FVP:USESEP055 Regional Discipline and Region - Course Information

USESEP055 Regional Discipline and Regional Development

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Karel Hanák (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Vladimír Baar, CSc.
Institute of Central European Studies – 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

• Central European Studies (programme FVP, B6702-MTS)

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, theoretical aspects and specific mechanicals of performance of regional policy as well as institutions which participate in it. The first part introduces the principal concepts from regional discipline, the theories of region, general presumptions and ways out of regional development, settlement and regional structure (public-administrative, geographic, demographic) of the Czech republic. The emphasis will be put on regional policy - its definition, motivation of creation, sight according to categorization of regions, 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 with conceptual documents (Europe 2000+) and application of its principles in regional policy of the Czech republic (Strategy of regional development, National development plan).

Syllabus

• 1. Region (definition, theory, typology of regions)
  2. Regionalism and regionalisation, regional division within EU (NUTS)
  3. Theory of regional development
  4. Settlement and its structure (settlement structure of the Czech republic and central European countries)
  5. Regional structure of the Czech republic and neighbouring central European countries.
  6. Regional policy (general concept, motives, instruments, targets, brief history of development of regional policy in European countries)
  7. Methodology and strategy of regional development (methods of strategic planning, targets, impacts and specific features of floor planning)
  8. Regional policy of EU (general concept, motives, instruments, brief history of development)
  9. Regional policy of EU (programmes, structural funds, development of targets and instruments of regional policy on the basis of EU conceptual documents analysis)
  10. Regional policy of the Czech republic (general concept, concept and law environment, brief history of development of Czech regional policy in the 90´s)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  

Literature

required literature
• KOL. Úvod do regionálních věd a veřejné správy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2004. info
• RUMPEL, P. Lokální a regionální rozvoj - část 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2003. info
• RUMPEL, P. Lokální a regionální rozvoj - část 2. Politika ekonomické a sociální soudržnosti EU. Ostrava, PřF Ostravské univerzity, 2003. ISBN 80-7042-878-3. 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

recommended literature
• SKOKAN, K. Konkurenceschopnost, inovace a klastry v regionálním rozvoji. Ostrava: Repronis, 2004. ISBN 80-7329-059-6. info
• ZÍTEK,V. Regionální ekonomie a politika I. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002. info
• BLAŽEK,J. - UHLÍŘ, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Nástin, klasifikace, kritika. Praha, Karolinum UK Praha, 2002. info
• BLAŽEK, J. a UHLÍŘ, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Nástin, kritika, klasifikace. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. info
• WOKOUN, R. , LUKÁŠ, Z. a KOUŘILOVÁ, J. Výkladový slovník regionální a strukturální politiky evropské unie. Praha: IFEC, 2002. info
• LUKÁŠ, Z. Regionální a strukturální politika EU. Praha: NVF, 2000. info
• ADAMČÍK, S. Regionální politika a management regionů, obcí a měst. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2000. info
• BLAŽEK, J. Regional development and regional policy in Central East European countries in the perspective of EU eastern enlargement, in Hampl, M. (et al): Geography of Societal Transformation in the Czech Republic. Praha: UK, 1999. info
• BLAKELY, E.J. Planning Local Economic Development. Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, Sage, 1994. 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

Working-out a seminar paper (SWOT analysis of chosen community) to the extent of 10 pages min. and passing written exam.

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