Slovakia: Transforming Industrial Regions and Preparing for EU Regional Policy

Finka, Maroš; Janaček, Robert; Petríková, Dagmar

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“…Mostly in the second half of the 20th century, compact industrial territories (zones) were established in settlements with links to labor, energy, and raw material resources focused on the metallurgical, construction, chemical, footwear, and food industries. This fact influenced the planned development of cities, the economy of post-war socialist industrialization, and the urbanization of Slovakia [4,5]. The positive economic development was later overshadowed by the negative effects on the landscape, which resulted from one-sided solutions, regardless of the environmental impact.…”

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Industrial Clusters in Slovakia-Urban Development

Ilkovičová,

Ilkovič,

Meziani

2023

Buildings

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For almost three decades, Slovakia has been undergoing reform processes related to restructuring industry and in expectation of the sustainability of the industrial structure with an important link to the landscape. The aim of this article is the presentation of the development models of the industrial clusters in synergy with the economic dimension, landscape, settlement structure, and sustainability. The background of the article is an evaluation of industry and its impact on the landscape between the 19th and 21st centuries. The development of industry influenced the territorial and spatial development of towns and landscapes, forcing a new identity on them. Development mirrored the rate of innovation in the domain of technologies and construction. The issues examined herein required the application of a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, including a creative method called SCAMPER. Our scheme and models of industrial parks and cooperation clusters are a result of theoretical and field research and reflect variable mobility and sustainability. The conclusions of the research indicate a turnover in the original order of importance in the industrial activity: environment–man–production. This is the contribution of evolution and the building of eco-friendly industrial structures.

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Industrial Clusters in Slovakia-Urban Development

Ilkovičová,

Ilkovič,

Meziani

2023

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Food and non-food retail change in a post-communist country:A case study of the Gemer region in Slovakia

Bilková

Križan

Horňák

et al. 2018

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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The retailing sector seems to be rather sensitive to social and economic developments in a society. In contrast to global retail network trends, specific processes may be observed in some lagging regions in post-communist countries. In the article attention is paid to spatial changes in food and non-food retailing locations in the region of Gemer, one of the least developed regions of post-communist Slovakia. The retailing network transformation between 1996 and 2012 was measured by applying retail capacity calculations for surplus or deficit, related to the population size of municipalities within the region. In the article, we examine food and non-food retail locations in the Gemer region with a special focus on spatial changes (urban vs rural) as well as temporal and trends based on retail capacity growth indices. In conclusion, the findings suggest that rural food and non-food retailing businesses have gone through considerable change and that it is not in harmony with the globalisation processes visible in the urban environment. Specifically, retail capacities (both food and nonfood) in the Gemer region are witnessing a period of growth.

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Les réseaux d'entreprises multinationales et l'attractivité des villes d'Europe Centrale

Rozenblat¹,

Bohan²,

Benet³

2008

Annales De Géographie

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La rencontre entre les entreprises multinationales et les espaces urbains crée une dynamique territoriale impliquant, en plus des deux dimensions, économiques et spatiales, les aspects sociaux et culturels des sociétés. À l’heure où les espaces Est européens s’intègrent dans la mondialisation par les réseaux d’entreprises, l’article s’interroge sur les facteurs principaux qui favorisent leur attractivité et sur l’effet de retour des investissements sur les structures territoriales d’accueil. Des processus de transformations structurelles se déploient aux niveaux nationaux, régionaux et urbains où des outils de régulations sont mis en place de manière plus ou moins coordonnée. L’enjeu est d’amplifier les effets de levier des réseaux tout en essayant qu’ils profitent à un développement généralisé. Mais les différenciations spatiales continuent pour l’instant à s’accentuer et les concentrations spatiales se renforcent.

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Slovakia: Transforming Industrial Regions and Preparing for EU Regional Policy

Cited by 3 publications

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Industrial Clusters in Slovakia-Urban Development

Industrial Clusters in Slovakia-Urban Development

Food and non-food retail change in a post-communist country:A case study of the Gemer region in Slovakia

Les réseaux d'entreprises multinationales et l'attractivité des villes d'Europe Centrale

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