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Possible ways to deal with pigeon population problem in Czech towns
Trnková, Karla ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis addresses issues related to the overbred population of feral pigeons (Columbia livia forma Domestica) in Czech towns. It approaches the subject from procedural, bureaucratic perspective. Specifically, the thesis examines the factors which affect the selection of methods of the feral pigeons' population regulation in four Czech towns: Special attention is devoted to the question whether the method of controlled city dovecotes, used to regulate pigeon populations, could come in useful in the Czech context. Research carried out for the thesis is qualitative; the data comes from semi-structured interviews with experts. Analysis of the collected data focuses on verification of authenticity of the provided information. Subsequently, effectiveness of cage entrapment, which considerably prevails over the other methods used, is considered in ethical, ecological, and economic respect. The thesis also surveys the health risk posed by the feral pigeon population to public and how views of the public concerning the issue affect the regulation process. The overall aim is to highlight the drawbacks of the decision making process, offer possible alternatives, and prompt more research.
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Case Study reclamation of the quarry Silvestr in the Sokolov, or the path from the quarry to golf
Barteková, Petra ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Říha, Martin (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of public participation in deciding activities of reclamation. I chose former quarry Silvester near Dolni Rychnov as my research area. This area was transformed into eighteen-holes golf grounds and wood grounds with sport and relax stuff during reclamation work. This thesis consist of theoretical, methodological and empirical section. Theoretical section introduce basic concept of recultivation, law regulating recultivation, conservation, restoration ecology as scientic field and last but not least Sokolov region as region with long tradition of recultivation. The Methodological part describes methods of practical research, which is essential part of this thesis. The Empirical section introduce results of my research. Key words: reclamation, opencast coal-mining, restauration ekology, nature conservation, reclamation project, expert interview, questionnaire
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Are Sports like Cycling and Cross Country Skiing Detrimental to the Jizera Mountains? Controversy of the Good versus the Good: The Protection of Nature versus the Recreation Use of the Jizera Mountains Protected Landscape Area Illustrated by the Example of Cycling and Cross Country Skiing
Tišerová, Gabriela ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Kašpar, Jakub (referee)
The dissertation inquires to the contention of the good with the good - sports and recreational activities in the protected area. I have set three ambits of research questins: Who? What? How to deal? to get the solution of the reasearch task 'The Analysis of the Conflict of Interests between the Protection of Nature and Sports and Recreational activities (cycling and cross country skiing). I am trying to find main representatives in the concrete area and describe the conflicts among them. Next I have presented the problems of doing sport in the protected area. Firstly I am focused on the way of the negotiation about the use of the Jizera Mountains Protected Landscape Area and secondly I am trying to find the existence of the common future goals in the area development. With the help of the actor analysis I have tried to answer the research questions. I have used the analysis as a pattern how to look at the problems and how to deal with the facts acquired with the help of semistructured interview. As a result I have found that the main problem in the Jizera Mountains Protected Landscape Area is mainly the intensity of described activities. The ascertainment of the density of high- quality relationships confirms strong social resources. Within the participation a lot of relationships allowing the...
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Community supported agriculture - Case Study KomPot
Suchá, Martina ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Fraňková, Eva (referee)
Master thesis Community Supported Agriculture - Case Study KomPot examines functioning of the KomPot association and its development since 2012 when the association was founded. The thesis also describes its members and seeks their reasons for joining and their opinions about KomPot. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the term Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) which has its origins in the 1970's in Japan and has been developing rapidly in the Czech Republic for the last two years. The CSA theme is put into the context of the terms community and agriculture first. Then it is explained what CSA means and what its characteristics are. The terms food sovereignty, food self-sufficiency and food security are described as well for they are closely related to CSA. For a detailed comprehension of the topic the thesis explores the CSAs in the world, which can show the diversity of CSA. A part of the research is the question asked by a research team in the frames of Specific University Research of the Charles University in Prague that examines to what extent CSA is a resistance strategy to the modern society individualisation and commodification. Key words community supported agriculture, community, agriculture, food sovereignty, food self-sufficiency, food security, individualisation,...
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Usage of econarotology in practise
Kandriková, Anna ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Kulich, Jiří (referee)
In the eighties of the twentieth century society returns to narrative, which is known as "narrative turn". In connection to that started to develop the so-called interdisciplinary narratology in the nineties, from which as a subdiscipline is based a new field econaratology. The theoretical part of the thesis shows where the field has its roots in the context of literary theory of narrative and environmental education. Econaratology is a field that examines the potential of stories for the development and realization of environmental education's topics. It uses stories through which it develops environmental sensitivity, meets the objectives of environmental education and develops inner motivation of students to take care of the nature. The practical part of the thesis introduces the specific use of econaratology in practice. In a qualitative study were used semistructured interviews with the persons of selected environmental education centers and selected forest pedagogues. The aim of the research was to understand the question of how the selected centers do work with the narrative method. Keywords: environmental education, econaratology, environmental education centre, forest pedagogy, narrative theory, story, narration
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Reflection of Czech Ecofarms after 1989. Motivation of Czech Farmers to unconventional agriculture
Vocílková, Lenka ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Lapka, Miloslav (referee)
This diploma thesis provides a detailed picture of the six Czech organic farms - six Czech organic farmers, who work in different locations in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the motivation for nonconventional methods of agriculture, tells the story of their business, explores and compares the different aspects that may play an important role in bringing holistic picture of Czech organic farming after 1989. Keywords Organic farming, biodynamic agriculture, organic farm, organic farmer, motivation
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Degrowth as an Alternative of Sustainable Development?
Marek, Jiří ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Fraňková, Eva (referee)
The aim of master thesis Degrowth as an Alternative of Sustainable Development? is a comparison of two complex concepts, sustainable development and degrowth, which both try to reach sustainable human existence within environmental limits of our planet. The first part of this thesis consist of literature research investigating consequences of our reliance on economic growth and two chapters in which I try to cover main features of both concepts. In second part I compare degrowth and sustainable development and summarize my findings and conclusions. Methodology of this theoretical thesis is based on hermeneutics and grounded theory.
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