UVSRPVK055 Regional Discipline and Regional Development

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies 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 aim of the course is to introduce the general principles, instruments and targets of regional policies as such and provide the students with detailed information about common regional policy EU and of the rules and targets of regional policy in the Czech republic in comparison to neighbouring central European countries (Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany). Students will learn specific mechanicals of performance of regional policy as well as institutions which participate in it. The students will be introduced the principal concepts from regional discipline, the theories of region, general presumptions and ways out of regional development, settlement and regional structure (administrative, geographic, demographic) of the Czech republic and neighbour central European countries. The emphasis will be put on regional policy - its definition, motivation of creation, sight according to categorization of regions, concept, targets and instruments. In connection, the tutorial will include also recognition of social needs of communities, shires and regions, basic methods of regional planning (SWOT analysis), preparation of development plans and execution of social changes using instruments and means of regional policy. The final part of the course will be dedicated to detailed analysis of common regional, if you like, structural policy of EU including familiarization of conceptual documents (Europe 2000+) and application of its principles in regional policy of the Czech republic (Strategy of regional development, National development plan) and neighbour central European countries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Region (definition, types of regions, methods of regionalization), regional discipline
    2. Region theory
    3. Settlement and its structure (definition of principal concepts, processes of settlement structure changes, settlement structure of the Czech republic and central European countries)
    4. Regional structure of the Czech republic and neighbour central European countries. Application of regional division EU (NUTS)
    5. Regional policy (general concept, motives, instruments, targets, brief history of development of regional policy in European countries)
    6. Methodology and strategy of regional development /methods of strategic planning, targets, impacts and specific features of floor planning)
    7. Regional policy of EU (general concept, motives, instruments, brief history of development)
    8. Regional policy of EU (programmes, structural funds, development of targets and instruments of regional policy on the basis of EU conceptual documents analysis)
    9. Regional policy of the Czech republic (general concept, concept and law environment, brief history of development of Czech regional policy in the 90´s)
    10. Regional policy of the Czech republic (present targets and instruments of regional policy of the Czech republic on the basis of conceptual documents analysis, mechanicals, institutions and their competences)
    11. Programmes of communities, towns and regions development (law ways out, targets, content and methodology of working out depending on rules of regional policy of EU and the Czech republic)
    12. Regional policy in neighbour countries (comparison of basic principles and instruments of regional policy in the Czech republic and neighbour countries, conceptual documents, institutions and their competences, application of EU regional policy rules)
Literature
    required literature
  • RUMPEL, P. Lokální a regionální rozvoj - část 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2003. info
  • BLAŽEK, J. Teorie regionálního rozvoje: je na obzoru nové paradigma či jde o pohyb v kruhu. In Geografie - Sborník ČGS, ročník 104. Praha: ČGS, 1999. info
  • BLAŽEK, J. Regionální vývoj a regionální politika: hlavní přístupy v zemích západní Evropy. In Sýkora, L. (ed.): Teoretické přístupy v současné geografii. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Assessment methods
Written exam
Oral exam
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Knowledge within the scope of the course content (selected chapters of basic literature) and lectures, passing pre-exam credit in tutorial.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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