European Spatial Research and Policy
http://hdl.handle.net/11089/2862
2024-03-28T21:23:24ZIncome inequalities and poverty in Slovakia: Development and changes
http://hdl.handle.net/11089/49943
Income inequalities and poverty in Slovakia: Development and changes
Michálek, Anton
Slovakia is a suitable object for the study of income inequalities. The dynamic development of the country in recent years has significantly changed the social situation of its inhabitants. This development made visible the already considerable inequalities of income and wealth at the regional level (rich West and poor East), between the city and the countryside (richer cities and poorer lagging countryside), but also among the considerably wealthy elite and marginalised populations. This contribution has three objectives. The first is to capture the development of income inequality and poverty in Slovakia, the second is to capture the distribution of income at different geographic scales, and the third is to identify low-income regions.
2024-01-24T00:00:00ZSpatial planning needs towards Copernicus Land Monitoring Services: Case studies from Poland and Norway
http://hdl.handle.net/11089/49944
Spatial planning needs towards Copernicus Land Monitoring Services: Case studies from Poland and Norway
Cysek-Pawlak, Monika; Misiak, Jakub; Hościło, Agata; Strand, Geir-Harald; Eiter, Sebastian
The objective of this study is to identify the needs related to geospatial LC, LU, and LCLUC information for spatial planning in Poland and Norway, and examine the usefulness of CLMS products in the context of these planning systems. The research has conducted based on a comparative analysis of two planning systems, to indicate areas where CLMS can improve or supplement national spatial data. The study shows that CLMS can provide information on up-to-date spatial data showing actual LC/LU/LCLUC, but that the degree of detail and the accuracy may be insufficient. CLMS data is harmonised across Europe and thus meets the need expressed by international organisations, for data that are consistent at a continental level. This is not a requirement in national planning systems in Poland and Norway, where the needs are regulated by national legislation. The thematic and geometric accuracy of national data sources are usually better than the data provided by CLMS, but CLMS might fill gaps when specific topics are missing in national mapping programs.
2024-01-24T00:00:00ZFrom green fingers and green ring to green mitten: Helsinki’s polycentric urbanisation and its impact on green structure
http://hdl.handle.net/11089/49941
From green fingers and green ring to green mitten: Helsinki’s polycentric urbanisation and its impact on green structure
leBrasseur, Richard
Urbanisation changes the landscape and fragments spatial structures including greenspaces across much of the world and Europe. The resultant impacts and morphological characteristics are understudied within peri-urban regions of cities. This study analysed the spatial qualities and relationship among peri-urban greenspaces, green structure, and urban form within the Greater Helsinki Region of Finland. Results illustrate how the existing ‘Green Fingers’ have impacted urban development patterns. Though the region includes many fragmented greenspaces, an overall interconnected and coherent intermixed green structure remains. This spatial component faces continued threats; managing the growth of peri-urban regions is critical to maintaining a green structure’s functional and morphological benefits.
2024-01-24T00:00:00ZTourist’s motivations to visit the Western Region of Portugal
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Tourist’s motivations to visit the Western Region of Portugal
Amorim, Daniela; Sousa, Ana Elisa; Almeida, Paulo; Guerra, Tânia
The Western Region, located in the Central Region of Portugal, has a vast and rich natural and cultural heritage allowing a wide range of tourist experiences. Consequently, the aim of this study is to analyse the tourist interests and motivations that lead tourists to visit the Western Region of mainland Portugal. In 2021, 355 individuals were surveyed through a questionnaire survey, mostly living in mainland Portugal. The results reveal that the preferences of respondents for the types of tourism they most like or would like to undergo in the Western Region are Sun and Sea Tourism, Leisure Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Adventure and Nature Tourism, and Gastronomic Tourism. This study may contribute to a better understanding of the tourists’ motivations to visit the Western Region, and may be an important contribution to the tourism management entities, in order for them to enhance and/or improve their offers in this region of Portugal.
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