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Local Action Groups in southern Bohemia and their influence on the regional development
SLÍPKOVÁ, Pavla
The topic of the diploma thesis is "Local Action Groups in southern Bohemia and their influence on the regional development". The main aim of the thesis is to evaluate the influence of a chosen Local Action Group (LAG) in the given region of southern Bohemia and to appraise its input from LAG's insiders' points of view. The theoretical part explains basic terms related to Common Agricultural Policy, Rural Development Programme, LEADER method and functioning of a Local Action Group. The applied part is divided into two sections. The first one introduces LAGs in southern Bohemia and their evaluations, including financial contribution to the region. Moreover, detailed characterisation of LAG Třeboňsko was brought forth. The second section focuses on survey among insiders of LAG Třeboňsko and their opinion on its activities in the region. Controlled interviews with the representatives of the LAG were used as a main tool to find out attitude of the LAG's management as well as its members. The interviews were conducted with two groups first within the public sector represented by leaders of individual microregions and second within the private sector represented by the associated entrepreneurs. The function of the LAG was evaluated based on the survey results. Thanks to the interviews with LAG's insiders, it is possible to conclude that LAG Třeboňsko works on a good level and its members percept its influence in the region's development positively and as well-founded.
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Brownfields - comparison of rural areas in the regions of Děčín and Ústí nad Labem
HASALOVÁ, Tereza
Nowadays brownfields objects matter not only in major industrial cities, but also in small settlements and rural areas. Even there are abandonned and dilapidated agricultural areas, farms and other buildings as a result of declining employment rate in the primary sector, growing interest in the service sector or increasing import of agricultural production. Abandonned buildings induce a negative aesthetic appearance of the landscape and disrupt the quality of life of residents nearby.
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Unique local attractions - their role and use of sustainable rural tourism
LAISKOVÁ, Vlasta
This work introduces sustainable rural tourism as a possible alternative ways of spending free time. This work deals with the definition of tourism, streamline tourism typology and describes the relationship between leisure and tourism. In the theoretical part introduces the reader to the basic concepts related to the territorial structure of the region, rural and rural area necessary for the delimitation of the area. Showing a concept of unique local attraction and then categorization of tourist attraction leads with help of respondents to practical mapping of thirty unique local attraction in a total of ten villages, located in the area of the Cesky Krumlov region.
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Quality of life in rural areas
ZAJÍČKOVÁ, Lenka
Diploma work analyze quality of life in rural villages Bělčice, Hvožďany a Mladý Smolivec. Chosen segments of quality of life are compared to one another and with whole Czech republic. Reasons of existing disparites among villages are explained.
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Socio-economic Development of small municipalities
Kovářová, Marcela ; Macháček, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Pělucha, Martin (referee)
This thesis focuses on the development tendency of small settlements in the Czech Republic. The goal of this thesis would be to determine the main factors that influence the position of these settlements in the whole system, and to valorize their economical possibilities in the environment of current economy. The local development factors that this thesis focuses on are the territorial amenities, employment and mobility. The methods that was used for processing the analysis are: the historical-geographical method, cartographic techniques, the expert method and the empiric investigation (questionnaire investigation). Age and educational structure of the population of rural municipalities were evaluated in terms of demographic projections and impact on the local labor market. The level of technical and public rural communities at a high level, which enhances the stabilization function of these residential areas. Grant programs current programming period 2007 - 2013 is one of access "top-down", which is largely based on the passive accepting of financial resources. Gradually begins to promote a modern approach that includes measures strengthening regional competitiveness, involving a broader range of actors.
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Amenity migration and its forms in the region of West Bohemia
SOBÍŠKOVÁ, Kateřina
The main objective of this thesis is to determine the model assumptions (Western Bohemia region-Planá, Marianské Lázně and Tachov) for the establishment and existence of the phenomenon of "amenity migration". This finding will determine the main reasons why amenity migrants moving to this area and what is their involvement in local life.
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Use of the EAFRD in the development of rural areas
OSOMOVÁ, Anděla
The master thesis deals with a question of rural development funding in the Czech Republic. It acquaints the reader with Regional Policy and Structural Funds of the European Union and with the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) It also describes area grants and forms of subsidy granted from the EAFRD in the 2007 ? 2013 programming period. There is also a description of conditions for obtaining subsidies within the framework of the Rural Development Programme in the rural areas of the Czech Republic. The aim of this study is to evaluate utilization of the EAFRD in a selected locality. The main research area is the village of Plav, which is defined and shortly described in the text. In case of this village the SWOT analysis was carried out as well as evaluated. The written materials from the Plav´s municipal office and the transcript of a tape-recorded semi-structured interview with a representative of Plav were used for evaluation of the EAFRD utilization. Another part of the study is focused on comparison of the use of the EAFRD with other subsidy instruments for funding of the development in a selected locality. At the end of the study there are evaluations of expected benefits in particular rural regions and proposed projects being potentially successful for obtaining subsidies.
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Emergence of amenity migration in the area of "Bohemian Canada" Natural Park, Czech Republic.
HAVLÍKOVÁ, Gabriela
The work deals with amenity migration in a natural park "Bohemian Canada". Amenity migration is one of the current global phenomena. Amenity migration is a specific type of migration which is not motivated by economic prosperity of the target area. It is motivated by an effort to live in more valuable socio-cultural surroundings, and it is mainly directed from metropolitan to rural areas. The main aim of this work is to identify the assumptions of the model area for the creation and existence of the phenomenon of "amenity migration". The part of this finding is the identification of the main reasons of amenity migrants moving into this area. The finding of the results of this work was carried out by using a statistical survey, using the technique of interviewing respondents. The survey was carried out from April to June 2010. It was made 101 questionnaires and 95 of them were used to evaluate the results. The research was conducted in the natural park ?Bohemian Canada?. ?Bohemian Canada? is a popular tourist area. It's a rough area, yet romantic charakter, with excellent conditions for amenity migration. In the area there are many summer huts and cottages, which could constitute a potential base for amenity migration.
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