Course: Regional Development

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Course title Regional Development
Course code USSV/FRRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Maštálka Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Definition of basic concepts from the field of regional sciences. Theory of the region - concept, structure, borders, order and hierarchy, regionalization. Position of regions in the system of territorial self-government - historical genesis, current state. NUTS classification - definition, purpose, application. Settlements and settlements, hierarchization of settlements. Regional development - causes, forms, actors. Theory of regional development - brief outline of selected theories. Regional management and its methods, strategic development planning. Regional policy - history and causes of origin, motives for existence, tools used. Regional policy of the European Union and its application in the Czech Republic. Regional development in the Czech Republic - legislative and strategic documents.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
  • Independent critical reading - 26 hours per semester
  • Writing a seminar paper - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge, based on which students will gain the ability to navigate the issue of regional development as a significant task that is placed on public administration at all its levels.
A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: define and explain the basic terminology used in the field of regional sciences; define and distinguish individual aspects of the theory of the region; characterize the position of regions in the system of territorial self-government in the Czech Republic from its inception to the present; analyze the settlement structure of the region; characterize the issue of regional development; explain selected theories of regional development; define regional policy and discuss its implementation in the Czech Republic and the European Union; define and navigate the basic legislative and strategic documents of regional development in the Czech Republic. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: create a profile of a selected region; apply the NUTS classification to the selected territory; identify problematic areas of regional development and suggest ways to improve them; search for, sort and interpret information relevant to solving a defined practical problem of regional development. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: independently and responsibly make decisions in model situations based on a framework assignment; clearly and convincingly communicate information to experts and laypeople about the nature of professional problems of regional development and their own opinion on their solutions; clearly summarize the opinions of other team members.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

Credit: minimum specified participation in seminars, completion of assigned partial tasks and preparation of a seminar paper. Exam: consists of a written and subsequent oral part.
Recommended literature
  • BLAŽEK, Jiří a David UHLÍŘ. Teorie regionálního rozvoje: nástin, kritika, implikace. Vydání třetí, přepracované a doplněné. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2020. ISBN 978-80-246-4566-7.
  • Buček, Milan. Regionálna ekonómia a politika. Bratislava: Iura Edition, 2010. ISBN 978-80-8078-362-4.
  • Hudec, Oto . Podoby regionálneho a miestneho rozvoja. Košice: Technická univerzita Ekonomická fakulta, 2009. ISBN 978-80-553-0117-4.
  • Kraftová, Ivana a kol. Bezpečný rozvoj regionu: Základní koncept. Praha, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-261-0.
  • Maier, Karel. Udržitelný rozvoj území. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4198-7.
  • Minařík, Bohumil. Analýzy v regionálním rozvoji. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7431-129-1.
  • Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj České republiky. Strategie regionálního rozvoje ČR 2021+. Praha, 2019.
  • WOKOUN, R. a kol. Základy regionálních věd a veřejné správy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011.


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