B_URUP Local Development and Urban Policy

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. René Wokoun, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. René Wokoun, CSc.
Department of Regional Development and Public Administration – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Franců
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_URUP/cVMO: each even Monday 12:15–12:59 M14, each even Monday 13:00–13:45 M14, R. Wokoun
B_URUP/pVMO: Mon 10:30–11:14 M14, Mon 11:15–12:00 M14, except Mon 2. 11. ; and Mon 9. 11. 8:45–10:15 M01, R. Wokoun
B_URUP/vVPH: Fri 2. 10. 17:30–19:00 E227, 19:15–20:45 E227, Sat 17. 10. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, 14:00–15:30 E227, R. Wokoun
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire deeper theoretical knowledge about the city, the nature of origin, functions, geographical, economic and social development. Furthermore, the aim of the course is to approach the key differences between settlement structures in the global framework and in the context of economic, social and environmental contexts.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to identify a city within the hierarchy of settlement structure and to distinguish individual types of urban settlements. Students will be able to identify and analyze the main causes and impacts of changes in the size and structure of urban areas in order to identify factors affecting the development of cities and urban areas. They will also be able to work with available statistics on cities and urban areas and to perform calculations for practical use.
Syllabus
  • 1 Introduction, definition of the city and urban settlement, the function of the city, the emergence of the first cities, historical context, the current legislative anchoring of the city in the country. 2. Czech and world settlement geography, selected theoretical approaches in urban development 3. Specifics of urban space in Central Europe and the Czech Republic and comparison between countries. Forms and classification of settlements, typology of urban settlements, urban space within the EU. Agglomeration, conurbation, megalopolis. 4. Settlement structures in developing countries and their specifics. 5. Formation of urban regions, urbanization, suburbanization, re-urbanization, desurbanization and other related concepts. Factors of settlement development. 6. Economic, social and environmental consequences of settlement development, current problems of urban areas, specifics of suburban zones. 7. "Ghetization" of cities, segregation within urban communities, causes and consequences, international comparison and specifics. 8. EU urban policy within individual programming periods and in the context of other EU policies. 9. Application of urban policy in the Czech Republic. 10. Transport services in urban areas. 11. ESPON - content, usage 12. Regeneration of urban cores - the most important Czech and foreign projects and their results
Literature
    required literature
  • • Musil, J.; Horská, E.; Maur, E. Zrod velkoměsta. Praha: Paseka, 2002
  • • Krejčová, N. Komerční suburbanizace Prahy. Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o, Praha, 2014, 135 stran, ISBN 978-80-7380- 478-7
  • • Wokoun, R. a kol. Ekonomika v prostoru, svět, střední Evropa, EU, OECD, ČR. Praha: Linde. 2008
    recommended literature
  • • Fujita, M., Thisse, J. F. Economics of Agglomeration, Cities, Industral Location and Regional Growth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study. Students that aren´t present in the above dedicated number of lectures and seninars will receive and extra obligations with the objectif to show the knowledge of the course.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a credit. Credit attests the accomplishment of the study obligations. To receive a credit is based on the written test where the students have to receive at least 60% of the points.
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: 10 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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