Aim. The aim of the article is to look for an answer to the question of whether it is worthwhile ... more Aim. The aim of the article is to look for an answer to the question of whether it is worthwhile to deal only with happiness and to leave the exploration of quality of life as something which is not viable, or if it makes sense to deal with both phenomena. If so, what is the relationship between them? At the same time, we ask ourselves whether happiness and quality of life are perceived equally by people and are therefore interchangeable. Results. The answer is also confirmed by measuring the number of published articles monitored in the Web of Science. The quantification of happiness and quality of life implies that their correlation is high but not so high that they can be identified as the same. At the same time, if happiness and quality of life are different phenomena, it makes sense to deal with both. Method. The research was conducted using the face-to-face interview method. Conclusion. Happiness and quality of life, in terms of attention given to them by researchers, are quit...
The examination of the relationship between the construct of urban space and the construct of the... more The examination of the relationship between the construct of urban space and the construct of the quality of urban life is based on the knowledge that their common element is real physical space, i.e., the place. If the examination of the relationship between the two constructs is to be meaningful, then both must be on the same comparative basis—that means quality. The paper consists of two parts—the first part, which is theoretical, takes the form of conceptualization of urban space and the quality of urban life, including the identification of elements which affect them. The result of conceptualizing urban space into a qualitative form is liveability. The result of conceptualizing the quality of urban life is a holistic quality of life in the city, containing two domains—subjective and objective. The second part of the paper is the application of both constructs in a concrete form, based on measuring the values of these indicators and also the analysis of the results. The measurem...
Jedným zo znakov krajiny je priestorová heteroge-nita vyjadrená krajinnou štruktúrou. Štruktúra j... more Jedným zo znakov krajiny je priestorová heteroge-nita vyjadrená krajinnou štruktúrou. Štruktúra je spo-jená spätnými väzbami s funkčnými vlastnosťami kra-jiny, je determinovaná prírodnými, poloprírodnými a antropogénnymi faktormi. Tieto faktory v rozhodu-júcej miere ovplyvňujú dynamiku krajiny a spôsobujú zmeny, ktoré v nej prebiehajú. Najviditeľnejšie sa zme-ny krajinnej štruktúry prejavujú vo vidieckej krajine. Isté špecifikum predstavujú práve oblasti s rozptýle-ným kopaničiarskym osídlením. Charakteristika skúmaného územia Pri analýze a vyčleňovaní prvkov krajinnej štruktú-ry sme postupovali v zmysle metodiky LANDEP (Ru-žička, 2000), krajinné prvky sme detailnejšie rozčlenili so zreteľom na špecifiká skúmaného územia a cieľ prá-ce. Tematické mapovanie sa realizovalo v prostredí GIS metódou on screen a verifikovalo terénnym výskumom. Podkladom boli topografické mapy a ortorektifikované letecké snímky transformované do štandartnej projek-FRANTIŠEK PETROVIČ Zmeny využitia krajiny s...
Areas of scattered settlements are important from an aesthetic standpoint, but are particularly i... more Areas of scattered settlements are important from an aesthetic standpoint, but are particularly important as the landscape diversity carriers. Landscape structure cadastral area of the town Hri-ňová has undergone significant changes since 1949 that resulted in social and economic development. Changes in the landscape structure have an impact on the land use trends. Extensification of agriculture dominates since there is a reduction of management of arable land and grassland ingrown. To arrange the preservation of historical structures and traditional agricultural usage of land resources by specific management measures adopting is necessary for the preservation of landscape diversity.
Landscape gives us everything we need and offers a lot of possibilities for pumping energy in the... more Landscape gives us everything we need and offers a lot of possibilities for pumping energy in the form of physical or mental needs, which are non removable part of our lives. Transformation of landscape and use its properties, we have created a cultural landscape, which today is the most often the environment for human life. Landscape changes in which we are engaged had a decisive impact on today's way of using the studied area and people living in it. It is therefore very important to interest the development and use of landscape. In research the historical evolution of land use we can observe basic trends that impact its final formation. Trends of landscape development allow to see why the landscape is currently some use and of which is based on the current character.
The paper presents the results of studies of geomorphological processes in the surroundings of to... more The paper presents the results of studies of geomorphological processes in the surroundings of tourist paths with an effect on vegetation and soil conditions in the subalpine and alpine zones of the Tatra Mts. Hiking paths at the local level represent a significant factor for increasing efficiency of sheet wash and concentrated runoff and subsequent intensive deep erosion. They can interrupt continuous surface runoff and operate as the local base of erosion base for a part of the slope over them, with gravitational effect of surface runoff from rainfall and melting snow water, which increases the effect of slope denudation. The base of erosion of the paths increases the potential of gravitational failures and decreases the soil-debris cover stability. In these conditions, the development of slope movements accelerated evidently. Morphologically, hiking path can influence the accumulation of snow layers and creates the conditions for persistent snowfields. Blocking effect of the path...
This paper deals with the new classification of land use changes. We chose Nitra town in Slovakia... more This paper deals with the new classification of land use changes. We chose Nitra town in Slovakia as a model area. We examined changes of land use for the period 2003-2013. The main result of this work is a table for types of land use changes and a map that shows the location of these changes in Nitra town. Nitra is constantly expanding its area and it is also significantly changing within its borders. Agriculturally used surroundings of the town are being transformed into build-up areas and industrial parks. This transformation causes a loss of agricultural land and vegetation, in general. Agriculture in this region has been gradually declining and disappearing in the past years. On the other side, urbanisation, technicisation and industrialisation are highly supported
The concept of landscape archetypes arises from the idea of complex spatial structures allocation... more The concept of landscape archetypes arises from the idea of complex spatial structures allocation in the hierarchical and logical sequence, from the higher level to the lowest one (Hreško et al. Ekológia (Bratislava) 29:158–173, 2010). The landscape units being allocated on the basis of horizontal references of the secondary landscape structure are considered to be the output of landscape archetypes regionalization. The Western Carpathians represent the highest part of the Carpathian arc with highland and alpine type of landscape, which is characterized by scenically arranged mountain ridges separated by the intermountain basins and fluvial-modeled valleys. Formation of mountain areas archetypes was primarily determined by properties of relief and geological structure. Landscape archetype reflects the country way of adaptation to the impacts and changes caused by human activity, in our conditions from the Upper Palaeolithic to the present. Gradual settlement of the mountain arc of the Carpathians in the area of Slovakia was significantly influenced by the German and the Wallachian colonization. During the research of the development of the secondary landscape structure of mountain areas of Slovakia, we identified specific textures with various patterns of landscape mosaic with a certain degree of orderliness or regularity of landscape elements at different hierarchical levels. We consider such physiognomically distinguishable parts of the landscape to be “landscape archetypes”. In this paper we want to clarify and interpret the development of some representative archetypes of the mountain area of the Western Carpathians via selected examples, and to point out one of the new ways of the landscape research.
The aim of the paper is to point out to the use of selected extensions in geographic information ... more The aim of the paper is to point out to the use of selected extensions in geographic information systems which enable to make the time-consuming computations within the analysis, evaluation and interpretation of the secondary landscape structure more effective. Based on the vectorized maps, it is possible, by means of particular extensions and GIS software, to calculate the number, shape, size, diffusiveness, diversity, neighborhood relations or other indexes of landscape. In the paper, we deal with the extensions such as V-LATE or Patch Analyst. One of the newer extensions, which we also deal with, is StraKa. It contains scripts for the computation of shape, separateness, readability, diffusiveness, or interaction among polygons. The mentioned extensions are described in the paper in more detail.
Aim. The aim of the article is to look for an answer to the question of whether it is worthwhile ... more Aim. The aim of the article is to look for an answer to the question of whether it is worthwhile to deal only with happiness and to leave the exploration of quality of life as something which is not viable, or if it makes sense to deal with both phenomena. If so, what is the relationship between them? At the same time, we ask ourselves whether happiness and quality of life are perceived equally by people and are therefore interchangeable. Results. The answer is also confirmed by measuring the number of published articles monitored in the Web of Science. The quantification of happiness and quality of life implies that their correlation is high but not so high that they can be identified as the same. At the same time, if happiness and quality of life are different phenomena, it makes sense to deal with both. Method. The research was conducted using the face-to-face interview method. Conclusion. Happiness and quality of life, in terms of attention given to them by researchers, are quit...
The examination of the relationship between the construct of urban space and the construct of the... more The examination of the relationship between the construct of urban space and the construct of the quality of urban life is based on the knowledge that their common element is real physical space, i.e., the place. If the examination of the relationship between the two constructs is to be meaningful, then both must be on the same comparative basis—that means quality. The paper consists of two parts—the first part, which is theoretical, takes the form of conceptualization of urban space and the quality of urban life, including the identification of elements which affect them. The result of conceptualizing urban space into a qualitative form is liveability. The result of conceptualizing the quality of urban life is a holistic quality of life in the city, containing two domains—subjective and objective. The second part of the paper is the application of both constructs in a concrete form, based on measuring the values of these indicators and also the analysis of the results. The measurem...
Jedným zo znakov krajiny je priestorová heteroge-nita vyjadrená krajinnou štruktúrou. Štruktúra j... more Jedným zo znakov krajiny je priestorová heteroge-nita vyjadrená krajinnou štruktúrou. Štruktúra je spo-jená spätnými väzbami s funkčnými vlastnosťami kra-jiny, je determinovaná prírodnými, poloprírodnými a antropogénnymi faktormi. Tieto faktory v rozhodu-júcej miere ovplyvňujú dynamiku krajiny a spôsobujú zmeny, ktoré v nej prebiehajú. Najviditeľnejšie sa zme-ny krajinnej štruktúry prejavujú vo vidieckej krajine. Isté špecifikum predstavujú práve oblasti s rozptýle-ným kopaničiarskym osídlením. Charakteristika skúmaného územia Pri analýze a vyčleňovaní prvkov krajinnej štruktú-ry sme postupovali v zmysle metodiky LANDEP (Ru-žička, 2000), krajinné prvky sme detailnejšie rozčlenili so zreteľom na špecifiká skúmaného územia a cieľ prá-ce. Tematické mapovanie sa realizovalo v prostredí GIS metódou on screen a verifikovalo terénnym výskumom. Podkladom boli topografické mapy a ortorektifikované letecké snímky transformované do štandartnej projek-FRANTIŠEK PETROVIČ Zmeny využitia krajiny s...
Areas of scattered settlements are important from an aesthetic standpoint, but are particularly i... more Areas of scattered settlements are important from an aesthetic standpoint, but are particularly important as the landscape diversity carriers. Landscape structure cadastral area of the town Hri-ňová has undergone significant changes since 1949 that resulted in social and economic development. Changes in the landscape structure have an impact on the land use trends. Extensification of agriculture dominates since there is a reduction of management of arable land and grassland ingrown. To arrange the preservation of historical structures and traditional agricultural usage of land resources by specific management measures adopting is necessary for the preservation of landscape diversity.
Landscape gives us everything we need and offers a lot of possibilities for pumping energy in the... more Landscape gives us everything we need and offers a lot of possibilities for pumping energy in the form of physical or mental needs, which are non removable part of our lives. Transformation of landscape and use its properties, we have created a cultural landscape, which today is the most often the environment for human life. Landscape changes in which we are engaged had a decisive impact on today's way of using the studied area and people living in it. It is therefore very important to interest the development and use of landscape. In research the historical evolution of land use we can observe basic trends that impact its final formation. Trends of landscape development allow to see why the landscape is currently some use and of which is based on the current character.
The paper presents the results of studies of geomorphological processes in the surroundings of to... more The paper presents the results of studies of geomorphological processes in the surroundings of tourist paths with an effect on vegetation and soil conditions in the subalpine and alpine zones of the Tatra Mts. Hiking paths at the local level represent a significant factor for increasing efficiency of sheet wash and concentrated runoff and subsequent intensive deep erosion. They can interrupt continuous surface runoff and operate as the local base of erosion base for a part of the slope over them, with gravitational effect of surface runoff from rainfall and melting snow water, which increases the effect of slope denudation. The base of erosion of the paths increases the potential of gravitational failures and decreases the soil-debris cover stability. In these conditions, the development of slope movements accelerated evidently. Morphologically, hiking path can influence the accumulation of snow layers and creates the conditions for persistent snowfields. Blocking effect of the path...
This paper deals with the new classification of land use changes. We chose Nitra town in Slovakia... more This paper deals with the new classification of land use changes. We chose Nitra town in Slovakia as a model area. We examined changes of land use for the period 2003-2013. The main result of this work is a table for types of land use changes and a map that shows the location of these changes in Nitra town. Nitra is constantly expanding its area and it is also significantly changing within its borders. Agriculturally used surroundings of the town are being transformed into build-up areas and industrial parks. This transformation causes a loss of agricultural land and vegetation, in general. Agriculture in this region has been gradually declining and disappearing in the past years. On the other side, urbanisation, technicisation and industrialisation are highly supported
The concept of landscape archetypes arises from the idea of complex spatial structures allocation... more The concept of landscape archetypes arises from the idea of complex spatial structures allocation in the hierarchical and logical sequence, from the higher level to the lowest one (Hreško et al. Ekológia (Bratislava) 29:158–173, 2010). The landscape units being allocated on the basis of horizontal references of the secondary landscape structure are considered to be the output of landscape archetypes regionalization. The Western Carpathians represent the highest part of the Carpathian arc with highland and alpine type of landscape, which is characterized by scenically arranged mountain ridges separated by the intermountain basins and fluvial-modeled valleys. Formation of mountain areas archetypes was primarily determined by properties of relief and geological structure. Landscape archetype reflects the country way of adaptation to the impacts and changes caused by human activity, in our conditions from the Upper Palaeolithic to the present. Gradual settlement of the mountain arc of the Carpathians in the area of Slovakia was significantly influenced by the German and the Wallachian colonization. During the research of the development of the secondary landscape structure of mountain areas of Slovakia, we identified specific textures with various patterns of landscape mosaic with a certain degree of orderliness or regularity of landscape elements at different hierarchical levels. We consider such physiognomically distinguishable parts of the landscape to be “landscape archetypes”. In this paper we want to clarify and interpret the development of some representative archetypes of the mountain area of the Western Carpathians via selected examples, and to point out one of the new ways of the landscape research.
The aim of the paper is to point out to the use of selected extensions in geographic information ... more The aim of the paper is to point out to the use of selected extensions in geographic information systems which enable to make the time-consuming computations within the analysis, evaluation and interpretation of the secondary landscape structure more effective. Based on the vectorized maps, it is possible, by means of particular extensions and GIS software, to calculate the number, shape, size, diffusiveness, diversity, neighborhood relations or other indexes of landscape. In the paper, we deal with the extensions such as V-LATE or Patch Analyst. One of the newer extensions, which we also deal with, is StraKa. It contains scripts for the computation of shape, separateness, readability, diffusiveness, or interaction among polygons. The mentioned extensions are described in the paper in more detail.
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