COMPARISON OF POLISH, CZECH AND SLOVAK SKI RESORTS USING THE FREE DISPOSABLE HULL ANALYSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 11-31
Author(s):  
Marek Nowacki
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Ski Resorts ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. The aim of this study is: (1) to compare the features of ski resorts in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in relation to the prices of ski passes, (2) to indicate the best ski resorts in these countries in terms of value for money - the ratio of offered quality to the price of ski passes, (3) to compare of differences in value for money (e.g. offered quality compared to the price of a ski pass) in these countries. Method. Data for analysis were features of quality and prices of one-day ski passes for 245 ski resorts in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The data was obtained from the websites of the surveyed ski resorts and web pages: skiinfo.pl, holidayinfo.cz and holidayinfo.sk. The quality index of ski resorts was constructed using Principal Component Analysis of the seventeen quality features regarding the studied resorts. The comparison of ski resorts was conducted using the Free Disposable Hull analysis. Differences in the level of quality of the resorts' and ski pass prices were calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis H nonparametric test. Findings. Eleven features of the eighteen surveyed locations were differentiated between surveyed countries (including the price of the ski pass: Polish ski passes are the most expensive and the cheapest are in Slovakia). The FDH analysis revealed the existence of eight effective – from the skiers' point of view – ski resorts, i.e. those that offer the given quality at the lowest price (value for money). Polish ski resorts are characterized by significantly higher quality than Czech or Slovak resorts. Research and conclusion limitations. The analysis did not take the impact that congestion and queues to lifts, prices of accommodation, restaurants and nightlife in the resort (except night skiing) might have had on the skiers decision into account. The results may also be influenced by the method of quality index construction. Practical implications. The results of FDH analysis enable the identification of inefficient ski resorts in the analysed countries and indication of the differences existing in terms of quality between ski resorts. The conclusions allow to select the most efficient ski resorts which can be helpful in the design of tourist offers and it may also indicate the need for adjustments in prices of ski passes at some ski resorts. Originality. No comparative analyses of Polish, Czech and Slovak ski resorts were found in the literature to date. Type of paper. The article presents the results of empirical research.

scholarly journals Analysis of Regional Disparities in Agriculture Focusing on Economically Weak Regions of the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
J. Sirohi ◽  
G. Kukalová ◽  
L. Moravec
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Bartlett’S Test ◽  
Input Variables

Abstract The objective of this study is to identify the regions of the Czech Republic with the economically non-effective agriculture industry. The methodology is based on an orginal approach as the economically weak regions are identified on the LAU 1 level, comparing to the existing studies using only NUTS III level. The input data describe the economic results of 6,031 agricultural entities from 75 different regions LAU 1. The data covering the period between 2006 and 2014 were gained from the database Amadeus. The study deploys the methods of Principal Component Analysis, Kaiser-Meier-Olkin test, Bartlett’s test and hierarchical cluster analysis. The study determinates two key components: the Company Size and the Company Profit. These key components are used as the input variables for the cluster analysis. The cluster analysis identifies four clusters of regions from the agricultural entities economical results point of view. Subsequently the Standardized Variable Method is used to determinate the mutual order of the regions. The results of LAU 1 regions analyses show that the agrucultural entities, located in the border regions, reach economical results below average of the Czech Republic regions.

scholarly journals Porovnání environmentálních dopadů skladování a dopravy jablek do ČR

Entecho ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Vladimír Kočí ◽  
Eva Benešová ◽  
Aleš Rajchl
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Local Production ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Impact

Cílem práce je s použitím metody posuzování životního cyklu porovnat potenciální environmentální dopady dovozu a skladování jablek v podmínkách České republiky a odpovědět na otázku, zda se z environmentálního pohledu vyplatí podporovat místní produkci a delší skladování či naopak dovoz zahraniční produkce, která sice má horší environmentální aspekty dopravy, ale zase kratší dobu skladování. Ve studii byly uvažovány čtyři scénáře 1) místní produkce jablek v ČR; 2) produkce v evropských zemích; 3) produkce v Chile a 4) produkce na Novém Zélandu. Současně s různými místy produkce byly uvažovány i různé doby vyskladnění. Výsledky studie hodnotí dovoz jablek z Chile a Nového Zélandu jako méně šetrný k životnímu prostředí než skladování místní produkce. Dovoz jablek ze zámoří se z environmentálního úhlu pohledu vyplácí až ve srovnání se skladováním po dobu 7 a více měsíců (září–duben) a to pouze pro následující kategorie environmentálních dopadů: spotřeba sladké vody, sladkovodní a mořské eutrofizace, ionizační záření a humánní toxicita (nekancerogenní). Z pohledu většiny kategorií dopadu, včetně uhlíkové stopy, je výrazně environmentálně šetrnější podporovat místní produkci než dovážet jablka z větší vzdálenosti. English The aim of the work is to compare the potential environmental impacts of importing and storing apples in the Czech Republic using the life cycle assessment method and to answer the question of whether it is worthwhile to support local production and longer period of storage or, on the contrary, to support imports of production from distant areas resulting in higher adverse effects of transport, but short time of storage. Four scenarios were considered in the study 1) local apple production in the Czech Republic; 2) production in European countries; 3) production in Chile and 4) production in New Zealand. Different removal times were considered at the same time as the different production sites. The results of the study evaluate the import of apples from Chile and New Zealand as less environmentally friendly than the longer time storage of the local production. Importing apples from overseas is paying off from an environmental perspective only when compared to storage for 7 months or more (September - April) and only for the following categories of environmental impacts: freshwater consumption, freshwater and maritime eutrophication, ionizing radiation and human toxicity ( non-cancerogenic). From the point of view view of most of the impact categories, including the carbon footprint, it is considerably more environmentally friendly to promote local production than to import apples from a greater distance.

scholarly journals Porovnání environmentálních dopadů skladování a dopravy jablek do ČR

Entecho ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Vladimír Kočí ◽  
Eva Benešová ◽  
Aleš Rajchl
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Local Production ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Impact

Cílem práce je s použitím metody posuzování životního cyklu porovnat potenciální environmentální dopady dovozu a skladování jablek v podmínkách České republiky a odpovědět na otázku, zda se z environmentálního pohledu vyplatí podporovat místní produkci a delší skladování či naopak dovoz zahraniční produkce, která sice má horší environmentální aspekty dopravy, ale zase kratší dobu skladování. Ve studii byly uvažovány čtyři scénáře 1) místní produkce jablek v ČR; 2) produkce v evropských zemích; 3) produkce v Chile a 4) produkce na Novém Zélandu. Současně s různými místy produkce byly uvažovány i různé doby vyskladnění. Výsledky studie hodnotí dovoz jablek z Chile a Nového Zélandu jako méně šetrný k životnímu prostředí než skladování místní produkce. Dovoz jablek ze zámoří se z environmentálního úhlu pohledu vyplácí až ve srovnání se skladováním po dobu 7 a více měsíců (září–duben) a to pouze pro následující kategorie environmentálních dopadů: spotřeba sladké vody, sladkovodní a mořské eutrofizace, ionizační záření a humánní toxicita (nekancerogenní). Z pohledu většiny kategorií dopadu, včetně uhlíkové stopy, je výrazně environmentálně šetrnější podporovat místní produkci než dovážet jablka z větší vzdálenosti. English The aim of the work is to compare the potential environmental impacts of importing and storing apples in the Czech Republic using the life cycle assessment method and to answer the question of whether it is worthwhile to support local production and longer period of storage or, on the contrary, to support imports of production from distant areas resulting in higher adverse effects of transport, but short time of storage. Four scenarios were considered in the study 1) local apple production in the Czech Republic; 2) production in European countries; 3) production in Chile and 4) production in New Zealand. Different removal times were considered at the same time as the different production sites. The results of the study evaluate the import of apples from Chile and New Zealand as less environmentally friendly than the longer time storage of the local production. Importing apples from overseas is paying off from an environmental perspective only when compared to storage for 7 months or more (September - April) and only for the following categories of environmental impacts: freshwater consumption, freshwater and maritime eutrophication, ionizing radiation and human toxicity ( non-cancerogenic). From the point of view view of most of the impact categories, including the carbon footprint, it is considerably more environmentally friendly to promote local production than to import apples from a greater distance.

scholarly journals Assessing Habitat Vulnerability and Loss of Naturalness: Applying the GLOBIO3 Model in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5355
Author(s):  
Vilém Pechanec ◽  
Ondřej Cudlín ◽  
Miloš Zapletal ◽  
Jan Purkyt ◽  
Lenka Štěrbová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
New Equation ◽  
The Impact

Global and regional biodiversity loss is caused by several drivers including urban development, land use intensification, overexploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, and climate change. The main aim of our study was to adapt the GLOBIO3 model to the conditions of the Czech Republic (CR) to assess loss of naturalness and biodiversity vulnerability at the habitat level on a detailed scale across the entire CR. An additional aim was to assess the main drivers affecting the biodiversity of habitat types. The GLOBIO3 model was adapted to CZ-GLOBIO by adapting global to local scales and using habitat quality and naturalness data instead of species occurrence data. The total mean species abundance (MSA) index of habitat quality, calculated from the spatial overlay of the four MSA indicators by our new equation, reached the value 0.62. The total value of MSA for natural and near-natural habitats was found to be affected mainly by infrastructure development and fragmentation. Simultaneously, intensity of land use change and atmospheric nitrogen deposition contributed primarily to the low total value of MSA for distant natural habitats. The CZ-GLOBIO model can be an important tool in political decision making to reduce the impact of the main drivers on habitat biodiversity in the CR.

scholarly journals The Impact of Climate Change on the Sugar Content of Grapes and the Sustainability of their Production in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Miroslava Navrátilová ◽  
Markéta Beranová ◽  
Lucie Severová ◽  
Karel Šrédl ◽  
Roman Svoboda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Growing Region

The aim of the presented article is to evaluate the impact of climate change on the sugar content of grapes in the Czech Republic during the period 2000–2019 through selected indicators on the basis of available secondary sources. Attention is focused on the developments in both the main wine-growing regions of Moravia and Bohemia. In the field of viticulture and wine-growing, the sugar content of grapes, as a basic parameter for the classification of wines, plays an important role. In the Czech Republic, the average sugar content of grapes has had a constantly growing trend. This trend is evident both in the wine-growing region of Bohemia and in the wine-growing region of Moravia. The impact of climate change, especially the gradual increase of average temperatures in the growing season, cannot be overlooked. It greatly affects, among other things, the sugar content of grapes. Calculations according to the Huglin Index and the Winkler Index were used to determine the relationship between climate and sugar content. These indexes summarize the course of temperatures during the entire vegetation period into a single numerical value. The results show that both indexes describe the effect of air temperature on sugar content in both wine regions of the Czech Republic in a statistically significant way. The Huglin Index shows a higher correlation rate. The Winkler Index proved to be less suitable for both areas. Alternatively, the Winkler Index calculated for a shorter growing season was tested, which showed a higher degree of correlation with sugar content, approaching the significance of the Huglin Index.

Transitional Justice and Changing Memories of the Past in Central Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-44
Author(s):  
Roman David
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

Memories of wrongdoings are often viewed as an obstacle to reconciliation in divided societies. Is it due to the past or the present politics of the past? To examine the dilemma of essentialism versus presentism, this article investigates the impact of transitional justice on memories of wrongdoing. It theorizes that using different transitional justice strategies to deal with the same wrongdoing shapes memories in different ways. The theory is tested via vignette-based surveys in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, which adopted distinct lustration laws. The results show that wrongdoing is viewed through lustration laws, reflecting present power constellations, not history.

Visible marking of wader nests to avoid damage by farmers does not increase nest predation

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
VÁCLAV ZÁMEČNÍK ◽  
VOJTĚCH KUBELKA ◽  
MIROSLAV ŠÁLEK
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Nest Predation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Nest Protection ◽  
Vanellus Vanellus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ground Nesting

SummaryOnly a few studies have assessed the predation risk on artificially marked nests, or have examined ways of marking nests to avoid destruction by machinery. Until now, however, neither type of study has directly addressed this apparent trade-off experimentally. The impact of marking the nests of Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus with thin 2 m-long conspicuous bamboo poles with the top end highlighted with reflective red or orange spray has been tested for three years in two breeding areas of waders in the Czech Republic. A total of 52 pairs of nests on agricultural land, with each pair consisting of one marked nest and one unmarked reference counterpart nest, were monitored for 2004 nest-days until hatching, agricultural operations or failure. The results proved that marking itself does not result in increased nest predation. The nests found in the early incubation stage were under higher threat of depredation, irrespective of the presence of marking. Our results show that it is possible to find a finely-tuned trade-off in nest marking of ground-nesting birds between risk of damage by agricultural machinery and risk of increased nest predation. Our positive experience with Northern Lapwing, and episodically with three other wader species in the Czech Republic, suggests that this direct nest protection could be used effectively for a wider variety of ground-nesting birds.

scholarly journals The impact of the recession on health care expenditure — How does the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia compare to other OECD countries?

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Petra Baji ◽  
Márta Péntek ◽  
Imre Boncz ◽  
Valentin Brodszky ◽  
Olga Loblova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Impact

In the past few years, several papers have been published in the international literature on the impact of the economic crisis on health and health care. However, there is limited knowledge on this topic regarding the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The main aims of this study are to examine the effect of the financial crisis on health care spending in four CEE countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) in comparison with the OECD countries. In this paper we also revised the literature for economic crisis related impact on health and health care system in these countries. OECD data released in 2012 were used to examine the differences in growth rates before and after the financial crisis. We examined the ratio of the average yearly growth rates of health expenditure expressed in USD (PPP) between 2008–2010 and 2000–2008. The classification of the OECD countries regarding “development” and “relative growth” resulted in four clusters. A large diversity of “relative growth” was observed across the countries in austerity conditions, however the changes significantly correlate with the average drop of GDP from 2008 to 2010. To conclude, it is difficult to capture visible evidence regarding the impact of the recession on the health and health care systems in the CEE countries due to the absence of the necessary data. For the same reason, governments in this region might have a limited capability to minimize the possible negative effects of the recession on health and health care systems.

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