Sistematizovanje znanja o razvoju regionalne geografije, naučnim koncepcijama i pristupima u regionalnoj geografiji i primeni regionalne geografije.

Ovladavanje znanjem u izdvojenim modelima regionalnih celina, usvajanje metodoloških postupaka  i sticanje kompetencije za primenu regionalnogeografskih znanja u praksi.

1. Predmet proučavanja, problemi, ciljevi i zadaci regionalne geografije,
2. Regionalni razvoj i regionalna geografija,
3. Strukturni elementi regiona,
4. Lokalna sredina, subregion, klaster, klasterizacija i subjekti klasterizacije,
5. Tipovi regiona,
6. Počeci regionalni istraživanja,
7. Naučna regionalna geografija,
8. Uticaj regionalne nauke i nove ekonomske geografije na transformaciju regionalne geografije,
9. Nove koncepcije regionalne geografije,
10. Faze i metode u regionalnim istraživanjima,
11. Definisanje ciljeva regionalnih istraživanja i postavljanje hipoteza,
12. Metode istraživanja,
13. Analiza i rezultati regionalnih istraživanja,
14. Multidisciplinarnost regionalnih istraživanja,
15. Primena regionalnogeografskih istraživanja.

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