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
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written exam
Oral exam
Computer skills
During course there will be 2 tests (if both tests are positive evaluated, passed written exam)
