B_RRP Regional studies and regional policy

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Petra Pártlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Petra Pártlová, Ph.D.
Department of Marketing and Tourism – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Marketing and Tourism – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_RRP/K01: Sun 12. 10. 9:40–11:10 B2, Sat 29. 11. 8:00–12:30 E1, P. Pártlová
B_RRP/P01: Tue 9:40–11:10 E1, P. Pártlová
Prerequisites
Prerequisites are not required.
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 supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to introduce the most important terminology related to regions, classification of the regions, regional management and to explain the most important terms in relation to the regional policy and its implementation to the national policy and the EU policy. A part of the course is also related to the tools of the regional policy and their advantages and disadvantages for the regional development of an area. The legislative framework of regional and structural policy is explained in detail, including the programming documents at all levels within the framework of both the vertical and horizontal organization, and coherence.
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student:
1. knows the most important terminology related to regional science;
2. is able to explain the use of different tool of the regional development, regional planning and spatial planning;
3. is able to define and describe the relations of different levels of the programming documents of the Czech Republic and the EU;
4. knows the purpose of the urban, municipal and regional development programme;
5. explains the types of cooperation of the municipalities and the other actors of the regional development.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Regional development, regional planning and spatial planning;
  • 2. Regional analysis, types of regional analysis, the most important indices of the regional analysis;
  • 3. Methodology of the regional development, approaches to the regional development, strategic planning and regional development, the most important actors of the regional development;
  • 4. Conceptual documents, the structure of the conceptual documents, a strategy, a programme, a plan;
  • 5. Development programmes of towns, municipalities and regions, content and use of the programmes;
  • 6. Principles of programming and projects in relation to the structural policy;
  • 7. Methodology of project creation within the structural policy, the most important procedures in project management;
  • 8. Spatial planning;
  • 9. Spatial planning in relation to the regional development and its position in the regional policy;
  • 10. Urbanization, suburbanization, desurbanization;
  • 11. Forms of cooperation of municipalities, inter-municipal cooperation, cooperation with other actors in the region;
  • 12. National and international cooperation of municipalities;
  • 13. Special areas of interest of regional policy, the use of brownfields, the emergence and possibility of using clusters and cluster initiatives.
Literature
    required literature
  • ARMSTRONG, H. a J. TAYLOR, 2000. Regional Economics and Policy. [s. l.]: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-21713-8.
  • TOTH, P. et al., 2014. Ekonomické aktivity obcí a měst. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. ISBN 978-80-7380-491-6.
  • MINAŘÍK, B., J. BORŮVKOVÁ a M. VYSTRČIL, 2013. Analýzy v regionálním rozvoji. Praha: Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-80-7431-129- 1.
  • STIMSON, R. J. et al., 2006. Regional economic development: Analysis and planning strategy. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-34826-9.
  • ZAHRADNÍK, P., 2017. Kohezní politika Evropské unie. Praha: C. H. Beck. ISBN 978-80-7400-527-5.
    recommended literature
  • WOKOUN, R. et al., 2008. Regionální rozvoj. Praha: Linde. ISBN 978-80- 7201-699-0.
  • ŽÍTEK, V., a V. KLÍMOVÁ, 2008. Regionální politika. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-4761-7.
  • KADEŘÁBKOVÁ, J. a Z. KHENDRICHE TRHLÍNOVÁ, 2008. Region a regionální vědy. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní. ISBN 978-80-7408- 009-8.
  • GALVASOVÁ, I. et al., 2007. Spolupráce obcí jako faktor rozvoje. Brno: Georgetown. ISBN 80-251-20-9.
  • BLAŽEK, J. a D. UHLÍŘ, 2002. Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Praha: Karolinum. ISBN 80-246-0384-5.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Prezentace (in Czech)22
Preparation for Lectures20 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 30
Preparation for the Final Test1422
Semestrální práce (in Czech)1414
Závěrečný test (in Czech)22
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 8
Total:7878
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – mid-term 30 %
Presentation 10 %
Project – individual 60 %
Exam conditions
ongoing test – 30 points
Final Assessment** project – 60 points
project presentation – 10 points

To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to achieve at least 70% in total from both ongoing and final assessments under the conditions specified below. In the ongoing assessment, a maximum of 30 points can be obtained, i.e., 30%. In the final assessment, a maximum of 70 points can be obtained, i.e., 70%.
The overall course grade, i.e., points from the final assessment (70 – 0) + points from the ongoing assessment (30 – 0): A 100 – 90, B 89.99 – 84, C 83.99 – 77, D 76.99 – 73, E 72.99 – 70, FX 69.99 – 30, F 29.99 – 0.

A full-time student is required to attend at least 70% of contact teaching, i.e., everything except lectures. If this attendance requirement is not met, the student will automatically be graded “-”.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Attendance in the lessons of all types is covered in the internal standard of the Institute (Evidence Docházky Studentů na VŠTE). For the students of the full-time study, 70% attendance in the seminars is mandatory. The evaluation of students with an Individual Study Plan (ISP) will consist of an interim evaluation (preparation and submission of the project proposal - max. 30 points) and a final evaluation (final test - max. 70 points). Students with an ISP are required to contact the instructor to whom they are assigned to Seminar Group "S" immediately after their Individual Study Plan has been approved. If the student fails to do so within two weeks of approval, his/her ISP will not be taken into account.
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