Greywater and Rainwater Management in Buildings

The concept of reusing wastewater and rainwater in buildings has recently become more important. There are countries where the use of greywater in some buildings has already been made mandatory (e.g. in Japan for toilet flushing). Such measures are gradually being introduced in the EU, where water recycling projects exist for office buildings and hotels. The Czech Republic still lacks experience and a design background in this area. The article is based on TAČR project No. TA01020311, titled “The use of grey and rain water in buildings”, and summarizes basic information about the quality of greywater, and methods of treating it and recovering its heat.

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Results of agricultural enterprises economy in 2004

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/4994-agricecon ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (No. 1) ◽

pp. 31-44

Author(s):

F. Střeleček ◽

J. Lososová ◽

R. Zdeněk

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Continuous Analysis ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Agricultural Enterprises ◽

External Conditions ◽

The Eu

The study has been elaborated on the basis of a continuous analysis of economic results of a selected sample of agricultural enterprises operating in different climatic and productional conditions. Long-term tendencies and their influencing factors are defined on the basis of this analysis. The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of external conditions on the economy of agricultural enterprises and on their economic results and to analyze the influence of the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU on the change of economic conditions of agricultural enterprises. On the basis of this study, the authors measures which would intensify the influence of agricultural enterprising on the rural development and which would improve the quality of life of rural inhabitants.

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Comparison of selected methods of prediction of wine exports and imports

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun200856060157 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 56 (6) ◽

pp. 157-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Radka Šperková ◽

Jiří Duda

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Statistical Method ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Past ◽

Eu Integration ◽

Deductive Method ◽

Future Events ◽

The Given ◽

The Eu

For prediction of future events, there exist a number of methods usable in managerial practice. Decision on which of them should be used in a particular situation depends not only on the amount and quality of input information, but also on a subjective managerial judgement. Paper performs a practical application and consequent comparison of results of two selected methods, which are statistical method and deductive method. Both methods were used for predicting wine exports and imports in (from) the Czech Republic. Prediction was done in 2003 and it related to the economic years 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, and 2006/2007, within which it was compared with the real values of the given indicators.Within the deductive methods there were characterized the most important factors of external environment including the most important influence according to authors’ opinion, which was the integration of the Czech Republic into the EU from 1st May, 2004. On the contrary, the statistical method of time-series analysis did not regard the integration, which is comes out of its principle. Statistics only calculates based on data from the past, and cannot incorporate the influence of irregular future conditions, just as the EU integration. Because of this the prediction based on deductive method was more optimistic and more precise in terms of its difference from real development in the given field.

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INTERNATIONAL GRANT COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

Pedagogical education: theory and practice. Psychology. Pedagogy ◽

10.28925/2311-2409.2018.30.48 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 4-8

Author(s):

Milan Chmura

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Professional Education ◽

European Countries ◽

International Project ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

University Teachers ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Education And Development

The education and development of university teachers have its justifcation and its importance is signifcant not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. This study provides an analysis of further professional education of university teachers in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries. Subsequently, it presents an international project with participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, which, ultimately, plays a role in the improvement of the quality of higher education.

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Review of quality of life studies in the Czech Republic

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(99)80668-3 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 13 (S4) ◽

pp. 319s-319s

Author(s):

E. Dragomirecká ◽

C. Škoda

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Czech Republic ◽

The Czech Republic

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Entry Into the Common Market of the European Union in Terms of Czech Republic’s Foreign Trade with Dairy Products

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201866020605 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 605-616 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ivo Zdráhal ◽

Věra Bečvářová

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Foreign Trade ◽

Dairy Products ◽

Business Environment ◽

Common Market ◽

Milk Product ◽

The European Union ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Eu

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the development of the Czech foreign trade in milk and milk products and specify the typical features and consequences within its territorial and commodity structure using a specific system of indicators intended to show a relevant image on the topic. The analysis covers the period between 1999 and 2015 and are interpreted in the context of changes of the business environment that have occurred in the last two decades, particularly in relation to the Czech Republic’s entry into the European Union. Throughout the studied period, the Czech Republic revealed a positive balance of trade in milk and dairy products, as well as favourable values of TC index (value of coverage of import by export). The dynamics of the territorial structure of export and import is embodied in the overall trade dynamics between the Czech Republic and countries of EU-28. The Czech Republic’s entry into the EU common market, however, led to a change in the trading milk product structure. As a negative is regarded the fact that the structure of Czech export to the EU countries has changed and that is mainly concentrated on basic raw milk or dairy products of the first phase of processing with relatively low added value.

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Food Self Sufficiency in Selected Crops in the Czech Republic and Poland

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201462061329 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 62 (6) ◽

pp. 1329-1341 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Pavel Kotyza ◽

Josef Slaboch

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

National Security ◽

Crop Production ◽

The Self ◽

Critical Limit ◽

Internal Factors ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Domestic Production ◽

Self Sufficiency ◽

The Eu

Being a member of the EU, today the Czech Republic is not entirely dependent on domestic production of food and farming commodities. Since borders inside the EU are open, particular commodities can flow without any tariff measures. But food self-sufficiency belongs to internal factors of national security and therefore it deserves sufficient attention. The aim of this article is to evaluate, based on an analysis, the self-sufficiency rate of the Czech Republic and Poland in selected commodities of crop production between marketing years 2000/2001–2009/2010, with special attention to the most important and cultivated commodities – basic cereals, oilseeds, corn and potatoes. Based on analyses of self-sufficiency rate it can be concluded, that both countries can be considered as stabilised with restpect to rate of self-sufficency of selected crops – none of the presented groups falls under 80%. For most described commodities the trend of self-sufficiency rate in the Czech Republic and Poland is stabilised or growing. Only production of potatoes is coming close to critical treshhold in CZ, therefore national strategies should be put in place to maintain the self-sufficiency rate above the critical limit. After an analysis of internation trade it can be concluded that the Czech Republic is specialised exporter of not-processed commodities but country significantly falls behind Poland in competitiveness of processing of commodities.

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Development of cyclically adjusted fiscal balance in the Czech Republic after its entering into the EU

Ekonomická revue - Central European Review of Economic Issues ◽

10.7327/cerei.2011.09.07 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 227-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zuzana Machová

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Fiscal Balance ◽

The Eu

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Strategic development of varietal vineyards in the Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201260020325 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 325-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jiří Sedlo ◽

Pavel Tomšík

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Vitis Vinifera ◽

Future Development ◽

Production Potential ◽

Strategic Development ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Current Production ◽

External Sources ◽

Being There ◽

The Eu

The paper describes strategic changes in the structure of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) varieties grown in the Czech Republic. In 2004–2005, (i.e. after the admission of the Czech Republic into the EU) expenditures associated with restructuralisation and transformation of vineyards amounted for CZK 25,423 thous. The authors examine the development taking place in this domain within the last 50 years (i.e. from 1960 to 2010) and pay detailed attention to the period of 1989 to 2010. The paper analyses reasons of these changes and tries to describe the future development expected after 2010. The current production potential of the Czech Republic are 19,633.45 hectares of vineyards. For the time being, there are in average 1.07 wine growers per hectare of vineyards. As compared with 1960, the acreage of vineyards has doubled up and the number of the most frequent varieties has also increased. Within the period of 1989–1990, four varieties (i.e. Müller Thurgau, Green Veltliner, Italian Riesling and Sankt Laurent) occupied more than 60 % of the total vineyards area in the Czech Republic, whereas at present there are altogether 8 varieties (Müller Thurgau, Green Veltliner, Italian Riesling, Rhein Riesling, Sauvignon, Sankt Laurent, Blaufrankish, and Zweigeltrebe) at the nearly the same acreage.As far as the percentages of Müller Thurgau, Green Veltliner, Italian Riesling and Sankt Laurent varieties is concerned, it is anticipated that their acreages will further decrease, whereas those of Rhein Riesling, Sauvignon, Blaufrankish and Zweigeltrebe are expected to grow. The industry is under pressure of all Porter’s five forces of competition from external sources.

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