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Water management in small municipalities - are we thinking about the future?
Linc, Ondřej ; Vojáček, Ondřej (advisor) ; Macháč, Jan (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the water engineering industry from the vantage point of creating funds for the renewal of infrastructure with an emphasis on the situation in small municipalities that run their own water supply networks. On the basis of data analysis for the prices of water and sewer rates and the value of infrastructural facilities it is shown that the networks are underfinanced in a third of the municipalities with a self-reliant management model. There is a lack of finance for their reconstruction and the networks are becoming obsolete. Personal empirical research supported the surmise, that the reason for underfinancing is the mayors' attempt at appealing politics. The hypothesis that artificial decrease of prices indeed leads to higher election gains and a longer term for the mayors, was however not confirmed. The thesis concludes that to reach rectification of the situation and secure creation of funds for the renewal of infrastructure in the examined municipalities, it is necessary to increase awareness within the management of the municipalities regarding the legislative situation and secure consultations by experts.
Economic efficiency of invasive species eradication in Czech republic shown on example of Giant Hogweed
Linc, Ondřej ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Petrášek, František (referee)
The aim of this work is to estimate the damage to environment caused by invasive plant Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) in Czech Republic. Using the Replacement costs method I found that the damages reach about 2.5 millions CZK each year. That equals amount of money annualy spent on eradication of Giant Hogweed by government. Model of elimination of the plant in CR subsequently revealed that the costs of its total eradication equals about 170 millions CZK a year in a five year project. Such project would be uneconomical at present, but postponing the solution causes nearly exponential increase of its future costs.

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