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Spatial behaviour of immigrants: analysis of spatial relatedness between migration groups
Hasman, Jiří ; Novotný, Josef (advisor) ; Baláž, Vladimír (referee) ; Netrdová, Pavlína (referee)
The entry of immigrants into their incoming country as well as their subsequent spread over the country's territory occurs through processes that have a strong spatial bias. The specific migration groups (here defined as the set of immigrants with the same country of origin) tend to reveal different levels and patterns of their spatial concentrations. The understanding of these similarities and dissimilarities in spatial behaviour is important task from both academic and policy perspective. This thesis has a quantitative character and it is based on the study of "spatial relatedness" of migration groups, which is defined as a rate, how much do given migration groups concentrate into the same regions. The thesis is based on a simple assumption that the spatial relatedness mirrors mutual proximity or similarity between these groups in other respects (e.g. cultural or economical). Plenty of datasets describing spatial distribution of migrants within 32 territorial systems on various scales (from global to local) are analysed. These systems will be analysed separately at first and then a synthesis of these partial results will be done with the aim to discover prevailing pattern of the spatial relatedness of migration groups. The assessments consists of several steps, which include particularly calculation of...
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The geography of income inequality in the world
Hasman, Jiří ; Novotný, Josef (advisor) ; Pavlík, Petr (referee)
J. Hasman: Geografie příjmových nerovnoměrností ve světě 4 Abstract This thesis concerns with the comparison of income inequality within countries and with the analysis of income inequality determinants. Its main objectives are to: (1) examine the problem of international comparability of income inequality data and put together database with comparable data, (2) describe international differences in the level of income inequality and verify the hypothesis that there is a significant degree of similarity among countries within macroregions of the world, (3) discuss various explanations for international differences in income inequality, and (4) examine these determinants by cross-country analysis. The issue of international comparability of data has usually been only insufficiently dealt with, what can lead to highly misleading results when comparing levels of inequality across countries. The thesis overviews the most important methodical problems and documents their typical neglect on two notable examples of CIA - The World Factbook database and the Human Development Report database. One important problem in the cross-country comparisons is the adjustment of indicators of inequality based on different conceptions (e.g. household expenditures versus incomes). Existing literature mostly ignores the fact that...
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A comparison of the development of regional disparities in the EU countries during the economic crisis
Vrbický, Vít ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Novotný, Josef (referee)
There are many regional development theories already dealing with development of regional differences and their trends. In the European context is regional development linked with terms like convergence/divergence and related to the basic principles of the European Union Cohesion Policy, which goal is a higher level of integration and compensation of regional differences among member states' regions. Currently is this topic closely associated with last years' significant phenomenon - the economical crisis. The aim of this thesis is to compare the regional development among the European Union member states during the recent economical crisis by analysing regional differentiation on levels NUTS 2 and NUTS. The regional differentiation was calculated using two variability indices (Theil index and the coefficient of variation) and based on the unemployment rate and Gross Domestic Product per capita. Arising from the main hypothesis the bimodality of old versus new member states was partially confirmed, which was more evident using the unemployment rate. Finally the cluster analysis was used to create groups of states on the basis of similarity in the development of differentiation during the crisis. The results didn't show significant dependence according to the proposed hypotheses. The real impact of the...
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Industrial Geography Transformation as a Consequence of the Industrial Revolution: Example of the Brewing Industry In Prague, 1869-1939
Sobota, Tomáš ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Janoušek, Zbyněk (referee)
Tomáš Sobota: Industrial Geography Transformation as a Consequence of the Industrial Revolution: Example of the Brewing Industry In Prague, 1869-1939 Abstract The aim of this bachelor thesis is to describe the general factors which influenced the development of the brewing industry in Prague between the years 1869 and 1939. A description and definition of factors influencing the brewing industry during that time period is in the theoretical part of this thesis. The general factors include the formation of cartels, redevelopment of the centre of Prague, the First World War and the Great Depression. This thesis also includes a description of the impact of breweries (founded after the year 1869) on other brewing companies. The empirical part of this thesis describes changes of spatial distribution of bier production during the period of interest. This is done by thematic maps and diagrams related to the issue. Keywords: Prague - brewing industry - industry - industrial revolution - geography
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The impact of weather and season to the accessibility in mountain areas
Kroczek, Tomáš ; Jaroš, Václav (advisor) ; Hasman, Jiří (referee)
This Bachelor thesis evaluates the impact of weather and season (of the year) on transport accessibility in the mountainous areas. Thesis is focused on city of Vrchlabí. The thesis is based on data obtained by field survey using a standardized questionnaire. The survey sample was collected on (grammar/high) school. The survey basis was defined by commuting region of school students by comparison with the school region defined based on data from Census 2011. Subsequent case study describes the differences in accessibility, choice of transport mean and traffic behaviour caused by current season or weather. This thesis confirms the assumption, that the weather and season not only affect accessibility but also the transport behaviour of respondents. It provides insights that may affect the scheduling of public transport or construction of new bike lanes and safe walking routes. Keywords: accessibility, modal choice, transport behaviour, Vrchlabí, transport
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Spatial behaviour of immigrants: analysis of spatial relatedness between migration groups
Hasman, Jiří
The entry of immigrants into their incoming country as well as their subsequent spread over the country's territory occurs through processes that have a strong spatial bias. The specific migration groups (here defined as the set of immigrants with the same country of origin) tend to reveal different levels and patterns of their spatial concentrations. The understanding of these similarities and dissimilarities in spatial behaviour is important task from both academic and policy perspective. This thesis has a quantitative character and it is based on the study of "spatial relatedness" of migration groups, which is defined as a rate, how much do given migration groups concentrate into the same regions. The thesis is based on a simple assumption that the spatial relatedness mirrors mutual proximity or similarity between these groups in other respects (e.g. cultural or economical). Plenty of datasets describing spatial distribution of migrants within 32 territorial systems on various scales (from global to local) are analysed. These systems will be analysed separately at first and then a synthesis of these partial results will be done with the aim to discover prevailing pattern of the spatial relatedness of migration groups. The assessments consists of several steps, which include particularly calculation of...
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Neoliberalization of agriculture in Africa and its impacts
Jirsa, Jan ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Frajer, Václav (referee)
The presented thesis examines impacts of neoliberal policies on agriculture in the developing countries using the example of Zambia and Angola. It is based on a comparision of two most similar countries, which have been different in their approach to implementation of neoliberal policies. Another objective of this thesis is also the spatial transformation of Zambia's agriculture as a result of implementation of policy conditions in structural adjustment programmes. The focus of the paper is motivated by lack of similar approaches in research of neoliberal agriculture policies. This thesis also analyszes research of neoliberalism of agriculture and food regime theory, which has already been carried out. A large amount of data was compiled and processed from several data sources, and utilised to evaluate research questions. Research has confirmed decline in food crops production and yields in Zambia as a result of neoliberal policies, which could threaten the food sovereignty of the country. Furthermore, changes in the spatial distribution of crop production were observed, which are mainly related to the abolition of subsidies and different farmers behavior due to the introduction of Structural adjustment programs. Key words: Angola, agriculture, agriculture subsidies, neoliberalism, Structural...
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Determinants of spatial aspects of breweries' distribution strategies in Královéhradecký region
Čečetka, Jan ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Burda, Tomáš (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the distribution regions of industrial breweries in the Hradec Králové region. The focus of the thesis is relevant mainly due to the fact that breweries are not studied in this way. Each brewery has its own area of operation, in which its products are distributed. The distribution regions are described in the work on the basis of the processing of available quantitative data, where the distribution areas of the breweries are examined on the basis of the occurrence of their beer brands in restaurant facilities. Furthermore, the work aims to identify the factors that shape the distribution areas. These factors are examined in the thesis on the basis of questionnaires with leading representatives of the breweries and other sources providing information about the analysed breweries. Results show that spatial areas and distribution strategies in the analysed breweries are influenced mainly by the structure of production and the shape of regions where the research brewery is located.
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Boom of microbreweries: factors affecting the localisation and succes of newly emerging microbreweries
Förstl, Filip ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Burda, Tomáš (referee)
In the case of Czechia, with their unprecedented development, microbrewing became one of the most dynamic industries. Characteristics of microbreweries are becoming the opposite of the globalized industry branches, but they are also becoming the supplement of them, with typical stress on local and regional level. Therefore, microbreweries are often object of study in cultural and economic geography as it enables to test concepts and approaches coming from these two sub- disciplines of geography. The main aims of this thesis is to present and examine factors which lead to the founding of microbreweries and their localization, which are analysed on the representative sample of microbreweries coming from Pardubice region and Prague. Moreover, next aim of the thesis is to find out, how much microbrewing boom could be explained by concepts of neolocalism and glocalization. Results of the research showed three common factors, such as passion for beer, tradition, and expanding an existing business activity. But also several individual factors leading to founding the microbreweries were found. Two main common factors of mictobreweries localization, such as ownership of objects, where microbrewery can be located, and renting of a place for emplacement of microbrewery, were found out as well. Aspects of...
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