Lagging Regions of Slovakia in the Context of New (European) Regionalism

Korec, Pavol; Rusnák, Jaroslav

doi:10.17846/gi.2016.20.2.216-230

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“…The two areas are geologically-geomorphologically connected, and together they form the Gömör-Torna (Gemer-Turňa) Karst. There are also many similarities in their social features (both of them are relatively poor, rural areas; see Leibert, 2013;Korec, 2014;Ritter, 2018;Nestorová Dická et al, 2019), although differences are not negligible either (the Slovak Karst has better transport infrastructure and is close to the second largest city in Slovakia, Košice). The relationships between the natural settings and social conditions of the Gömör-Torna (Gemer-Turňa) Karst were analysed by Telbisz et al (2015).…”

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Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Telbisz

Mari²,

Gessert

et al. 2022

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National parks (NPs) are the flagships of protected areas, which primarily serve the protection of nature, but are also important sites for tourism. While karst areas are generally disadvantageous in terms of traditional farming, tourism can provide new livelihoods for those who live there. Therefore, it does matter how the local people relate to the NP and tourism, and the opinion of tourists is also an important factor. In this article, we present the results of a questionnaire survey conducted in the Aggtelek National Park (ANP) and the Slovak Karst National Park (SKNP). Our results show that for locals, the forest is the most important natural resource often visited by them, while for tourists, caves are the first choice. Conflicts between locals and tourists are negligible, and all actors agree to further increase tourism. In both ANP and SKNP, the majority of tourists and locals alike have a rather positive view of the NP. However, there is still a significant group of local residents who have a negative opinion about the NP. One reason for this may be that the locals feel they have only a marginal influence on NP decisions. The ANP plays a more important role in the lives of locals than in SKNP, because ANP has a larger organisational background and more human resources for a smaller population. Although geotourism is still largely missing from the vocabulary of local residents and park management alike, there is a small but significant part of visitors who consider themselves sensu lato geotourists. As for the motivation of tourists, the keyword is “cave”, while the content of the term “karst” is much less known for visitors (especially on the Hungarian side). In Hungary, the tourism to Baradla Cave is largely due to school education. We found that the internet, although one of the most important sources of information for visitors, was not the first port of call, and was not outstanding compared to other factors.

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Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Telbisz

Mari²,

Gessert

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“…Simply said, certain poorer and more conservative regions only responded to the Communist central government's measures more sensitively, or these measures largely hampered certain developmental changes, for example, a drop in nuptiality. Mainly in the case of Slovakia, there was a significant increase in socio‐economic disparities and there is a clear dividing line between the ‘rich Northwest and the poor Southeast’ (Korec ). It also seems that the nature and substance of population processes matter.…”

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An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub‐national level using spatial measures in post‐socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Bleha

Ďurček

2019

Papers in Regional Science

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The transformation of fertility and family behaviour in post-socialist countries was quick and the changes were striking. An account of the changes is the subject of dispute and the mechanisms have still not been explained in a fully satisfying manner. Relatively little attention has been paid to the changes in spatial aspects concerning the broadening of changes in family behaviour. The aim of this paper is to answer the question as to whether changes spread stochastically in post-socialist countries or if there are obvious spatial patterns. The study tries to answer the questions whether there are any cores of changes which may be understood as innovations, if there is any spatial clustering and if the extent is hierarchically arranged.JEL classification: C21, J11, J12

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“…The idea of regional competitiveness was also stressed by Enyedi (2009) who described the concept in terms of three related economic parameters: (a) GDP per capita; (b) labour productivity; and (c) employment rate. According to Korec (2014), per capita regional GDP is the most often used method of measuring regional economic prosperity. The European Union, for instance, has used this indicator in its assessment of regional disparities and subsequently in the establishment of regional aid convergence rules.…”

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“…The third layer comprises the rest, mostly the Eastern regions of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. The first layer is attributed by knowledge based sectors, the second layer is by export industries and commercial services, while in the third layer competitiveness is missing in general (Korec, 2014).…”

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Regional inequalities within the Visegrad group over the years 2000–2018

Neszmélyi¹,

Vinogradov²,

Nagy³

2022

ESR&P

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In the present study the authors examined the spatial disparities of the Visegrad four countries to see whether the lasting cooperation of the four countries resulted in harmonious economic development or increasing gaps between the years 2000 and 2018. Based on the research results it can be concluded that regional disparities between core and periphery regions of V4 countries still have not been eliminated to a significant extent. Despite the fact that the Visegrad Group has been in the EU for 18 years, the catching-up of its regions occurred with various speed, and no harmonised development can be observed within the Group.

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Lagging Regions of Slovakia in the Context of New (European) Regionalism

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Attitudes and perceptions of local residents and tourists – a comparative study of the twin national parks of Aggtelek (Hungary) and Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub‐national level using spatial measures in post‐socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Regional inequalities within the Visegrad group over the years 2000–2018

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