Course: Geography of Housing

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Course title Geography of Housing
Course code KGG/KBYDL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimáček Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
This course covers the following topics: housing as a research topic and its interdisciplinary nature; the position of housing in geographical research; the legal framework for housing; data sources on housing; housing in the Czech Republic in the context of other European countries; spatial differentiation of housing in the Czech Republichistory, present, and future prospects; housing policy and regional development.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 22 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In the course, students will be acquainted with the fundamental geographical and interdisciplinary causality of housing.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to navigate the field's terminology and describe and interpret the spatial distribution of housing and residential development in the context of other geographic phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge within the scope of compulsory courses that precede this course in the study plan.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work, Written exam

Active participation in class; knowledge of the material covered in lectures and the assigned reading; preparation and presentation of term papers meeting the required standards.
Recommended literature
  • Hong, D., Wójcik, D. The geography of housing boom and bust cycles. 2025.
  • Lux, M. et al. (2002). Bydlení - věc veřejná. Praha.
  • Lux, M., Kostelecký T. (eds.). (2011). Bytová politika. Teorie a inovace pro praxi. Praha.
  • Nelson, R. et al. Housing inequalities: The space-time geography of housing policies. 2024.
  • Poláková, O. et al. (2006). Bydlení a bytová politika. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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