Images Of A Good Village: A Visual Analysis Of The Rural Idyll In The “Village Of The Year” Competition In The Czech Republic

Pospěch, Pavel; Spěšná, Daniela; Staveník, Adam

doi:10.1515/euco-2015-0005

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“…Many of these water bodies suffer from a lack of care or have been converted into technical tanks for fire protection. In research on current representations ideal rural life (Pospěch et al 2015) water bodies were not significantly part of village identity. In the second half of the twentieth century public pools became an important aspect of social life.…”

Section: Changes Of Water Bodies As Part Of the Transformation Of Rurmentioning

confidence: 93%

New type of ponds? Changing of quantity and function of water bodies in rural built-up areas (Pilsen Region, Czechia)

Kopp

Frajer

Novotná

2017

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This study is focused on the changing of areas of water bodies in selected villages of the Pilsen Region (Czechia). We researched several different types of rural settlements and three time horizons with the help of old maps, orthophoto maps and GIS tools. To capture the influence of their location within the urban system, we chose 15 places from four categories (inner suburban area, outside suburban area, rural area, periphery rural area) depending on their distance to the core of the Pilsen agglomeration. There is no significant change in the amount of water bodies between the first reference period (1838-1839) and the second period (1957-1963) in the selected settlements. However, the third period (2013-2015) is characterized by the emergence of a large number of small water bodies - swimming pools and garden ponds. Based on the results of our research we identified the declining importance of public water bodies in some of the settlements. However, we have identified a notable prevalence of garden ponds which have a more positive ecological impact than pools. The proportion of private water bodies (covered and uncovered pools and garden ponds) in the total area of water bodies in the rural settlements in most cases is less than 20%, in the suburban settlements up to 100%. Peripheral settlements have a below-average share of these water bodies. The difference between the number of pools in different settlements is related to the proportion of newly built houses there. Although there are relatively fewer pools in rural settlements, the difference compared to the situation in suburban settlements is not pronounced due to the change in lifestyle in rural areas and the change in functions of some villages to recreational areas. Influence of pools on water consumption is dependent on the individual exchange technology of water in swimming pools. Filling of the pool before the season can overload the capacity of the local water supply.

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Section: Changes Of Water Bodies As Part Of the Transformation Of Rurmentioning

confidence: 93%

New type of ponds? Changing of quantity and function of water bodies in rural built-up areas (Pilsen Region, Czechia)

Kopp

Frajer

Novotná

2017

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“…Pospěch et al (2015) presented a sociological analysis of the image of a "good village", as portrayed in the annual Czech competition Village of the Year. The three most frequent categories (events, social relations and children) are all tied to the notion of everyday social life, as well as other frequently mentioned values, such as sports, culture, civil society and free time.…”

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confidence: 99%

Public Space and the Efficiency of the New Residential Zones in Small Slovak Towns and Villages

Sopirová

Štefancová

Bašová

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Abstract:The paper deals with the issue of creation of new public spaces in emerging residential areas in rural settlements and small towns. The developers of the new residential zones currently pursue their private interests and the specific rural structure is complemented by isolated residential complexes without relation to the centre of the settlement and structure of the main public spaces. The hypothesis that the efficient residential structure can be achieved even at a higher percentage of active and vibrant public spaces is verified at eleven case studies in three selected settlements (Bernolákovo, Brezno, Chorvátsky Grob -Čierna Voda). The examined proposals (case studies) showed that despite the wide application of social and recreational public spaces and the large percentage of green area per capita, the site coverage coefficient was comparable and the population density was even higher than the current standards of development. In conclusion, it is possible to say, that the creation of public spaces in a residential zone does not adversely affect the efficiency of the new development. On the contrary, it brings a lot of benefits.Key words: small towns, rural settlements, residential zone, public space, efficiency Abstrakt: Článok sa zaoberá problematikou tvorby nových verejných priestorov novovznikajúcich obytných zón vo vidieckych sídlach a malých mestách. V súčasnosti pri tvorbe nových obytných zón investori sledujú svoje privátne záujmy a špecifická vidiecka štruktúra je dopĺňaná o uzavreté a izolované obytné celky, bez vzájomnej väzby na centrum sídla a sieť nosných verejných priestorov. Cieľom výskumu bolo overenie efektivity obytnej štruktúry s vyšším percentuálnym zastúpením aktívnych a živých verejných priestorov. Na 11 prípadových štúdiách v 3 skúmaných lokalitách obcí Bernolákovo, Brezno a Chorvátsky Grob -Čierna voda výskum overuje hypotézu, že aj pri koncentrovanejšej zástavbe je možné vytvoriť dostatok kvalitných spoločenských a rekreačných verejných priestorov a tým kvalitné a atraktívne bývanie. Napriek širokému uplatneniu spoločenských a rekreačných verejných priestorov a vysokému zastúpeniu zelene na obyvateľa, skúmané štúdie vykazovali štandardné hodnoty koeficientu zastavanosti a nadštandardné hodnoty hustoty zaľudnenia v porovnaní so súčasnými trendami výstavby obytných zón. V závere možno konštatovať, že vytváranie verejných priestorov v obytnej zóne nemá nepriaznivý vplyv na efektivitu výstavby, naopak, prináša benefity do územia.

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“…The "cultural turn" in rural sociology and geography since the 1990s has turned the field's focus towards cultural and social representations of rurality (Bell 2006;Cloke 1997;Little 1999;Pospěch et al 2015). The cultural approach has revealed the complex character of rural space (Halfacree 2006;Jones 1995) by increasing knowledge of diverse meanings and perspectives related to rural places and areas.…”

Section: The Ideal Model Of a Rural Community As A Governing Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Positive representations of rurality have been studied especially in relation to "rural idyll", i.e. to the mythical and normative image connected with rurality (Lagerqvist 2014;Pospěch et al 2015;Vepsäläinen and Pitkänen 2010). Even if the existence of the rural idyll has been questioned by several studies (for example Little 1999), it is still present in media representations and also in local people's descriptions (Jones 1995;Vepsäläinen and Pitkänen 2010).…”

Section: The Ideal Model Of a Rural Community As A Governing Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Village of the Year competition also idealizes communities and produces a representation of an ideal community which is a specific representation of the rural idyll, portraying local rural communities from a particular normative perspective. Pospěch et al (2015) have studied the images of a good village constructed by the competition in the Czech Republic. Their research concentrated on analysing the pictures through which competition participants present their communities when trying to convince the judges of their excellence.…”

Section: The Ideal Model Of a Rural Community As A Governing Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Village of the Year Competition Constructing an Ideal Model of a Rural Community in Finland

Kumpulainen

2016

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The Village Action Association of Finland (SYTY) organizes the Village of the Year competition annually to award active rural communities. The competition has taken place since 1985, but after the village action movement was integrated into Finnish rural policy networks in the 1990s, it also became a part of rural policy instruments. The competition can be considered a governing technique that constructs norms and an ideal model for rural communities to pursue. In this article, I study the representation of an ideal rural community by analysing the criteria of the competition. I also look for changes to see whether the integration of the village action movement into rural policy is reflected in the norms and representations of ideal rural communities. The results show that an ideal rural community consists of five characteristics: strategic planning, development projects, responsibility for local welfare, cherishing cultural heritage, and village spirit. They also reveal that the requirements for active villages have expanded, which reflects the increasing responsibility of communities for service provision and local development in rural areas.

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Images Of A Good Village: A Visual Analysis Of The Rural Idyll In The “Village Of The Year” Competition In The Czech Republic

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

New type of ponds? Changing of quantity and function of water bodies in rural built-up areas (Pilsen Region, Czechia)

New type of ponds? Changing of quantity and function of water bodies in rural built-up areas (Pilsen Region, Czechia)

Public Space and the Efficiency of the New Residential Zones in Small Slovak Towns and Villages

The Village of the Year Competition Constructing an Ideal Model of a Rural Community in Finland

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