The maritime summer vacation and the coastal urbanization phenomena are directly related to the valuation of coastal areas by the spread of modern maritime practices (bathing, vacation and tourism) in these areas. Modern maritimity introduces new possibilities for list of companies with the sea and the coastal areas, making it the primary locus for holding leisure activities and housing (temporary or permanent). In this scenario, it is clear that the increasing urbanization of coastal areas is related to the spread of modern maritime practices. To understand the changes in coastal areas resulting from urbanization and modern maritime practices, it is taken as an object of study the expansion of maritime summer vacation in Barra de São Miguel coastline, a city located in the south coast of the state of Alagoas. Since the beginning, maritime summer vacation in Barra de São Miguel receives a strong influence from the capital Maceio through the expansion of it´s urban tissue towards the south coast. The urban morphology, marked by urban divisions and accumulation of second homes, is a result of how the coast of Barra São Miguel is achieved by Maceio city, showing its influence in the formation of spatial forms prevalent in the city. The summering people, municipal and state authorities, real estate entrepreneurs and the people who live in local beaches are social subjects involved in the process of the making of urban morphology in Barra de São Miguel. The document is the result of the methodological practices based on the following stages: a) bibliographic and documentary research; b) field research; c) informal interviews. / A vilegiatura marítima e a urbanização litorânea são fenômenos diretamente relacionados à valorização dos espaços litorâneos mediante a propagação das práticas marítimas modernas (banhos de mar, veraneio e turismo) nos espaços litorâneos. A maritimidade moderna instaura novas possibilidades de relação das sociedades com o mar e os espaços litorâneos, tornando-o lócus prioritário para a realização de atividades de lazer e moradia (temporárias ou permanentes). Neste cenário, é possível afirmar que o incremento da urbanização dos espaços litorâneos está relacionado à disseminação das práticas marítimas modernas. Para compreender as transformações nos espaços costeiros decorrentes da urbanização e das práticas marítimas modernas, toma-se como objeto de estudo a expansão da vilegiatura marítima no litoral de Barra de São Miguel, município localizado no litoral Sul do Estado de Alagoas. A vilegiatura marítima na Barra de São Miguel recebe desde o início uma forte influência da expansão do tecido urbano de Maceió em direção ao litoral Sul. A morfologia urbana, marcada por parcelamentos e aglomerados de segundas residências, é resultado de como o litoral de Barra de São Miguel é alcançado pela cidade de Maceió, evidenciando sua influência na constituição das formas espaciais predominantes no município. Desta forma, os veranistas, o poder público municipal e estadual, os empreendedores imobiliários e moradores dos municípios circunvizinhos são sujeitos sociais envolvidos no processo de constituição da morfologia urbana resultante em Barra de São Miguel. A metodologia para desenvolver a pesquisa constitui-se das seguintes etapas: a) pesquisa bibliográfica e documental; b) entrevistas; c) pesquisa de campo.

The issue of rural areas in the Czech Republic concerns about 5,800 municipalities, what is 93 % of all municipalities in the CR. These municipalities cover more than three-quarters of the CR territory where live over 3 million inhabitants, more than one third of the total population of the CR. Although there is consensus that the countryside faces a lot of problems which affect the lives of many people on a large territory, the adequate attention to this topic is still not given by official authorities. This confirms the facts that the CR has not adopted a clear definition of rural areas yet and the rural policy is not a priority of programs of political parties. But the urgency of solving problems in recent years stepped up. Quantity of scientific teams that focus on countryside problems increased. They are defined different typologies of rural areas, are seeking methods for dissolve disparities among different areas, there are efforts to measure the development potential of municipalities. This work is in accordance with these initiatives and by mixed research methods defines Development Potential Index (DPI). The DPI consists from 101 individual indicators. Verification of created index was done on data of 18 small villages located in three different regions of the Czech Republic, for which...

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of contemporary countryside. The result of the thesis - illustrative Manual originated from searching for the basic principles in the area of land-use planning. It focuses especially on urban issues and tries to answer some of them in a comprehensible form. Manual consists mostly of schematics, sketches, visualizations, etc. The issue of new construction and the so-called satellites become one of the key issues. The Manual offers an alternative for this land-grabbing style and it motivates to create a better environment. The basic principles are applied to a specific municipality. Consultation with nine village mayors could be considered as the added value of the work. Mayors shared their experience in building and planning and gave feedback on some chapters. Interesting mayor's remarks are are incorporated in the Manual. The appendix to the manual – Good Practice Examples brings inspiration for creation of regional architecture. The intention is to offer this Manual to all of those who are involved in the management of smaller municipalities.