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The success rate of implementation of the objectives of the strategic plan Leader of Local action group Český západ
Kalina, Michal ; Perlín, Radim (advisor) ; Herová, Irena (referee)
Presented diploma thesis deals with issues of rural development. The thesis specifically concerns activities of local action group Český Západ and its influencing of area development during last programming period 2007 to 2013. Activity of local action groups should lead to bigger effort of public, non-profit and private sector to develop rural areas, which should also contribute to creation of social capital. The goal of this thesis is to evaluate up to now activity of local action group Český Západ and mainly evaluate objectives and priorities determined in Strategic Plan LEADER for programming period 2007 to 2013. Objectives evaluation was executed using several methods, firstly by content analysis of documents, especially analysis of the Strategic Plan or Integrated Area Development Strategy. Followed by analysis of placement of the implemented projects in territory of LAG. Further was executed a questionnaire survey by questioning the general public from all over the area of activity of local action group. The last evaluation method used was method structured interview with experts participating in local action group Český Západ as a whole. Keywords: Local Action Group, LEADER, rural development, LAG Český západ, social capital
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Regional differences in sectoral composition of local action groups in Czechia
Lásková, Andrea ; Vazačová, Alžběta (advisor) ; Perlín, Radim (referee)
The objective of thesis "Regional differences in sectoral composition of Local Action Groups in Czechia" is to provide a survey of sectoral composition of each Local Action Group, to find if there are differences in the composition and what impact has the composition on type of realized projects within LAGs. The other objective is evaluation of LAG's webpage user-friendliness. The theoretical part deals with the definition of rural areas and with introduction of national "Program rozvoje venkova", Programme LEADER and terms as Local Action Group, National Network of Local Action Group. The practical part investigates set objectives with cartographical tools, webpages are analyzed with internet research as well as Local Action Groups. Key words: rural development, local action group, Programme LEADER, sectoral composition of LAG
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Evaluation of Local Action Groups' Activity
Malá, Michaela ; Perlín, Radim (advisor) ; Večerka, Radan (referee)
The thesis deals with action of local action groups (LAGs) in the Czech Republic at the beginning of the new programming period. During the last seven years, LAGs proved to be an ideal cooperation platform of local actors, which leads to the integrated development of its home territory. The aim of this work is to evaluate the activity of LAGs, with an emphasis on the process of social networking, sectors cooperation at the local level, promote economic activities LAGs and ensure their operation. Analysis of the functioning of LAGs was based on guided interviews with LAG managers or LAG directors, and representatives of rural development institutions. Selection of interviewed LAG representatives was based on the LAGs evaluation from 2010, 2011 and 2012. Results of guided interviews with LAGs' representatives and experts served to define the barriers that currently impede the development of rural areas through the LEADER method and community planning. Furthermore, the results of field research confirmed that LAGs activity supports the development of social networks in its home territory and breaking down barriers between public, private and non-profit sectors.
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The role of LAG Blanský les Netolicko in regional development and its contribution to stakeholders
PALKOVÁ, Martina
The aim of the diploma thesis "The role of LAG Blanský les Netolicko in regional development and its contribution to stakeholders" generally was to prove the role of the LAG in regional development, and specifically to evaluate the usefulness and efficiency of activity of this particular LAG. It was based on the analysis of the activities of the local action group Blanský les Netolicko, namely activities consisting in identifying the needs and interests of the whole area, creation of strategic documents, setting goals and with these related measures and challenges involving the selection and implementation of projects, but also in terms of its own activity beyond the Strategic plan "LEADER". The theoretical part focused on the findings of regional development, rural development policy, Strategic plan "LEADER" and also at the concept of a local action group and the possibility of cooperation between municipalities. The following practical part dealt with the characteristics of the local action group Blanský les Netolicko, socio-economic analysis of the area, LAG strategic documents, completed projects and their evaluation in relation to the fulfillment of the Strategic Plan "LEADER", other LAG activities and especially the final evaluation of work efficiency of the LAG Blanský les Netolicko, which was based on current activities of the LAG it was supported by information obtained through a questionnaire survey among mayors of member municipalities.
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Evaluation of benefits of two local action groups for regional development
PEŠKOVÁ, Denisa
The aim of this thesis is to evaluation of the benefits of two local action groups for regional development. The thesis includes a description regional development, participants of regional development and factors of regional development. It is also includes characterization of regional policy in Czech Republic and European Union too. Regional policy of European Union is focused on financial resources and principles. There are many funds in European Union - European Regional Development fund, European Social fund, Cohesion fund and European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Practical part of thesis is focused on two local action groups LAG Strakonicko and LAG Blanský les. There are description projects, which were realized by these local action groups. These two local action groups are compared to based on criteria tourism, cultural events, employment, education and transport infrastructure. One to five points are assigned to the criteria. Value one means that the action group was not engaged in this area or participated minimally. On the other side value five means the group participated abundantly. The separate value numbers in every column are then added together and the functioning of every group is determined. The criteria were chosen as recommended by the local action group.
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The Position of the of Local Action Groups in the Czech Countryside
Bartošová, Jana ; Perlín, Radim (advisor) ; Machálek, Emil (referee)
This thesis focuses on the topic of local action groups in the area of the Czech Republic. The aim of this thesis is to discover what is the conternporary status of the local action groups in the Czech rural area. The research is based on the evaluation of the local action groups done by their members and also on an analysis of activities of the local action groups. The research was done in three local action groups which were chosen to be supported in the program LEADER in the period 2007-2013. The thesis comes out of the assumption that the activities done by the local action groups can influence their position in the rural area. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the definition of term "country", approach to the rural development, method LEADER, program LEADER and the term of local action groups are introduced in this part. The practical part of the thesis is the research itself. The analysis of documents and questionnaire investigation by the members of LAG should confirm or deny the stated hypothesis.
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Networks of Actors of Regional Development in Local Action Group Pošumaví
Petříková, Lenka ; Perlín, Radim (advisor) ; Maříková, Pavlína (referee)
The thesis deals with actors'network problems of regional development in the Local Action Group Pošumaví (LAG). The aim is to assess the functioning of networks within the Local Action Group Pošumaví focusing on the existence of networks, their activity and permeability and the way and intensity of involvement of the regional development actors in those networks. In the context of the institutional framework conditions of the local action groups a questionnaire survey together with guided interviews with actors LAG were analyzed. The results show that in the current programming period, the Local Action Group Pošumaví formed the network, but the cooperation is not very intensive. On the other hand, part of the actors of the regional development want to be more involved in LAG in the future, which can lead to extending and deepening of the existing cooperation.
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Initiative EU LEADER as a new approach to the rural development policy and it's contribution to creation of cooperation between different actors of rural development at local level
Pejcharová, Leona ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Svačinová, Tereza (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with a new approach to the rural development in the EU, which is the LEADER initiative. This initiative is significative by involving of local actors to the rural development, elaboration of coherent strategy of development and the bottom-up approach. First part of this thesis deals with the level of exercise of this principle in two concrete member states. I choosed two very different states for my comparaison: Czech republic as a new member state (2004), which has never used LEADER initiative and France as one of six founders of the EC, a country, where the LEADER initiative has been exercised since it's begginings in 1991. I've concluded my analyse of the implementation of this initiative (or sub-measure of LEADER+ type) by finding, that the bottom-up principle is exercited better in France than in the Czech republic. The selection of projects to be financed by LEADER initiative had to be approved directly by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. The selection in France was done only by local action groups. I've realised a comparative case study of two concrete local action groups LAG Posázaví, o.p.s. (Czech Republic, Středočeský kraj) and LAG Pays d'Albret (France, Aquitane region) in the second part of my thesis. My target was to ratify or disprove a...
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Analysis of the Nonprofit Sector and its Potential for Regional Development
Dušánek, David ; Dohnalová, Marie (advisor) ; Varvažovská, Pavla (referee)
Nonprofit sector is regarded to be ever more significant part of a democratic society. Within the European context it is seen as a partner of public and commercial sectors also in relation to the development of specific regions. On the level of local action groups, which apply the LEADER methodology, it is directly defined as an inseparable partner of regional cooperation and development. The aim of the thesis is a detailed survey of nonprofit sector in the area of Local action group NAD ORLICÍ. Additionally, it focuses on analyzing the potential of nonprofit sector for the following development of the region. Several researches were conducted in order to collect as much data as possible. Analyses of publicly accessible databases and information sources as well as of records acquired from the respective specialized institutions were performed. Simultaneously, independent questionnaire surveys were carried out, focusing on representatives of local authorities and representatives of non-governmental non-profit organizations. Both researches were mainly quantitative, having covered also some aspects of activities and cooperation between the non-governmental non-profit organizations and public sector by use of a simple qualitative analysis. Additionally, the obtained data combined with publicly accessible...
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Local Action Groups as a way of development of rural area in South Bohemian Region
NOVÁK, Tomáš
The objective of the bachelor thesis is to evaluate the functioning of Local Action Groups in whole South Bohemian Region and confirm the hypothesis, that Local Action Groups can expediently develop South Bohemian rural area, based on appropriate research of their activities until now and prediction of future state in new programme period. In the theoretical part will be defined the term rural area and briefly defined the territory within the South Bohemian Region. Also it will include definition of Local Action Group and LEADER method. In the practical part there will be in detail demonstrated the benefit of Local Action Groups for development of South Bohemian Region, briefly clarified the LAG evaluation system, based on the questionnaire survey the possible future aiming of LAG activities will be outlined and also activities of Local Action Groups in coming programme period will be predicted.
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