in the world
- written test the extent of the given literature and the content of lectures and seminars
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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