The Sokolov Region, which was one of the engines driving the national economy in the recent past, is now significantly threatened by marginalization. The development of the region was marked by two important phenomena: large-scale opencast mining and almost complete replacement of the population after World War II. Coal mining has been affecting the development of the region since the mid-18th century. Since the end of the World War II, when large-scale opencast mining prevailed, the region's dependence on coal mining increased. Although mining has been gradually declining since the early 80's, mining and related industries still form the base of employment (approximately 10 000 jobs). Termination of mining, which is planned for the period 2030--2035, thus may mean core problem for the region. Sokolov District is already one of districts with the highest unemployment within the Czech Republic, and further increase may result in the depopulation of the region in the final stage. The thesis analyses the current state of the Microregion Sokolov-East, compares it with other Central European mining regions, seeks for the possibilities of future development of the region, and brings knowledge of how these possibilities are evaluated by the key actors of the Microregion.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:176892 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Lipovská, Zdeňka |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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