scholarly journals Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Extremes in Central Europe: A Case Study in a Rural Area in the Czech Republic

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 12758-12786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Stojanov ◽  
Barbora Duží ◽  
Tomáš Daněk ◽  
Daniel Němec ◽  
David Procházka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Climate Extremes ◽  
The Czech Republic

The effect of environmental variables on owl distribution in Central Europe: A case study from the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
pp. 101375
Author(s):  
Richard Ševčík ◽  
Jan Riegert ◽  
Karel Šťastný ◽  
Jan Zárybnický ◽  
Markéta Zárybnická
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
The Czech Republic

Public leadership and strategies of Czech municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic – municipal activism vs municipal passivism

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Plaček ◽  
David Špaček ◽  
František Ochrana
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Leadership

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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