Recharge är en laddstation för elbilar med lokalproducerad el och en mötesplats för lokala och regionala aktörer att samlas, nätverka och utöva sina småskaliga verksamheter på. Projektet grundar sig i en undersökning av motorvägens roll på landsbygden. I undersökningen kartlades även småskaliga verksamheter inom matproduktion i området. Vidare diskuterar projektet tre huvudsakliga frågeställningar. Vilken är bilens roll i framtiden och hur en kan arkitektur som tar bilen i fokus ihop med ett hållbarhetsperspektiv se ut. Landsbygden har inte samma förutsättningar som staden för att bli fossilfria, därför utgår projektet från tesen att den rurala framtiden kommer bygga med bilen i fokus. De ytterligare frågeställningarna undersöker om det går att skapa en plats som integrerar motorvägen med landsbygden samt vilket resultat det blir om man kontrasterar de stora aktörerna Burger King och Cirkle K som ligger på platsen och byter ut deras globala näringskedja mot en småskalig, lokal och hållbar istället. / Recharge is a car charging station powered by locally produced electricity and a meeting place for local and regional users to gather, network and carry out their small-scale activities. The project is based in a survey of the motorway and its role in the countryside. The survey also mapped small businesses of food production in the area. The project discusses three main issues. What role does the car have in the future and what will a car and sustainability centred architecture look like. The countryside does not have the same opportunities for a car free future as the city does, therefore the project assumes that the future of the rural is going to be built with the car in focus. The other issues examines whether it is possible to create a place that integrates the motorway with the countryside and what result do you get if you contrast the large businesses Burger King and Cirkle K and swap their global chain of production with a small scale, local and sustainable one.

Folketshus Fokus bidrar till att olika grupper möts, vilket främjar gemenskapen och kunskapsutbyte mellan byar i närområdet. En plats för att samlas eller möta nya arbets- och studiekompisar. En mötesplats för allmänheten, föreningsliv, arbetsliv och studieliv.  Olika individer behöver olika miljöer för att fokusera och stimuleras under arbetsdagen. Jag har skapat tre separata byggnader för tre ”fokus”-grupper. Folketshus Fokus styrker platsoberoende utbildning, arbete och föreningsliv med öppna och bokningsbara studie-/arbetsrum i olika storlekar. Här finns även offentliga arbetsplatser i bibliotek och café för den som föredrar att arbeta bland folk. Större kurslokal för den som vill hålla workshop eller liknande.En plats för arbetsro, eller kravlöst njuta av naturen, vara i biblioteket och äta på caféet/restaurangen. Huskroppen är nergrävd längs terrängen, så den smälter in i sin omgivning. Konstruktionen är uppdelad efter ett yttre och inre skal. Takfönster för in solljus till det yttre och inre skalet och skapar ett varmt ljus på insidan av det inre skalet. Det inre skalet skapar mindre rum i det stora rummet. / People's house Focus contributes to different groups to meet, which promotes community and knowledge exchange between villages in the local area. A place to gather or meet new work and study friends. A public meeting place for associations, working life and study life.  Different individuals need different environments to focus and be stimulated during the working day. I have created three separate buildings for three focus groups. People's house Focus location-independent education, work and association life with open and bookable study rooms of different sizes. There are also public workplaces in libraries and cafés for those who prefer to work among people. Larger course room for those who want to hold a workshop or similar.A place of peace of mind, or just simply to enjoy nature, be in the library and eat at the café/restaurant. The house body is buried along the terrain, so it blends into its surroundings. The construction is divided according to an outer and inner shell. Skylights bring sunlight into the outer and inner shell, creating a warm light on the inside of the inner shell. The inner shell creates smaller rooms in the large room.

Echoing through the lecture theatres, conference halls and pages of the contemporary Urban Studies discourse is the oft-repeated refrain that today over half the world’s population live in urban areas, and that by 2050 this proportion is expected to be upwards of 70%. The place of the leftover 50% of people inhabiting a vast and seemingly forgotten 98% of the planet’s rural territory is externalised, apparently lying outside the purview of marching urbanisation. Yet the theory of ‘Planetary Urbanisation’ has emerged in recent years positing a contentious epistemological questioning of Urban Studies’ focus sites, objects and processes. In this it argues for a reorientation of the field towards the ignored rural hinterlands of ‘extended urbanity’ falling under the influence of the fluid process of urbanisation which is transforming the countryside through processes of rationalisation, functionalisation and disintegration. Critiqued as overly abstract, empirically shallow and puritanically ignoring form, this paper investigates and experiments with the theory of planetary urbanisation in a grounded study of a corridor of the Swedish countryside and the village of Röstånga. It does so by a concrete, detailed and dualistic approach to sites of extended urbanisation, integrating both form and process in its analysis. This research exercises this analysis through extricating the city-bound flâneur out into the non-city through a phenomenological 60km, 2 day walk from the city of Malmö to Röstånga. Arriving in Röstånga, this paper then turns its attention to multiple, triangulated methodologies of mapping, observations and interviewing in order to bind our flâneur reflections to the built environment of rurality. In doing so, this research details a changing spatial and social landscape of the Skåne countryside and the village of Röstånga with results exposing an urbanised rurality of hybridity, control and decay and a village of operationalised suburbia, of an externally orientated centre and of disparate social innovations. A discussion of these results then exposes a rural realm simultaneously surrendering to its new reality of extended urbanity and desperately searching for meaning and purpose within it; a landscape wilting under what this paper terms as the shadow of post-political urbanisation. This research than calls for ‘politics of the possible’ in a re-politicisation of the rural and concludes by challenging planners, architects and governments to re-imagine alternatives for this vital if forgotten space.

no / The number of people visiting their local parks and countryside is increasing according to a recent survey published by Natural England [1]. An important reason given for visiting green spaces was to “relax and unwind” and these areas can be considered restorative or tranquil environments giving relief from cognitive overload and reduction of stress. Our green spaces can be a refuge from the din of city life and the green environment can provide shelter for wildlife and bird song can be heard. But are they suffi- ciently tranquil and what guidance do we have for improving such spaces if they are not?

Saneamento ambiental é um dos mais importantes meios de controle da prevenção de doenças, de conservação do meio ambiente e de promoção da saúde. Porém, não é uma realidade em todas as partes do mundo, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento, onde ainda se pode encontrar áreas urbanas densamente povoadas com precárias condições de saneamento, representando uma grande preocupação para os profissionais da área de saúde pública. Essa problemática revela-se particularmente importante para as pessoas que estão mais expostas a possíveis riscos de contaminação, devido à falta de infra-estrutura de saneamento, principalmente nos ambientes rurais. Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a condição da qualidade da água utilizada para consumo humano, na comunidade da zona rural de Fortaleza de Minas - MG, por meio da identificação da origem, captação, tratamento, armazenamento e distribuição da água consumida e da análise dos seus parâmetros microbiológicos, físicos e químicos. Visou também levantar a percepção da população em relação à qualidade da água consumida. O estudo foi desenvolvido na Comunidade Rural do Bairro Chapadão do município, tendo sido utilizada a técnica de Tubos Múltiplos para as análises microbiológicas; para a identificação e quantificação dos metais, empregou-se a técnica de Espectrometria de Emissão Atômica - ICP-AES e, para os agrotóxicos, a técnica de cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Também foram feitas entrevistas com 15 sujeitos da comunidade rural, incluídos neste estudo. Foi detectada a presença de Escherichia coli e Coliformes Totais em todas as amostras de água investigadas, acima do valor permitido pela Portaria do Ministério da Saúde - MS no 518/2004. Foram detectados valores acima do máximo permitido para turbidez, cor aparente e pH, previstos pela Portaria MS no 518/2004. A presença dos metais arsênio, cádmio, chumbo, cobre, cromo, ferro e manganês, em algumas amostras de água, apresentaram valores acima do permitido pela Portaria MS no 518/2004. Os agrotóxicos &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil não foram identificados nas amostras de água. O método de validação desenvolvido para análise dos agrotóxicos &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil foi considerado eficiente, podendo ser empregado em futuras análises para o monitoramento de &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil em água para consumo humano. Quanto à percepção dos sujeitos sobre a qualidade da água, foi levantado que 66,67% dos entrevistados não utilizavam nenhum tipo de tratamento para a água consumida, e o mesmo percentual referiu armazenar a água em caixas de amianto. Quando perguntados sobre a qualidade da água consumida, mesmo os 46,67% dos sujeitos que referiram considerar a água de boa qualidade, também destacaram não saber se a mesma continha \"veneno\". Os resultados evidenciam a importância do tratamento da água para consumo da população deste estudo, em conformidade com as normas contidas na Portaria MS no 518/2004, que estabelece procedimentos para controle e vigilância da qualidade da água para consumo humano, visando manter um padrão de potabilidade. Também revelam a necessidade de que as políticas públicas na área da saúde e meio ambiente encontrem medidas intersetoriais voltadas para as populações da zona rural, no que se refere ao saneamento ambiental, que é uma das principais bases da promoção da saúde humana. / Environmental sanitation is one of the most important means to control the prevention of diseases, the conservation of the environment, and the promotion of health. However, is not a reality in every part of the world, especially in the developing countries, where densely inhabited urban areas with precarious sanitation conditions can still be found, which represents a great concern to the professionals of public health. This problem revels itself particularly important to the people who are more exposed to possible risks of contamination, due to the lack of sanitation infrastructure, especially on rural environments. The purpose of this study is to verify the quality of the water used for human intake on the rural community if Fortaleza de Minas - MG, through the identification of the origin, captivation, treatment, storing and distribution of the water consumed, and the analysis of its microbiological, physical and chemical parameters. It also aimed to increase the population perception with regards to the quality of the consumed water. The study was developed in the Rural Community of the Chapadão neighborhood, using the Multiple Tubes technique for the microbiological analysis; for the identification and quantification of metals, the Spectrometry Atomic Emission - ICP-AES technique was used; and for the agro toxics, the high efficiency liquid chromatography technique was used. Interviews were made with 15 individuals from the rural community included in the study. The presence of Escherichia coli and Total Coliforms forms were detected in all the samples of the investigated water, above the permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry - MS. Values above the permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry were detected for turbidity, visible color and pH. The presence of the metals arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper, chromium, iron and manganese in same of the water samples, were higher than the values permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry. The agro toxics &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil were not identify in the water samples. The validation method developed for the analysis of the agro toxics &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil was considered efficient, allowing it to be used in future analysis for the monitoring of &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil in human consumed water. In regards to the perception of the individuals about the quality of the water, it was verified that 66,67% of the interviewed people did not used any kind of treatment for the water consumed, and the same percentage preferred to store the water in asbestos boxes. When asked about the quality of the water consumed, even the 46,67% of the individuals that preferred to consider the water of \"good quality\", emphasized not knowing if it contained \"poison\". The results show the importance of the treatment of the water for consume of this study population, jointly with precept contain in the Health Ministry law nº 518/2004, that establish procedures to control and watch the quality of the water for human consume, aiming to keep the pattern of potability. It also revel the necessity for public politics in the health and environmental departments to find joint measures focused on the countryside population, concerning the environmental sanitation, which is one of the bases for the promotion of human health.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T16:28:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ivania.pdf: 4412341 bytes, checksum: 62620d1e7057bb86b705b2a4e688a98b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-03 / The research analyzed the closing process and closing attempts of schools in the field with the offer of the final years of Primary Education in the countryside in Itapejara D Oeste, Southwest region of Paraná State. The general objective was to analyze this process, as well as showing the resistances and challenges for school in the field. The specific objectives proposed were to identify the changes in the Brazilian countryside since 1950 and its determinations on the reduction of the rural population; contextualize and differentiate the concepts of rural education and field education on the national scene; understand the school closure processes in the rural area in the national and local context, describe the process of implementation and subsequent stop of offering final years/grades of Primary Education in the countryside from a closure and completion case and from a closing way case. From a qualitative approach in the perspective of historical-dialectical materialism, there was a case study, with the use of procedures semi structured interviews and documental analysis. It approached the changes occurred in the Brazilian countryside, due to the capitalism, as well as its effects that culminated in the reduction of rural population and consequently the reduction of enrollment of the schools in the countryside. It also addressed the rural education and rural school and, as a counterpoint, the Field Education in order to analyze the process of closing of these schools later on. The research showed that the offer of Primary Education in the countryside of Itapejara D Oeste both for early years as the final years was precarious and insufficient, proving the negligence of the authorities to the education of the rural population. The analysis of the implementation process, closing and attempts to the closing of the schools showed that the offer of the final years of Elementary School was not the result of a public policy designed in order to attend the country population, but the result of claims and mobilization of the communities, which in the same way resisted in face of attempts to close schools. The practice of closing schools was based in economic-quantitative justification, disregarding cultural aspects that are present in the issue of closing schools in the countryside. In short, the research reflects the great historical debt to the education of the countryside people, noting that it is not enough public educational policies. These should be linked to other public policies that guarantee better life expectancies in the country so that families want and can stay there. / A pesquisa analisou o processo de fechamento e tentativas de fechamento das escolas no campo de anos finais do Ensino Fundamental em Itapejara D Oeste, região Sudoeste do Paraná. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi analisar esse processo para evidenciar seus determinantes gerais e específicos, bem como apontar as resistências e desafios para as escolas no campo. Como objetivos específicos, propôs-se a identificar as transformações no campo brasileiro a partir de 1950 e suas relações com a redução da população do campo; contextualizar e diferenciar as concepções de educação rural e de educação do campo no cenário nacional; compreender os processos de fechamento de escolas no campo no contexto nacional e no contexto local; descrever o processo de implantação e posterior cessação da oferta das séries/anos finais do Ensino Fundamental no campo a partir de um caso concluso de fechamento e de um em vias de fechamento. A pesquisa adotou uma abordagem qualitativa na perspectiva do materialismo histórico-dialético, como um estudo de caso, utilizando-se dos procedimentos entrevistas semiestruturadas e análise documental. Abordou as transformações ocorridas no campo brasileiro, por conta da expansão do capitalismo, bem como seus efeitos que culminaram na redução da população camponesa e consequentemente na redução das matrículas das escolas no campo. Enfocou a perspectiva da educação e escola rural e, como contraponto, a Educação do Campo, para posteriormente analisar o processo de fechamento dessas escolas. Evidenciou que a oferta do Ensino Fundamental no campo em Itapejara D Oeste, tanto em relação aos anos iniciais quanto aos anos finais, ocorreu de forma precária e insuficiente, o que comprovou o descaso dos poderes públicos com a educação da população do campo. A análise dos processos de implantação, fechamento e tentativas de fechamento das escolas evidenciou que a oferta dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental não foi resultado de uma política pública para atender as populações no campo, mas sim resultado de reivindicações e mobilizações das comunidades, que da mesma forma resistiram diante das tentativas de fechamento das escolas. A prática de fechamento de escolas embasou-se em justificativas econômico-quantitativas, que desconsideraram aspectos culturais presentes no processo de fechamento das escolas. Em suma, a pesquisa traduz a grande dívida histórica com a educação dos povos do campo e destaca que não bastam políticas públicas educacionais. Estas devem estar atreladas a outras políticas públicas que garantam melhores expectativas de vida no campo para que as famílias queiram e possam permanecer no campo.

The incorporation of consumption-oriented activities into rural space can be observed in the appearance of newly valued rural amenities and the increasing frequency and popularity of culinary tourism destination marketing. In exploring the relationships between local food and culinary tourism, this research sought to better understand the impact of culinary tourism on the production and consumption of local food in Prince Edward County, ON. Interviews revealed that opportunities presented by culinary tourism are a prime motivation for restaurants to engage in the local food system, and that local food producers are less tied to their restaurant linkages than to alternative marketing channels owing to high levels of product substitutability and the opportunity costs associated with direct exchange. Additionally, it was observed that culinary tourism both inherently and paradoxically contributes to expansion of local food systems beyond regional boundaries, giving rise to a discussion on the positioning of local food as an alternative or complementary component to the globalized food system.

Saneamento ambiental é um dos mais importantes meios de controle da prevenção de doenças, de conservação do meio ambiente e de promoção da saúde. Porém, não é uma realidade em todas as partes do mundo, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento, onde ainda se pode encontrar áreas urbanas densamente povoadas com precárias condições de saneamento, representando uma grande preocupação para os profissionais da área de saúde pública. Essa problemática revela-se particularmente importante para as pessoas que estão mais expostas a possíveis riscos de contaminação, devido à falta de infra-estrutura de saneamento, principalmente nos ambientes rurais. Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a condição da qualidade da água utilizada para consumo humano, na comunidade da zona rural de Fortaleza de Minas - MG, por meio da identificação da origem, captação, tratamento, armazenamento e distribuição da água consumida e da análise dos seus parâmetros microbiológicos, físicos e químicos. Visou também levantar a percepção da população em relação à qualidade da água consumida. O estudo foi desenvolvido na Comunidade Rural do Bairro Chapadão do município, tendo sido utilizada a técnica de Tubos Múltiplos para as análises microbiológicas; para a identificação e quantificação dos metais, empregou-se a técnica de Espectrometria de Emissão Atômica - ICP-AES e, para os agrotóxicos, a técnica de cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Também foram feitas entrevistas com 15 sujeitos da comunidade rural, incluídos neste estudo. Foi detectada a presença de Escherichia coli e Coliformes Totais em todas as amostras de água investigadas, acima do valor permitido pela Portaria do Ministério da Saúde - MS no 518/2004. Foram detectados valores acima do máximo permitido para turbidez, cor aparente e pH, previstos pela Portaria MS no 518/2004. A presença dos metais arsênio, cádmio, chumbo, cobre, cromo, ferro e manganês, em algumas amostras de água, apresentaram valores acima do permitido pela Portaria MS no 518/2004. Os agrotóxicos &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil não foram identificados nas amostras de água. O método de validação desenvolvido para análise dos agrotóxicos &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil foi considerado eficiente, podendo ser empregado em futuras análises para o monitoramento de &#945 e β-endossulfam e metalaxil em água para consumo humano. Quanto à percepção dos sujeitos sobre a qualidade da água, foi levantado que 66,67% dos entrevistados não utilizavam nenhum tipo de tratamento para a água consumida, e o mesmo percentual referiu armazenar a água em caixas de amianto. Quando perguntados sobre a qualidade da água consumida, mesmo os 46,67% dos sujeitos que referiram considerar a água de boa qualidade, também destacaram não saber se a mesma continha \"veneno\". Os resultados evidenciam a importância do tratamento da água para consumo da população deste estudo, em conformidade com as normas contidas na Portaria MS no 518/2004, que estabelece procedimentos para controle e vigilância da qualidade da água para consumo humano, visando manter um padrão de potabilidade. Também revelam a necessidade de que as políticas públicas na área da saúde e meio ambiente encontrem medidas intersetoriais voltadas para as populações da zona rural, no que se refere ao saneamento ambiental, que é uma das principais bases da promoção da saúde humana. / Environmental sanitation is one of the most important means to control the prevention of diseases, the conservation of the environment, and the promotion of health. However, is not a reality in every part of the world, especially in the developing countries, where densely inhabited urban areas with precarious sanitation conditions can still be found, which represents a great concern to the professionals of public health. This problem revels itself particularly important to the people who are more exposed to possible risks of contamination, due to the lack of sanitation infrastructure, especially on rural environments. The purpose of this study is to verify the quality of the water used for human intake on the rural community if Fortaleza de Minas - MG, through the identification of the origin, captivation, treatment, storing and distribution of the water consumed, and the analysis of its microbiological, physical and chemical parameters. It also aimed to increase the population perception with regards to the quality of the consumed water. The study was developed in the Rural Community of the Chapadão neighborhood, using the Multiple Tubes technique for the microbiological analysis; for the identification and quantification of metals, the Spectrometry Atomic Emission - ICP-AES technique was used; and for the agro toxics, the high efficiency liquid chromatography technique was used. Interviews were made with 15 individuals from the rural community included in the study. The presence of Escherichia coli and Total Coliforms forms were detected in all the samples of the investigated water, above the permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry - MS. Values above the permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry were detected for turbidity, visible color and pH. The presence of the metals arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper, chromium, iron and manganese in same of the water samples, were higher than the values permitted by the law 518/2004 of the Health Ministry. The agro toxics &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil were not identify in the water samples. The validation method developed for the analysis of the agro toxics &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil was considered efficient, allowing it to be used in future analysis for the monitoring of &#945 and β-endossulfam and metalaxil in human consumed water. In regards to the perception of the individuals about the quality of the water, it was verified that 66,67% of the interviewed people did not used any kind of treatment for the water consumed, and the same percentage preferred to store the water in asbestos boxes. When asked about the quality of the water consumed, even the 46,67% of the individuals that preferred to consider the water of \"good quality\", emphasized not knowing if it contained \"poison\". The results show the importance of the treatment of the water for consume of this study population, jointly with precept contain in the Health Ministry law nº 518/2004, that establish procedures to control and watch the quality of the water for human consume, aiming to keep the pattern of potability. It also revel the necessity for public politics in the health and environmental departments to find joint measures focused on the countryside population, concerning the environmental sanitation, which is one of the bases for the promotion of human health.

Darbe yra nagrinėjama kaimo turizmo sodybų plėtra trijuose regionuose – Klaipėdos apskrityje, Telšių apskrityje bei Tauragės apskrityje. Darbe yra analizuojama informacija iš Lietuvos statistikos departamento ir kitų šaltinių bei autorės surinktų duomenų, kaip vystėsi kaimo turizmo sodybų skaičius nuo 2008 metų iki 2013 metų. Tyrimams buvo panaudoti autorės surinkti duomenys apie 80 kaimo turizmo sodybų esančių Klaipėdos apskrityje, 44 sodybas Telšių apskrityje ir 27 kaimo turizmo sodybas Tauragės apskrityje. Darbo eigoje buvo pastebėti netikslumai tarp statistikos duomenų ir realių kaimo turizmo sodybų egzistavimo. Taip pat darbe yra pateikiama detalesnė informacija apie sodybas – kurioje vietoje įsikūrusios ir ar įeina į saugomų teritorijų plotus, kokios turizmo trasos veda per tris apskritis. Šiame darbe nustatyta pagrindiniai apskričių traukos centrai – Klaipėdos apskrityje traukos centras yra Baltijos jūra, Telšių apskrityje – Platelių ežeras, o Tauragės apskrityje daugiausiai susitelkusių sodybų yra prie Tauragės miesto ir šiaurinėje Nemuno pakrantėje. Taip pat nustatyta, kad daugiausia kaimo turizmo sodybų priklausančių saugomai teritorijai yra Telšių apskrityje, jų iš viso priklauso 64%, Klaipėdos apskrityje – 25%, o Tauragės apskrityje – 11%. Išnagrinėta turizmo sodybų teikiamų paslaugų struktūra, pateikiamas kaimo turizmo plėtros skirtingose apskrityse (rajonuose) įvertinimas ir perspektyvos. / Final work investigates the development of Countryside (Rural) Tourism in three Lithuanian regions - Klaipeda, Telsiai and Taurage. Final work analyses information collected by the author, information of Lithuanian Department of Statistics and other sources, and observes the evolution and numbers of Countryside Tourism Farmsteads (organizations) from 2008 to 2013. For investigation the author used information collected by herself about 80 Countryside Tourism Farmsteads in Klaipeda region, 44 farmsteads in region of Telsiai and 27 in region of Taurage. Final work presents a difference between the statistics and the actual dates of Countryside Tourism. Thesis provides detailed information about actual Countryside Farmsteads - locations, natural protected areas and tourism trails which cover these areas. Final work also provides information about main tourist attraction centers of each region. Attraction centre of Klaipeda county is the Baltic Sea, Telsiai - Lake of Plateliai, and the most popular location for Countryside Farmsteads in Taurage region is near city Taurage and northern riverside of Nemunas. Thesis shows that the most Countryside Farmsteads settled in natural protected areas are in region of Telsiai, Klaipeda region has 25%, and Taurage - 11%. Work examined structure of services, ratings and outlook of rural tourism development.

At the beginning the Thesis describes the rural tourism as a part of the sustainable development of economy and tourism. As the goal of the Thesis is to evaluate the operation of a concrete agricultural establishment -- Statek Bezděční, it focuses on agrotourism as a specific type of rural tourism. On the basis of gained data the Thesis proposes suitable steps to help to improve the current economic situation of the farm, primarily to raise the occupancy of the farmstead and increase the revenues.