Prirodovedecka fakulta / Comenius University / Faculty of Natural Sciences Annual Report 1998 Department of Regional Geography, Protection and Planning of the Landscape Head: Doc. Dr. Viliam Lauko, CSc. Telephone: (+421 7) 60296 430 e-mail: reggeografia@fns.uniba.sk Fax: (+421 7) 65429 064 STAFF Full Professor: Oliver Basovsky Associate Professors: Jan Paulov, Viliam Lauko Assistent Professors: Tibor Blazik, Ladislav Tolmaci, Eva Rajcakova Research Workers: Edita Hvozdarova, Karol Kasala, Katarina Hajasova, Angelika Svecova, Gabriel Zubriczky Technical Staff: Alzbeta Janikova, Tatiana Pifkova Ph.D. Students: Daniel Gurnak, Peter Bezak, Michal Hrabovsky, Radoslav Klamar, Martin Rosic TEACHING Summer term 1998 Regional Geography of the World (2-1h) Blazik, Kasala The Computer as a Tool of Geographical Research (1-1h) Svecova Geography of Slovakia 2 (2-2h) Lauko, Rajcakova Theoretical Geography (2-0h) Paulov Regional Geography of the World (Europe and former USSR) 2 (2-1h) Blazik,Hajasova Economic Evaluation of Appropriate Character of the Landscape (2-1h) Rajcakova Urban and Regional Development: Regional Case Studies (2-1h) Basovsky European Integration (2-0h) Blazik, Kasala Regions of Slovakia - some Special Problems (2-2h) Rajcakova Introduction to Political and Regional Geography (1-1h) Blazik, Gurnak Regional Geography of the World (Europe and former USSR) (3-2h) Blazik, Hajasova Geography of the World: Selected Problems and Regions (4-2h) Blazik, Kasala Winter Term 1998 Introduction to Study of Geography (1-1h) Zubriczky Thematic Cartography (2-1h) Paulov Introduction to Regional and Political Geography (2-1h) Blazik, Gurnak Geography of Slovakia 1 (2-2h) Lauko,Rajcakova The Computer as a Tool of Regional Research (1-1h) Svecova Complex Geographical Analysis of a Small Region (1-1h) Tolmaci Regional Geography of the World (Europe and former USSR) (2-1h) Blazik, Hajasova Regional Geography of the World: Selected Problems and Regions (4-2h) Blazik, Kasala World-System Organization and Dynamics (2-1h) Blazik, Kasala Landscape Protection and its Economic and Legal Aspects (2-2h) Svecova Introduction to Geography and Planetary Geography (3-1h) Tolmaci Geography of Settlements and Population (2-1h) Basovsky Regional Geography of the World (Africa, America) (2-1h) Kasala,Zubriczky Regional Geography of the World (Asia) (3-1h) Blazik, Kasala Global Aspects of Landscape Protection (1-1h) Rajcakova Historical geography (2-0h) Gurnak RESEARCH PROJECTS Grant VEGA 1/4163/97 Geographical Regions: Theoretic-methodological Analysis (J. Paulov) Regional versus spatial conception in geography. Conceptual background and relevance of regional approach. Regions as systems. Complexity of regions. Regional policy and regional development. Regional case studies: analysis of specific regions. COOPERATION Cooperation in Slovakia Project School Atlas of Slovakia: Department of Geography, Faculty of Human and Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica; Department of Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Human and Natural Sciences, P. J. Safarik University, Presov; Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Constantine the Philosopher, Nitra, Faculty of Human and Natural Sciences Project leader: V. Lauko International Cooperation Project Geographical Excursion with Scientific Programme, Germany!98 Martin Luther Universitat, Halle-Wittenberg,(8-21Jun 1998) Project leader: T, Blazik Project Geographical Excursion with Scientific Programme, Slovakia!98 Martin Luther Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, (1 - 11 September 1998) Project leader: T. Blazik Offices held in Slovak and International Organizations and Societies V. Lauko * Slovak Geographical Society - member of chairmanship K. Kasala * Slovak Geographical Society - member of the West Slovakian branch of the SGS J. Paulov * Slovak National Geographical Committee - chairman * Slovak Association of Regional Science - vice-chairman * Association of European Institutions of Regional Planning -deputy for Comenius University, Slovakia -Commission for Mathematical Models - correspondent O. Basovsky * Czech Geographical Society - member L. Tolmaci * EGEA (European Association of Young Geographers) - member Visitors from Abroad Dr. Georgia Kroll, Martin Luther Universitat Halle, Wittenberg, Germany, 1 - 11 September 1998 Visits of Staff Members and Postgraduate Students to Foreign Institutions J. Paulov: Gemainzanerweitern, Wien, Austria, 10 November 1998 J. Paulov: Second Geopolitical Colloquium: The Fragmentation and Intergration of the Power of Geo-economic Forces in Eastern Europe (Euroasia and in Regard to Western Europe). Garmisch-Parten Kirchen, Germany, 9 - 10 May 1998 PUBICATIONS Books and Textbooks Monographs Tolmaci, L., Lauko, V., Karolcik, S., Nogova, M., Tolmaciova, T.: Geography, prima. IMPRO, spol. s r. o. LITERA, Bratislava, 1998, p. 144. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Lauko, V., Nogova, M., Tolmaciova, T.: Geography - dictionary, tables, 2. edition Orbis Pictus Istropolitana, 1998, p. 64. (In Slovak) Ocovsky, S., Tolmaci, L.: Geography 7, 1. part, 3. edition. IMPRO, spol. s r. o. LITERA, Bratislava, 1998, p.88. (In Slovak) Ocovsky, S., Tolmaci, L.: Geography 7, 1. part, 2. edition. IMPRO, spol. s r. o. LITERA, Bratislava, 1998, p.88. (In Hungarian) University Textbooks Baran, V., Basovsky, O.: Urban Geography, UMB, Banska Bystrica, 1998, 180 p. (In Slovak) Journals Foreign, not listed in "Current contents" Basovsky, O.: The Administrative and Regional Division of Slovakia: Verification of Choosen Centres. Acta Geographica University Carolinae, Geographica, Supplementum, Prague, 1998, 15-21. (In English) Paulov, J.: Towards an Analysis of the Geographical and Geopolitical Position of Slovakia: Historical Context and Current Perspective. Beitrage zur Regionalen Geographie, Vol. 47, Leipzig, 1998, p. 297-307. (In English) Paulov, J.: Postmodern Geography: a Brief Characterization. Acta Geographica University Carolinae, Geographica, Supplementum, Prague, 1998, 45-50. (In English) Blazik, T.: Changes in the Geopolitical Position of Slovakia in the 1990s. Acta Geographica University Carolinae, Geographica, Supplementum, Prague, 1998, 285-289. (In English) Paulov, J., Tolmaci, L.: Accessibility of Slovak Towns. ERSA98 - 38 the European Regional Science Association Congress, Wien 1998, CD. (In English) Kasala, K.: Sectoral Structure of Slovak Industry: a Widening of the Backwardness or a Chance for the Future. ERSA 98 - 38 the European Regional Science Association Congress, Wien 1998, CD (In English) Kasala, K.: The New Regional Geography in the Postindustrial Society Context. Acta Geographica University Carolinae, Geographica, Supplementum, Prague, 1998, 27-31(In English) Kasala, K.: The Global World-economy and Postcommunist Transformation: Transition towards an Information Age? Acta Geographica University Carolinae, Geographica, Supplementum, Prague, 1998, 33-37. (In English) Slovak, not listed in "Current contents" Blazik, T.: Foreign Investment in the Economy of Slovak Republic in 1998, Geograficke informacie 5, Nitra 1998. (In Slovak) Kasala, K.: Regional Geography in Educational Practice , Geograficke informacie 5, Nitra 1998, 260-265. (In Slovak) Lauko, V.: Trnava Region - I. part. Geografia 1., Geoservis, Bratislava, 1998, 8-11. (In Slovak) Lauko, V.: Trnava Region - II. Part. Geografia 2., Geoservis, Bratislava, 1998, 4-9. (In Slovak) Lauko, V., Nemecek, P.: Topical Changes in Evolution of Population of Dispersed Settlements in Region Myjava, AFRNUC, Geographica No. 41, 1998,123-137. (In Slovak) Lauko, V.: Transformation Changes of Region of Dispersed Settlements in the Case of Myjava. AFSHN - Prirodne vedy XXX - Folia Geographica 2, Presov 1998 Lauko, V., Tolmaci, L.: Problems of Town Definitions. Case Study: Town Dudince. Geograficke informacie 5. Nitra, 1998, 224-230. (In Slovak) Paulov, J.: Some Considerations in Geography at the Turn of 20th and 21st Centuries and 2nd and 3rd Millenia. AFSHN - Prirodne vedy XXX - Folia Geographica 2, Presov 1998. (In Slovak) Rajcakova, E.: Position of Selected Social Groups of Population on Labour Market in the Slovak Republic, AFRNUC, Geographica No. 41, 1998, 97-112. (In Slovak) Rajcakova, E.: Influence of Transformatiion Processes on the Labour Market in Namestovo District. Geograficke informacie 5. Nitra 1998, 231-238. (In Slovak) Svecova, A.: Changes in Development of Natural expansion of City and Rural Population in Slovak Counties in 1985-1995, AFRNUC, Geographica No. 41, Bratislava, 1998, 213-228. (In Slovak) Zubriczky, G.: Segregation of Romany Population in Rural Settlements of Slovakia, AFRNUC, Geographica No. 41, Bratislava 1998, 113-122. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Lauko, V., Nogova, M., Tolmaciova, T.: Geography in 9. th Grade. Geografia 4. Geoservis, Bratislava 1998. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Tolmaciova, T.: Geographical Experiments. 12. th congress of Slovak geographical association. Ed. Hochmuth, Presov 1998. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Tolmaciova, T.: The Importance and Utilization of Geographical Materials in Geography Teaching. Geograficke informacie 5. KGFPVUKF Nitra. 1998. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L.: Measures of Accessibility, Concepts and Theoretical Background. AFRNUC - Geographica No. 41, Bratislava 1998. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Miczek, G.: Budapest. Geografia 1, Geoservis, Bratislava1998, pp. 12-17. (In Slovak) Tolmaci, L., Matznetter, W.:Wien, 1. part. Geografia 3. Geoservis, Bratislava. 1998. (In Slovak) Contributions at CONFERENCES Abroad Registered presentations Paulov, J., Tolmaci, L.: Accessibility of Slovak Towns. ERSA98 - 38 the European Regional Science Association Congress, Wien 1998, In Slovakia Invited presentations Paulov, J.: Some Aspects of Geography at the Turn of 20th and 21st Centuries and 2nd and 3rd Millenia. 12. th congress of Slovak geographical association. , Presov, 9-13 September 1998. Registered presentations Blazik, T.: Foreign Investment in the Economy of the Slovak Republic in 1998, Tasks of Regional Geography in Slovak and Czech Republic under the Conditions of Economic Transformation, IV. International Geographical Conference , Nitra, October 1998 Kasala, K.: Regional Geography in Educational Practice , Tasks of Regional Geography in Slovak and Czech Republic under the Conditions of Economic Transformation IV. International Geographical Conference, Nitra, October 1998 Tolmaci, L., Tolmaciova, T.: Geographical Experiments. 12. th congress of Slovak geographical association. Presov 1998. 9-13 September. Tolmaci, L., Tolmaciova, T.: The Importance and Utilization of Geographical Materials in Geography Teaching. Tasks of Regional Geography in Slovak and Czech Republic under the Conditions of Economic Transformation IV. International Geographical Conference, Nitra, October 1998. Lauko, V., Tolmaci, L.: Problems of Town Definitions. Case Study: Town Dudince. Tasks of Regional Geography in Slovak and Czech Republic under the Conditions of Economic Transformation IV. International Geographical Conference, Nitra, October 1998 Lauko, V.: Transformation Changes of Region of Dispersed Settlements in the Case of Myjava. 12. th congress of Slovak geographical association. Presov 1998, 9-13 September THESES and DISSERTATIONS Graduate Theses (Mgr. Degree) Jagelek L.: Analysis of Rural Settlement in Upper Orava. (G. Zubriczcky*) Ivanova K.: Analysis of Multiethnic Society - in the USA. (G. Zubriczcky*) Macakova V.: Refugees in Central and South-Eastern Europe with Emphasis on Slovakia in 1985-95. (T. Blazik*) Lacko M.: Complex Regional Analysis of Town Brezno. (T. Blazik*) Mihalkin R.: Complex Regional - geographical Analysis of Germany with Regard to Development after Unification. (T. Blazik*) Cebik M.: Complex Regional - geographical Analysis, its Geographical position in Europe. (T. Blazik*) Solcaniova I.: Analysis of Tourism in Namibia. (K. Kasala*) Stora F.: Quebec: Geographical Characteristics and Separatism. (K. Kasala*) Klamar R.: Utilization of Landscape Potential for Development of Tourism in Biospherical Reservation Eastern Carpathians. (O. Basovsky*) Kozakova M.: Senkvice - Evolution, Present State and Prognosis of Future Development. (O. Basovsky*) Hukova L.: Complex Geographical Analysis and Prognosis for the Area of Chvojnicka Hills. (V. Lauko*) Smyckova R.: Complex Geographical Characteristics of Myjava County. (L. Tolmaci*) Andrezal R.: Complex Geographical Analysis of Pezinok County with regard to Tourism. (V. Lauko*) Kysel R.: Complex Geographical Analysis of Krupina County. (V. Lauko*) Budinska J.: Functional and Spatial Structure of Banska Bystrica Town. (V. Lauko*) Liska B.: Complex Geographical Analysis and Prognosis of Development of Hlohovec County. (V. Lauko*) Laszlopova S.: Geography of Trnava Town. (E. Rajcakova*) Baligova J.: Complex Geographical Characteristics of Zlate Moravce County. (E. Rajcakova*) Sramkova N.: Complex Geographical Characteristics of Trencin County. (O. Basovsky*) Ondrusova V.: Complex Geographical Analysis of the Area Polny Kesov. (O. Basovsky*) Labathova M.: Dunajska Luzna - Economic, Demographic and Spatial Development of the Village and drafting of its Future Development. (O. Basovsky*) Rosinova V.: Geographical Analysis of Zlate Moravce and its Environment. (O. Basovsky*) Hrabovsky M.: Regional Differences in Energy Requirements of Households in Slovakia. (O. Basovsky*) Dovicin P.: Complex Geographical Characteristics of Levice County. (L. Tolmaci*) Iskierkova G.: Regional Geographical Analysis and Prognosis of Development of Namestovo County. (V. Lauko*) Csiba L.: Planetary - Geographical Knowledge of Spatail and Solar Systems at the End of 20th Century. (L. Tolmaci*) Weismanova L.: The Importance of the Town Piestany as a Spa. (O. Basovsky*) Vincurova L.: Spatial and Economical Development of Humenne Town and its Environmental Problems. (O. Basovsky*) Hornikova L.: Complex Geographical Characteristics of Brezno County. (O. Basovsky*) Krnac M.: Analysis of Unemployment in Namestovo County. (E. Rajcakova*) Carnoky: Complex Geographical Analysis of Gelnica County. (L. Tolmaci*) *supervisor Annual Report 1998 Prirodovedecka fakulta / Comenius University / Faculty of Natural Sciences | |
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