Regional Awareness and Regional Identity in Czechia: Case Study of the Bohemian Paradise

Chromý, Pavel; Semian, Michal; Kučera, Zdeněk

doi:10.37040/geografie2014119030259

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“…The results further illustrate the fact that the rate of population's feeling of belonging to a region offers the potential for forming a vision for development. This vision should reflect regional specificities, including geographically differentiated relationship to the countryside where people live (Chromý, Semian, Kučera 2014;Walker, Ryan 2008;Lokocz et al 2011;Gobster et al 2007). In the longstanding weak or peripheral areas, people also recognize factors other than the economic values of the territory.…”

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Landscape types and regional identity – by example of case study in Northwest Bohemia

2019

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The study examines the relationship of the inhabitants of socially and geographically distinct areas (regions) of Czechia and their relation to regional identity. That is understood as identifying oneself with the region where the inhabitants live, however, we also examine the relationship to hierarchically differing territorial levels. The research was conducted at a regional level, by means of a questionnaire survey, demographic and sociological analyses. Four regions are defined in the study, according to the nature of their environment (devastated, recreational, suburban, and landscape types). The study monitored the population's identification with a region, or regions of higher orders (NUTS, Czechia, EU, etc.). It was found that the type of landscape has an important role for regional identity, together with some other socio-economic and cultural aspects of the population. The research results have generally confirmed the hypothesis about the impact of selected variables on regional identity. However, the hypothesis about the impact of the natives has not been fully confirmed. The highest values of the identification with the region have been detected in agricultural and suburban landscapes. The devastated landscape turned out to be the worst. When monitoring the hierarchy, it is possible to see the decrease of identity with a growing scale. Therefore, Europe and the EU ended up being the worst. The research is carried out on the example of Northwest Bohemia -Ústí Region, which represents a significantly differentiated space with different types of landscape.

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“…Research showed an important role of the level of education, which is assessed by the proportion of university graduates (Chromý, Semian, Kučera 2014). Population with higher education has a deeper relationship to regional identity.…”

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Landscape types and regional identity – by example of case study in Northwest Bohemia

2019

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“…The results suggest that students most frequently associate the Bohemian Paradise with castles (Trosky, Kost, Valdštejn), the town of Turnov, and the Prachov Rocks. According to Chromý et al (2014), who examined the main symbols of the Bohemian Paradise from the perspective of adult respondents, Trosky and rock formations are pan-regional symbols. When identifying the meanings expressed by the most frequently used adjectives (whether from the perspective of textbook authors or the students themselves), we drew inspiration from Young (1999).…”

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“…The place most commonly recognized by students is Trosky. Chromý et al (2014) state that it is likely the most depicted symbol of the Bohemian Paradise. The results suggest that there is a significant relationship between students' knowledge of significant places in the Bohemian Paradise and how often they spend time in nature.…”

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Proceedings of the 15th Conference Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand!

2024

Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Environment Hand in Hand…

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Agroecology is a scientific subject, an innovative practice and a social movement, which studies ecological processes in relation to agro-food systems, providing new concepts and tools for mainstreaming advanced management strategies of the agroecosystems. The implementation of Agroecology principles may strongly benefit from Biosystems Engineering techniques. Indeed, their synergical integration may contribute to the reduction of the environmental footprint of agriculture, while protecting biodiversity and ecosystems, so leading to better techniques, materials and tools for planning the rural landscape. Several techniques characterized by an eco-friendly impact are currently investigated by Biosystems Engineering, e.g.: building elements for bio-architecture, produced/integrated with natural materials (bricks insulated with straw/wool; concrete reinforced with natural fibers; "adobe" bricks; etc.); Nature-Based Solutions (NBS); fully biodegradable materials (e.g., for soil mulching); remote-sensed data (from drone/satellite) exploited for precision agriculture, to optimize the use of resources (water; soil; agrochemicals; etc.). These solutions may support the formulation of strategies for re-designing agroecosystems at the landscape level, focusing on ecosystem services, biodiversity, water conservation, crop/livestock production, agrochemicals limitation, pollution reduction, and climate change adaptation. This review paper presents the main technical solutions of Biosystems Engineering for Agroecology, able to integrate territorial planning, reducing pollution from agriculture and protecting the rural landscape.

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“…On the contrary, the northeastern part and the peripheral parts of the geopark are relatively little-visited [32]. The fact that there are several definitions of the Bohemian Paradise area does not help to improve the situation: on the one hand, it is its historical (or regional identity) delimitation (which is neither clearly defined nor perceived) [43,44], the delimitation of the Protected Landscape Area (with an area of only 181 km 2 ) [45], the delimitation of the geopark (with an area of 833 km 2 ) [37], and delimitation of the tourist area Bohemian Paradise (with an area of 1091 km 2 ) [46]. On the other hand, its strong point is the diversity of the offer of various tourist attractions, where in addition to natural and cultural-historical beauty, there are many opportunities for sports, swimming, socializing, cultural events, etc.…”

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Motivation and Preferences of Visitors in the Bohemian Paradise UNESCO Global Geopark

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There are some localities in the Bohemian Paradise Geopark that suffer from temporal overtourism in the high season. On the other hand, more than half of the geopark is not so often visited by tourists, although very attractive geosites can be found there too. In the most visited localities, nature is damaged due to overloading of the tourist infrastructure, while elsewhere there is pressure driven by municipalities to increase the number of tourists. For this reason, we organized a large questionnaire survey in summer 2020, which aimed to reveal the motivation of visitors of the geopark and their preferences regarding the places visited. The questionnaire combined several research methods: graphic scales, qualitative open questions, mental map, etc. The analysis of visitors’ answers shows that most of them cannot be described as geotourists, i.e., tourists who are primarily interested in geology and conceive their holiday as a sightseeing stay. Many tourists like to stay in nature without an educational element. We also found that there is a higher proportion of ecotourists and geotourists in less-visited geosites because they appreciate even lesser-known localities and crowds of tourists rather than repel them. The question for the future is, therefore, whether the geopark should strive for greater promotion of lesser-known localities, which would attract even mainstream tourists, or, conversely, to protect these geosites, it should promote only the most visited localities (which are already damaged).

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Regional Awareness and Regional Identity in Czechia: Case Study of the Bohemian Paradise

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Landscape types and regional identity – by example of case study in Northwest Bohemia

Landscape types and regional identity – by example of case study in Northwest Bohemia

Proceedings of the 15th Conference Public recreation and landscape protection - with environment hand in hand!

Motivation and Preferences of Visitors in the Bohemian Paradise UNESCO Global Geopark

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