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Associate Professor RNDr. Antonín Vaishar graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava in the field of economic and regional geography. He worked at the Institute of Geography of the Academy of Sciences of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, where he defended his doctoral dissertation in the field of geography. Since 2007 he has been working at Mendel University in Brno, where he has habilitated in the field of applied and landscape ecology. He guarantees a master's degree program in rural development. He is the executive editor of European Countryside journal. He has 46 publications on the Web of Science Core Collection, which have been cited 132 times.
The accessibility of basic services in rural settlements in the South Moravian Region was evaluated; the accessibility by public transport was taken into account because the accessibility by individual car transport does not manifest any problems. The accessibility was calculated for 768 rural settlements, defined as spatially separate places which do not belong to municipalities with extended power. The time distance includes the time of the ride plus 8 min walking distance to and from the stop. The data was taken from the Integrated Transport System of the South Moravian Region, which ensures that each populated place in the region has to be connected by public transport at least six times on working days. The results show that for 99.8% of the inhabitants of the region, central places equipped with a post office, a basic school and a general practitioner’s office are accessible in a shorter time than 30 min. The accessibility of the services depends primarily on the characteristics of the settlement system and the physical conditions of the transport. In lowland areas, the share of settlements with comfortable accessibility is expressively higher than that of the highland and peripheral territories. The possible future improvement consists of the digitization of the services.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Accessibility of Services in Rural Areas: Southern Moravia Case Study. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9103 .
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Accessibility of Services in Rural Areas: Southern Moravia Case Study. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9103.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2021. "Accessibility of Services in Rural Areas: Southern Moravia Case Study." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9103.
This article discusses the relationship between a consumer lifestyle and the environment. The willingness to adapt to a sustainable lifestyle was tested through a questionnaire among students of Mendel University in Brno, who are theoretically well-informed people. Overall, 417 students answered, i.e., 19% of the respondents. The students generally recognised the need to address environmental issues, and 90.6% intended to change their lifestyle in this direction. Among the barriers, they mentioned in particular lack of time, lack of financial resources, lack of specific information and insufficient conditions. Addressing this issue requires close co-operation in education between governmental and non-governmental organisations in both the public and private sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the situation in that it has drawn attention to the response of local companies to the global problem.
Anastazija Dimitrova; Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Preparedness of Young People for a Sustainable Lifestyle: Awareness and Willingness. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7204 .
AMA StyleAnastazija Dimitrova, Antonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Preparedness of Young People for a Sustainable Lifestyle: Awareness and Willingness. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7204.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnastazija Dimitrova; Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2021. "Preparedness of Young People for a Sustainable Lifestyle: Awareness and Willingness." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7204.
The article analyses the possibilities of development of one of the most peripheral micro-regions of Moravia on the basis of the theory of sustainability. It notes its above-average focus on agriculture and tourism, which is linked to seasonality, lower education of the population, depopulation and higher unemployment. The settlement structure with predominantly very small villages conditions a worse infrastructure, which is partially balanced by a high-quality natural environment. Possible solutions are seen in the focus on qualitative development and support of social capital. The transition to post-productive development and counter-urbanization gives to regions of this type new opportunities associated with the development of housing and tourism.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Rural Development in Sparsely Populated Areas. Vranov Na Dyjí Micro-Region in Moravia. European Countryside 2021, 13, 436 -454.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Rural Development in Sparsely Populated Areas. Vranov Na Dyjí Micro-Region in Moravia. European Countryside. 2021; 13 (2):436-454.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2021. "Rural Development in Sparsely Populated Areas. Vranov Na Dyjí Micro-Region in Moravia." European Countryside 13, no. 2: 436-454.
A thousand villages disappeared in Czechia during the course of historic development. There are two basic causes of the disappearance of villages: artificial human intervention (planned changes or hostile liquidation) and gradual depopulation due to remoteness and poor conditions for development, possibly in combination with natural disasters. The greatest number of extinct villages is related to the period after World War II, when many villages in the borderland, from which the German population was displaced, were demolished or abandoned. The aim of the article is to clarify the causes of the extinction of villages, its impact on the landscape and on the settlement system, as well as the possibilities of preserving the historical and cultural memory of extinct places. Finally, the danger of extinction of villages at the present time is discussed. This article points out that it is currently not necessary or effective to have the dense network of settlements that was present in the Middle Ages, when the population density was conditional to the limited technological potential of agriculture and transport. The main argument for preserving villages is their spiritual and cultural value, and their genius loci. However, this can be preserved without keeping the physical structure. At this time, the smallest settlements are changing from being permanently inhabited, to becoming second homes sites.
Antonín Vaishar; Hana Vavrouchová; Andrea Lešková; Veronika Peřinková. Depopulation and Extinction of Villages in Moravia and the Czech Part of Silesia since World War II. Land 2021, 10, 333 .
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Hana Vavrouchová, Andrea Lešková, Veronika Peřinková. Depopulation and Extinction of Villages in Moravia and the Czech Part of Silesia since World War II. Land. 2021; 10 (4):333.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Hana Vavrouchová; Andrea Lešková; Veronika Peřinková. 2021. "Depopulation and Extinction of Villages in Moravia and the Czech Part of Silesia since World War II." Land 10, no. 4: 333.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural tourism in Czechia Preliminary considerations. Current Issues in Tourism 2020, 1 -5.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural tourism in Czechia Preliminary considerations. Current Issues in Tourism. 2020; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2020. "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural tourism in Czechia Preliminary considerations." Current Issues in Tourism , no. : 1-5.
The main aim of the study was to find out whether cultural tourism could be a driver of rural development in the selected area and in general. In case yes, to what extent and under what conditions. Three districts in the South-Moravian Region, Znojmo, Břeclav, and Hodonín, situated in the rural borderland with Austria and Slovakia represented the study area. Both geographical and sociological methods were used to gather evidence for cultural tourism in that study. Firstly, attractiveness analysis of the area defined for cultural tourism took place. Next, factors influencing the potential for cultural tourism affecting rural development in South Moravia were evaluated. Finally, synergistic relations were discussed. In the territory, many forms of tourism intersect. Based on the results, it can be stated that cultural tourism can hardly be the main driver of rural development after the decline of agriculture because the region’s economy has branched out in several directions. However, it can be an important complementary activity that yields both economic and non-economic benefits.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Jiří Brychta; Kristýna Tuzová; Jan Zloch; Veronika Stodolová. Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Rural Development. Case Study: Southern Moravia. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9064 .
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar, Jiří Brychta, Kristýna Tuzová, Jan Zloch, Veronika Stodolová. Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Rural Development. Case Study: Southern Moravia. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9064.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Jiří Brychta; Kristýna Tuzová; Jan Zloch; Veronika Stodolová. 2020. "Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Rural Development. Case Study: Southern Moravia." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9064.
The paper investigates the recent population development of Moravian rural micro-regions. It divides all 72 micro-regions into four categories according to the relation of natural demographic balance and net migration in the period of 2012–2016. It showed that all size categories of the Moravian rural municipalities till 5000 inhabitants are gaining population by migration whereas small towns lose inhabitants. No relation between the demographic type of the countryside and unemployment was observed. It shows, that the Moravian rural areas are not depopulating in general, its demographic development does not depend on the unemployment. However, the Moravian countryside is differentiated. There are some extremely peripheral parts of Moravia often lacking any real urban centre, where the depopulation is the problem. Depopulating micro-regions can be found in the northern, south-western and eastern periphery of Moravia. Such territories should be solved individually according to the local conditions.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná; Jana Zapletalová; Eva Nováková. Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia. Journal of Rural Studies 2020, 80, 567 -577.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná, Jana Zapletalová, Eva Nováková. Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia. Journal of Rural Studies. 2020; 80 ():567-577.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná; Jana Zapletalová; Eva Nováková. 2020. "Is the European countryside depopulating? Case study Moravia." Journal of Rural Studies 80, no. : 567-577.
The paper connects culture, tourism and rural development. It tries to make an overview of various forms of cultural tourism in Czechia. Attractions of cultural tourism are identified and ranked according to their cognitive function. Their list includes cultural heritage in spheres of archaeological sites, architecture, arts, folklore, pilgrimages, technical works, cultural events or protected landscape areas. The culture of wine in Southern Moravia has been chosen as an example. Its analysis was elaborated using the Importance/Performance Analysis. Czechia has great potential for the cultural tourism development in rural areas but it seems to demand a great deal of work when one needs to be constantly reconciling the changing interests of tourists with the potential of the regions. One of the important goals is to attract tourists into rural areas and thus limit their concentration in the most attractive places. Rural cultural tourism seems to be a significant aspect in this respect. The part of the study is the example of the adaptation of the current situation with COVID-19 to properly support the development and cultural potential of domestic tourism in South Moravian region in relation to the economic impacts on international tourism.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Kateřina Ryglová; Ida Rašovská; Silvie Zámečník. Cultural Tourism as a Possible Driver of Rural Development in Czechia. Wine Tourism in Moravia as a Case Study. European Countryside 2020, 12, 292 -311.
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar, Kateřina Ryglová, Ida Rašovská, Silvie Zámečník. Cultural Tourism as a Possible Driver of Rural Development in Czechia. Wine Tourism in Moravia as a Case Study. European Countryside. 2020; 12 (3):292-311.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Kateřina Ryglová; Ida Rašovská; Silvie Zámečník. 2020. "Cultural Tourism as a Possible Driver of Rural Development in Czechia. Wine Tourism in Moravia as a Case Study." European Countryside 12, no. 3: 292-311.
Natural, historical, man-made and spiritual values of the rural landscape were investigated on the example of the rural municipality Chlum u Třeboně in Southern Bohemia (the Czech Republic). It shows that the rural landscape contains a set of values – such as substance, origin, size, and importance – many of which have negative connotations. Some of these values are protected, others are not. The set of values forms genius loci of the place which is an important part of the local identity. The landscape of the area under the study was monitored and analyzed from both macro-structural and micro-structural points of view. As the evaluation of values mainly depends on stakeholders (local residents, tourists, municipalities, entrepreneurs, landscape protection bodies, etc.), in the past, the values of the rural landscape were connected predominantly with its productive function. Based on the results it is possible to say that in relation to the transition towards the post-industrial society, values related to the landscape are gaining new importance such as wetlands or swamps to combat drought. It is necessary to pay higher attention to the dynamic and multi-functional aspects of the landscape values in the near future.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar. Values of rural landscape: The case study Chlum u Třeboně (Bohemia). Land Use Policy 2020, 97, 104699 .
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar. Values of rural landscape: The case study Chlum u Třeboně (Bohemia). Land Use Policy. 2020; 97 ():104699.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar. 2020. "Values of rural landscape: The case study Chlum u Třeboně (Bohemia)." Land Use Policy 97, no. : 104699.
This paper characterises the development of Czech agriculture in the 30 years since the change of political regime. It notes that, although ownership has changed, the structure of large farms has been maintained. There has been a reduction in livestock production in particular, which has disrupted the traditional relationship between the two principal agricultural activities. The number of workers in the primary sector has fallen very rapidly, to less than 6% now, even in rural areas. Therefore, the communities in the Czech countryside are no longer dependent on agriculture, whose role is increasingly shifting to landscape maintenance and non-productive activities. At present, subsidies under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are the main driver in Czech agriculture. In the face of current challenges, attention needs to be paid to the environmental function of agriculture, while the impact of agricultural jobs on rural development is negligible.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Transformation of agriculture in Czechia in the period 1990‑2020. Studia Obszarów Wiejskich 2020, 56, 103 -118.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Transformation of agriculture in Czechia in the period 1990‑2020. Studia Obszarów Wiejskich. 2020; 56 ():103-118.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2020. "Transformation of agriculture in Czechia in the period 1990‑2020." Studia Obszarów Wiejskich 56, no. : 103-118.
The paper is aimed at an attempt to define a smart village in the Czech conditions. It argues that the principles of smart villages are very similar to the concept of sustainability. The analysis deals with preventing rural exclusion, promoting digital technologies for the management of the rural infrastructure, teleworking in rural areas and using ICT for participation and governance. This approach is documented in the case of the South-Moravian Region. It was concluded that it was not so much coverage or accessibility of digital technology that was the main barrier of more intensive use of the smart village concept but rather the lower qualification level and conservatism of rural population is. It is suggested that more attention should be paid to increasing the digital literacy of rural people.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Smart Village and Sustainability. Southern Moravia Case Study. European Countryside 2019, 11, 651 -660.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Smart Village and Sustainability. Southern Moravia Case Study. European Countryside. 2019; 11 (4):651-660.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2019. "Smart Village and Sustainability. Southern Moravia Case Study." European Countryside 11, no. 4: 651-660.
The sustainability of rural areas is considered to be most threatened in peripheral, hardly accessible microregions with insufficient economical sources. The paper analyses one such rural area in the eastern part of Moravia from the viewpoint of individual economic, social, and environmental sustainability pillars. The area under study is the mountain territory on the border with Slovakia, which is under large-scale landscape protection. The area with very limited economic sources has been impacted with a change to the geopolitical situation after 1993 (from the centre of Czechoslovakia to the fringe of Czechia). It was stated that the environmental pillar is in the best of conditions; however, perhaps threatened with missing technical infrastructure in relation to the disposal of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste, the social pillar is improving in relation to the post-productive transition, whereas the economic pillar is the most fragile because of its dependence on exogenous jobs in surrounding towns. In general, the microregion seems to be sustainable at the moment. Long-term sustainability will depend on the general economic, demographic, and climatic development of the country and Europe.
Antonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. Sustainable Development of a Peripheral Mountain Region on the State Border: Case Study of Moravské Kopanice Microregion (Moravia). Sustainability 2019, 11, 5540 .
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Milada Šťastná. Sustainable Development of a Peripheral Mountain Region on the State Border: Case Study of Moravské Kopanice Microregion (Moravia). Sustainability. 2019; 11 (19):5540.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Milada Šťastná. 2019. "Sustainable Development of a Peripheral Mountain Region on the State Border: Case Study of Moravské Kopanice Microregion (Moravia)." Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5540.
The paper describes the development of Mendel University in Brno and its Faculty of AgriSciences during last 100 years. It shows the present state of the University and Faculty, including facilities used for educational, scientific and other activities. The journal European Countryside owned by the University has been established 10 years ago. It is a highly cited per review periodical in the field of rural development. This special number gave the opportunity to the members of the Advisory Board to co-celebrate the anniversary by means of their own topic related scientific article.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar. The Centennial of Mendel University in Brno and its Faculty of Agrisciences (Editorial). European Countryside 2019, 11, 178 -186.
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar. The Centennial of Mendel University in Brno and its Faculty of Agrisciences (Editorial). European Countryside. 2019; 11 (2):178-186.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar. 2019. "The Centennial of Mendel University in Brno and its Faculty of Agrisciences (Editorial)." European Countryside 11, no. 2: 178-186.
The research was aimed at an overview and analysis of the demonstration activities in the Czech Republic dealing with the transfer of innovations for agricultural practice. Several methods were used to compile the national inventory, in particular the questionnaire survey method. The Czech part of the research was based on 30 questionnaires conducted among both farmers and agricultural organizations engaged in demonstration activities. The questions were focused on a specialization in agriculture, type of the management, connections with networks and their size, types of demonstration activities according to the types of farms and non-productive activities. The most common topics and purposes for demonstration in the Czech Republic are recorded for the category arable land with combined crops. Highly linked to sustainability are activities such as conservation agriculture on arable land with combined crops, root crops and fodders mainly due to a reduction of soil erosion within crop production and animal health management and welfare for dairy within livestock production. The Ministry of Agriculture has prepared a subsidy program to help farmers in the form of illustrative practical demonstrations of comprehensive sustainable farming practices. The main added values for the end-users, if the generated knowledge is implemented, are to strengthen the knowledge transfer system in agriculture, focusing on practical demonstrations and presentation of sustainable farming systems and soil protection in practice. However, the demonstration activities support mostly technological development and some individual ecological measures whereas the sustainability of agriculture as the complex process unifying the crop and animal production is not in the foreground.
Milada Šťastná; Veronika Peřinková; Pavla Pokorná; Antonín Vaishar. New Approach to Sustainability in Rural Areas Comprising Agriculture Practices–Analysis of Demonstration Farms in the Czech Republic. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2906 .
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Veronika Peřinková, Pavla Pokorná, Antonín Vaishar. New Approach to Sustainability in Rural Areas Comprising Agriculture Practices–Analysis of Demonstration Farms in the Czech Republic. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (10):2906.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Veronika Peřinková; Pavla Pokorná; Antonín Vaishar. 2019. "New Approach to Sustainability in Rural Areas Comprising Agriculture Practices–Analysis of Demonstration Farms in the Czech Republic." Sustainability 11, no. 10: 2906.
The perception of the landscape has changed in relation to the transformation of the countryside from an agricultural space to a multifunctional space. The aim of this paper focuses on evidence of landscape values in the territory of Podolí u Brna, a suburban village on the fringe of the city of Brno. The main question driving this research is whether it is possible to find important landscape values in a territory undergoing intensive suburbanization and what changes in individual landscape values are caused by the process of suburbanization. Historical maps, documents and aerial photographs were analysed. The results confirmed that an intensively cultivated suburban landscape with transport infrastructure has both historical and contemporary values with six landscape values being identified. It was also confirmed that new technological barriers have originated in such a landscape. The protecting of landscape values is an important factor in creating and maintaining a local identity.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Hana Vavrouchová; Tomáš Mašíček; Veronika Peřinková. Values of a suburban landscape: Case study of Podolí u Brna (Moravia), The Czech Republic. Sustainable Cities and Society 2018, 40, 383 -393.
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar, Hana Vavrouchová, Tomáš Mašíček, Veronika Peřinková. Values of a suburban landscape: Case study of Podolí u Brna (Moravia), The Czech Republic. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2018; 40 ():383-393.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Hana Vavrouchová; Tomáš Mašíček; Veronika Peřinková. 2018. "Values of a suburban landscape: Case study of Podolí u Brna (Moravia), The Czech Republic." Sustainable Cities and Society 40, no. : 383-393.
The paper discusses the concept of the quality of life and its measuring. It tries to explain its peculiarities in the rural space considering different levels of education, professional activities, mobility, ways of dwelling, access to the social and technical infrastructure. The subjective perception of both urban and rural people to the rural quality of life can be manifested in moving in and moving out. The main shortages of the rural quality of life can be seen (by rural people) in a poor access to the prestigious and well-paid jobs and to a richer social life. The main advantages of the rural way of life are generally evaluated (by urban people) by better access to the nature. A promotion of the local identity is considered as an important tool for improving the rural quality of life (besides of a solution of infrastructural problems), considering the enormous difference among European rural areas of a big differentiation of the European countryside. The last part of the paper summarizes the contributions of the special number.
Antonín Vaishar; Lucie Vidovićová; Elisabete Figueiredo. Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018. European Countryside 2018, 10, 180 -190.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Lucie Vidovićová, Elisabete Figueiredo. Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018. European Countryside. 2018; 10 (2):180-190.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Lucie Vidovićová; Elisabete Figueiredo. 2018. "Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018." European Countryside 10, no. 2: 180-190.
This paper analyzes push and pull factors of eventual secondary school student´s outmigration from the micro-region of Bystřice nad Pernštejnem in the Czech inner periphery in the light of presupposed depopulation trends and manifestations of peripherality and marginality. The outmigration affects primarily the micro-region's centre while small rural settlements as a whole exhibit a population growth. The lack of prestigious and well-paid jobs and limited cultural activities, entertainment, and sports appear to be the main push migration factors. Possible solutions to this situation are limited and should include efforts to strengthen the relationship of the local population to the territory, to maintain the good quality of the environment, and to enhance the feeling of personal safety. It is argued that similar motivations can be expected in the majority of Czech peripheral micro-regions.
Antonín Vaishar; Aneta Pavlů. Outmigration intentions of secondary school students from a rural micro-region in the Czech inner periphery: a case study of the Bystřice nad Pernštejnem area in the Vysočina Region. AUC GEOGRAPHICA 2018, 53, 49 -58.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Aneta Pavlů. Outmigration intentions of secondary school students from a rural micro-region in the Czech inner periphery: a case study of the Bystřice nad Pernštejnem area in the Vysočina Region. AUC GEOGRAPHICA. 2018; 53 (1):49-58.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Aneta Pavlů. 2018. "Outmigration intentions of secondary school students from a rural micro-region in the Czech inner periphery: a case study of the Bystřice nad Pernštejnem area in the Vysočina Region." AUC GEOGRAPHICA 53, no. 1: 49-58.
Reducing pollution and preventing heavy traffic in cities together with recent transport policies are encouraging people to use more sustainable modes of transport, such as walking, cycling or public transport, in preference to private cars. The study was aimed at analysing general conditions for bicycle utilization, and their application to the outskirts of the largest Moravian town, Brno, and discussing the possible future of bicycling in this region, including its relation to health. What motivating factors could influence people’s decision to use bicycles as a means of transport? A survey was conducted at the third-largest university in Brno, where the respondents were approached. According to the obtained results, more than half of the respondents used bicycles mostly for leisure purposes. Nevertheless, almost one-third mentioned bicycling for transport purposes. Thus, there is a potential for cycling to become a significant part of transport and thus contribute to human health and a healthy city environment; however, the region should considerably adjust its infrastructure to encourage cyclists to visit Brno and its surroundings.
Milada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Jana Zapletalová; Miloslava Ševelová. Cycling: A benefit for health or just a means of transport? Case study Brno (Czech Republic) and its surroundings. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 2018, 55, 219 -233.
AMA StyleMilada Šťastná, Antonín Vaishar, Jana Zapletalová, Miloslava Ševelová. Cycling: A benefit for health or just a means of transport? Case study Brno (Czech Republic) and its surroundings. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 2018; 55 ():219-233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilada Šťastná; Antonín Vaishar; Jana Zapletalová; Miloslava Ševelová. 2018. "Cycling: A benefit for health or just a means of transport? Case study Brno (Czech Republic) and its surroundings." Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 55, no. : 219-233.
The authors argue that differentiation of various types of countryside is more important than to look for the definition of the rural against the urban. The paper is aimed at a typology of the Moravian countryside. Based on multifunctional (both hard and soft) data, Moravian micro-regions were divided into four categories – progressive, deficit and suburban countryside and predominantly urban micro-regions. Each of the categories has its own characteristics, threats, and needs. The authors stress that the approach of regional politics and both European and national subsidies have to take into account different categories of rural micro-regions. However, particular decisions have to be made in the intersection of the lowest regional level and the bottom-up approach expressed by community lead local development.
Kateřina Stonawská; Antonín Vaishar. Differentiation and Typology of the Moravian Countryside. European Countryside 2018, 10, 127 -140.
AMA StyleKateřina Stonawská, Antonín Vaishar. Differentiation and Typology of the Moravian Countryside. European Countryside. 2018; 10 (1):127-140.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKateřina Stonawská; Antonín Vaishar. 2018. "Differentiation and Typology of the Moravian Countryside." European Countryside 10, no. 1: 127-140.
Czechia lost more than 3,000,000 inhabitants as a result of the WW II. Germans displaced from the borderland formed the largest part. The newcomers after 1945 were of a different character – without any relation to their new settlements. This population formed a special social milieu familiar with the socialist way of thinking and that of a suppressed middle class. The consequences of it are seen in demographic, economic, environmental and social areas. After 1989, the factories in the borderland were mostly closed down, armies left the territory, people were not prepared to start their own businesses. Large-scale landscape protection formed a new barrier. Tourism is not able to substitute for the decrease in employment. The hope in cross-border collaboration has been overestimated.
Antonín Vaishar; Petr Dvořák; Helena Nosková; Jana Zapletalová. Present consequences of the post-war migration in the Czech borderland for regional development. Quaestiones Geographicae 2017, 36, 5 -15.
AMA StyleAntonín Vaishar, Petr Dvořák, Helena Nosková, Jana Zapletalová. Present consequences of the post-war migration in the Czech borderland for regional development. Quaestiones Geographicae. 2017; 36 (4):5-15.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonín Vaishar; Petr Dvořák; Helena Nosková; Jana Zapletalová. 2017. "Present consequences of the post-war migration in the Czech borderland for regional development." Quaestiones Geographicae 36, no. 4: 5-15.