RESTORATION OF THE RIVER SYSTEM IN THE FLOODPLAIN FORESTS CASE STUDY FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC

PurposeThis paper discusses the role of public leadership and the strategic response of local governments to the external shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors examine the typical Czech response with regard to how the leadership of municipalities in the Czech Republic responded to this extremely negative external stimulus.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use qualitative research methods for this investigation. They have chosen the case study method (see Yin, 2009; Stake, 1995; Klonoski, 2013). The general case is the Czech Republic. Mini-cases consist of municipalities from the Znojmo region, municipalities of the Central Bohemian region and the municipal districts in the capital city of Prague. Furthermore, the method of participant observation was used.FindingsThe authors’ analysis of the problem of local government responses to the pandemic crisis shows that municipal leaders responded with a variety of (non-)adaptation strategies. It appears that certain framework factors influenced the various local governments' behavior.Originality/valueThe article examines the strategic behavior of Czech municipal leaders regarding the pandemic crisis based on the observation of the reactions of local governments in the Czech Republic to the pandemic crisis and strives to define their basic strategies.

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The influence of the Danube-Odra-Elbe water canal project on the geobiocoenoses of floodplain forests (Czech Republic)

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201058040167 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 167-176

Author(s):

Ivo Machar

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Water Regime ◽

Hydrological Regime ◽

Moisture Regime ◽

Floodplain Forests ◽

Gis Analysis ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Soil Moisture Regime ◽

Water Canal ◽

Gis Methods

This arcticle deals with influence of the proposed Danube-Odra-Elbe (DOL) water canal on the floodplain forests in the Czech Republic. The project of the DOL water canal is evaluated with using GIS methods and reference assessment of environmental effects. Biogeographic differentiation of the landscape in a biogeocenological concept have been also utilized in this paper. The presented paper has shown the possibilities of use of the GIS analysis for the assessment of the assumed effect of the DOL project on the hydrological regime of floodplain forests. It has been proven that this method is much more efficient in objectivizing the presupposed influences of the DOL canal on the water regime of floodplain forests than the previous assessments. The method employed in this paper for the purposes of the preliminary percentage quantification of the extent of the hydrological influence on individual types of geobiocoenoses of floodplain forests is used generally for the purposes of the environmental assessment of effects on investment plans concerning the landscape (the so-called EIA). It is clear that the assessment of the influences of the DOL project on floodplain forest geobiocoenoses primarily concerns the response of vegetation to changes in the soil moisture regime, which can be compared to the amount of data material (for a summary see PRAX et al., 2008). Results indicate that the potential construction of the DOL canal would significantly, i.e. with an influence value exceeding 50 %, affect 634 km2 of the area of inundations in lowland floodplains in the Czech Republic. Results are discussed in the frame of knowledge about water regime of floodplain forests ecosystems.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE � A CASE STUDY ON THE NATIONAL PARKS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2015 ◽

10.5593/sgemsocial2015/b23/s7.080 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Josef Stemberk

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Organizational Structure ◽

National Parks ◽

The Czech Republic

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The importance of historical maps for man-made pond research: From the past extent of ponds to issues of the present landscape. A case study from the Czech Republic

Moravian Geographical Reports ◽

10.2478/mgr-2021-0014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 184-201

Author(s):

Jindřich Frajer ◽

Jana Kremlová ◽

David Fiedor ◽

Renata Pavelková ◽

Miroslav Trnka

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Historical Maps ◽

Water Shortages ◽

Historical Gis ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Landscape Water ◽

Agricultural Areas ◽

Agricultural Regions

Abstract Historical maps are a valuable resource in landscape research. The information gathered from them facilitates the cognisance of landscapes and may assist current landscape planning. This study focuses on the historical occurrence and spatial extent of man-made ponds in the Czech Republic. Based on the 1st Military Survey maps (1764–1783) of the Habsburg Monarchy, we use Historical GIS to identify 7,676 man-made ponds in the historical landscape. Compared to the 2nd Military Survey maps (1836–1852), 56% of these man-made ponds had been drained. Such disappearances mostly affected large ponds in fertile agricultural areas, but also affected small reservoirs in less fertile areas at higher altitudes. As the current maps and spatial datasets (Water reservoirs, Landscape water regime, Farming areas) show, a number of these agricultural regions have been affected by climate changes and face water shortages. The historical map information of former ponds has the potential to contribute to their restoration in areas where water retention in the landscape needs to be increased.

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