CVABAGEO Geography of Tourism

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Jiří Helešic, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
None.
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 goal of the subject is to present students with the development of destinations in tourism in the geographic environment. Students will learn how to understand formation of regions in tourism and to distinguish their regional disparities. Students will be acquainted with the most significant tourist domestic and world regions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of regions in world literature
    2. Typology of regions and their development
    3. Nature, culture and historic attractions in regions
    4. Nature of regional disparities and specifics in tourism
    5. Cities as tourist destinations
    6. Specifics of mountain and alpine tourist regions
    7. Specifics od seaside tourist regions
    8. Regionalisation of tourism in Europe
    9. Regionalisation of tourism in the Czech Republic
    10. Regionalisation of tourism in America
    11. Other tourist regions in the world
    12. Competition and cooperation nature of tourist regions
    13. Development trends of tourist regions
Literature
    required literature
  • HAMARNEH, I. Geografie turismu - mimoevropská teritoria. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4430-8. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, J., ŠAUER, M. a kol. Geografie cestovního ruchu České republiky. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7380-340-7. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, J., HOLEŠÍNSKÁ, A., ŠAUER, M. Vymezování destinace a formulace jejich charakteristik a organizace cestovního ruchu v destinaci. Praha: Thema consulting, 2007. ISBN Bez ISBN. info
  • SLAVOMÍR, H. Geografie cestovního ruchu Evropy. Pardubice: Radek Drahný, 2006. ISBN 80-903734-1-0. info
  • BLAŽEK, J., UHLÍŘ, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje: nástin, kritika, klasifikace. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0384-5. info
    recommended literature
  • HAMARNEH, I. Geografie cestovního ruchu - Evropa. Praha : Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-093-2. info
  • HRALA, V. Geografie cestovního ruchu. Praha: VŠE, 2005. ISBN 80-245-0858-3. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with a video analysis
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Individual elaborating of an essay related to the selected topic involved in the specialist literature. Seminar attendance 60%. On-going tests. Written test.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž65
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zkouška40
Summary144
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018.
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