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Objectives and competences

The objective of the subject is understanding og those themes of geography which represent basis for transport, spatial and environmental planning, as well for planning and management of transport and logistics operation. Students will identify various types of settlements and its influence on migrations and mobility.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Geography of settlements – selected themes of demography, migrations, population structure 2. Geography of settlements – selected themes of settlement structure, cities, environmental problems, sustainable development 3. Economic geography – selected themes of economy, agriculture 4. Economic geography – industry, tourism, globalisation 5. Political geography - selected themes of political demarcation of world 6. Political geography - selected themes of political demarcation of states, geopolitics 7. Quantitative methods in geography - selected themes: introduction in quantitative methods in geography, spatial data, spatial units, sources of data 8 . Quantitative methods in geography - selected themes: statistical and spatial sampling, cartography and quantitative data 9. Transport geography of Slovenia - transportation modes, networks and terminals: an overview 10. Transport geography of Slovenia - road transportation, rail transportation 11. Transport geography of Slovenia - maritime transport, air transport, intermodal transportation Use of QGIS Software.

Learning and teaching methods

Lectures. Computer work.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and Understanding: After the course student will be able to: list and describe types of settlements describe population structure identify interrelations between settlements, population, economy and transport; identify methods of acquisition, use and presentation of spatial data.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Communication skills

Readings

Osnovna/basic J.P. Rodrigue, The Geography of Transport Systems Sixth Edition, Routeledge, New York, 2024. I. Vrišer, Uvod v geografijo, UL, FF - Oddelek za geografijo, Ljubljana, 2002. A. Černe, Geografija prometa - metode in tehnike. UL, FF - Oddelek za geografijo, Ljubljana, 1991. Dodatna/Additional Julie Cidell, An Introduction to Transportation Geography, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021 Transport Geography on the Web, http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/index.html

Prerequisits

none

  • viš. pred. mag. BENO MESAREC, univ. dipl. inž. prom.

  • Written examination: 50
  • Computer skills: 30
  • Oral examination: 20

  • : 30
  • : 15
  • : 75

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING - 1st