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Spatial Differentiation of Local Elites Stability in Czechia (1994-2010)
Řezníčková, Pavla ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Müller, Jan (referee)
Master's thesis focuses on stability of local elites and their influence on the development of municipalities in Czech Republic. The stability of local elites is for the purposes of this thesis defined as the number of election of the same representatives in communal elections in between 1994 and 2010. There are three main objectives in the thesis. Firstly, to prove a dependence between stability of local elites and population of the municipality. Secondly, to find if there is statistically significant dependence between stability of local elites and selected development factors. Thirdly to identify spatial patterns of high and low stability of local elites in the Czech Republic. To complete this objectives required to design methodology and calculate stability of local elites for the municipalities of Czech Republic and then to categorize it according to its level of stability (low, medium, high). On behalf of several quantitative analyses the indirect dependence between stability of local elites and the municipality population has been proven as well as the dependence between the selected development factors (intensity of flat construction, unemployment and percentage of undergraduates). Significant clusters with high and low stability of local elites were identified by the method of spatial...
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Regional identity of the inhabitans of the Šumava foothills: comparison of towns Klatovy, Sušice and Vimperk
Kovárnová, Pavlína ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováček, Aleš (referee)
KOVÁRNOVÁ, P. (2015): Regional identity of the inhabitants of the Šumava foothills: comparison of towns Klatovy, Sušice, and Vimperk. Master thesis. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, pp. 98. The thesis deals with the regional identity of the inhabitants of the Šumava foothills. The main goal of the thesis is to identify and evaluate the factors forming regional identity in the Šumava foothills which could be considered as a base for discussions on the possibilities of future regional development of this region. The thesis is based on general assumptions of study of territorial identities and border peripheries, which are based on heuristics of literature discussing the process of forming regional identity, polarization of space, and the problematics of the areas of peripheral and border regions. The assessment of differences of regional identity in continuously inhabited, partly relocated, and resettled areas is component objective which is focused on the definition and assessment categories determining the potential formation of regional identity. The object of the research are the three places with extremely complicated historical development, the towns Klatovy, Sušice, and Vimperk. The achievement of this objective...
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"The other" geography of alternative food networks: farmers' markets as a travelling concept
Fendrychová, Lenka ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Kostelecký, Tomáš (referee) ; Pauknerová, Karolína (referee)
Boom of the farmers' markets in 2010 represented a brand new phenomenon in the so far rather calm development of the Czech alternative food networks (AFNs). Unprecedented was the extent of political support at the local and state level as well as the interest of media and consumers. My PhD project originates in the desire to understand this phenomenon. I realized qualitative research of practice and discourse of the farmers' markets in the territory of Prague metropolitan area (PMA) during the years 2011 and 2012. The main research methods included interviews with organizers, observation at the markets, and the content analysis of the mass media. In the course of the research it became obvious that the current academic discourse, rooted primarily in the Anglo-American context, cannot be applied to the Czech reality. Also, the specific features of the farmers' markets in the PMA could only partially be explained by the differences between the Czech post-socialist context and "the West". An interpretation of the boom of farmers' markets in the PMA, consistent with the results of my research, was only enabled by an innovative approach which combines the concept of the travelling theory, postcolonial sensitivity to the mutual relations between source and target contexts, and the findings of the studies...
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The town of Opočno in topographic sources of the 18. and 19. centuries
Tůmová, Martina ; Semotanová, Eva (advisor) ; Chromý, Pavel (referee)
TŮMOVÁ, M., The town of Opočno in topographic sources of the 18. and 19. centuries, diploma thesis, The Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, 2014, 191 p., 11 app. The topic of the diploma thesis is to capture the town of Opočno and its landscape in selected significant topographic sources of the 18th and 19th century. The main aim is to compare relevance and value of the selected significant sources and to assemble a picture of the town's landscape in the past. An introduction integrates the topic of the diploma into various historic regionality and covers a brief history and description of a state of the town of Opočno. The thesis is divided into several chapters according to the selected sources. We paid particular attention to cadastral documentation of the first Military Survey and to Stable cadaster that includes written and cartographical materials of the town. These sources are comparable because of the diverse time interval and the different purposes of origin. In order to provide thorough understanding of the studied sources and the region, the thesis includes picture elements, supplements and samples of historic and contemporary maps. Keywords: Opočno, topography, 1st Military Survey, Stable cadaster, urban area
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The role of regional product labelling schemes in the process of institutionalizing regions and in their development
Kašková, Magdalena ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Jehlička, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with regional products and their labelling schemes which have rarely been studied in the context of Czech geography. The thesis aims to identify the role of regional product labelling schemes in the process of institutionalizing regions (in the sense of Anssi Paasi) as well as to discover their contribution to the development of regions. The thesis is based on a theoretical discussion which includes the concept of region and regional identity formation, the issue of regional products as a part of the alternative food networks concept and the issue of symbolism and branding/labelling. The research consists of three parts. The first part provides a database of Czech labelling schemes and an assessment of regional product labelling in Czechia. In the second part, 22 labelling schemes united by the Association of Regional Brands are assessed from different perspectives (location, structural aspects etc.). The last part verifies and completes the findings using semi-structured interviews with key actors of the labelling schemes. The existence of the relation between labelling schemes and the institutionalization of regions was verified at each scale. Regional product labelling is particularly involved in the formation of the region's territorial shape and in the strengthening of...
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Landscape changes in border areas of selected military bases in Bohemia since the second half of the 19th century
Hájek, Filip ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Jančák, Vít (referee)
This thesis deals with the long-term changes in the landscape of border areas of selected military bases in Bohemia Brdy and Hradiště. Specifically, in these areas it is focused on land use changes since half of the 19th century to the present. Its main objective is to identify whether and to what extent military bases affect character and intensity of land use changes beyond their borders. The first part of the thesis is devoted to general solutions relating to the key topics/concepts representing thematic base for further work (landscape, spatial polarization and military bases). The methodology of this part is based on research and discussions of literature and other sources. In the second part of the thesis the focus is on the spatial definition and characteristics of both areas of our interest. The third part is based on the knowledge of the previous two parts, and is engaged in the land use changes research in both areas. This research has a quantitative nature and is based on the use of statistical data provided by the LUCC Czechia database, which were further processed and evaluated. Final part of the thesis is based on the results of the third part and discusses the possible impact of the military bases to changes in land use in the close border areas. Key words: landscape landscape...
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Prestige of School Geography in Czechia
Kunová, Šárka ; Řezníčková, Dana (advisor) ; Chromý, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the question of prestige of subject Geography. Its aim is to explain how much prestige university students attach to Geography, with the help of semantic differential method, and where they place this term in the semantic field of terms. The research was conducted with questionnaire survey which focused on the comparison between the perception of Geography and other subjects, and at the same time the comparison of value judgement of Geography students and students of different programmes. The first part of the thesis explains the key words and the methods of the research into prestige conducted so far. They were analysed and on the basis of this analysis notional parameters of prestige attached to a subject were set. The following part is the main part. It consists of the questionnaire survey, including the evaluation and interpretation of the results, which is followed by suggestions for improvement of the prestige of Geography, with the use of chosen marketing tools. Key words: prestige; social status; value judgement; attitude; geography; semantic differential; marketing
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The Language of Advertising
Chromý, Pavel ; Zmrzlá, Petra (referee) ; Rujbrová, Šárka (advisor)
Bakalářská práce se zabývá analýzou jazyka reklamy z lingvistického hlediska a dále upřesňuje použité jazykové prostředky, které se v současné reklamě vyskytují. Tato práce také poskytuje znalosti o využití různých jazykových prostředků v reklamě, jak v podobě tištěné, tak v podobě elektronické.
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Relict Land Border between Bohemia and Moravia in Historic-geographical Context
Chalupa, Jan ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Kučerová, Silvie Rita (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the importance of relict land border between Bohemia and Moravia in the past and present. The territory of today's Czechia was divided into lands in various modifications for 1000 years. In 1949, the establishment of lands was cancelled and the functional boundary became relic. Previous evolution of the significance of the Czech- Moravian border is solved by background research, while one of its current manifestations, declaring Moravian nationality is found out by analyzing data from Census 1991 a 2001 in the area of interest consisting of the districts adjacent to the border. In addition, its course from the last year of its validity is compared with the boundaries of administrative units of the three regional divisions of today's Czechia, which followed its abolition. Keywords: relict border, Czech-Moravian border, moravian nationality
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The Integration of Marginal Regions into the Regional System: the Case of the Brdy Military Training Area
Pechal, Jindřich ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Dokoupil, Jaroslav (referee)
5 Abstract This thesis is focused on description of marginal areas in Czechia and possibilities their reintegration to the regional system. Among marginal areas as places excluded in some way (for example economically) from the regional system, belongs military areas (in czech conditions). The first part of thesis deals with selected theoretical-methodological framework of the spatial polarization research, which is aimed on clarification of the concept "marginality" and the topic of inner peripheries. In the following empirical part, selected theoretical and methodological concepts are applied to the model area Brdy military base and municipalities in its neighbourhood. On the base of selected socioeconomic indicators conditions for the development of four types of capital (natural, man-made, human and social) are evaluated in the case study. Their relationship with the spatial polarization process is also discussed in this context. Peripheral areas with low development potential are defined implicitly. This thesis is also focused on the role of administration and other stakeholders in the process of conversion and future use of Brdy military training area. Key words: spatial polarization - marginality - military training area - potential of development - inner periphery - human and social capital
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