MALÁ OBEC JAKO PÓL ROZVOJE: ODRAZ PRŮMYSLOVÉ ZÓNY V KVASINÁCH V REGIONU
SMALL MUNICIPALITY AS A POLE OF DEVELOPMENT: THE REFLECTION OF INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN KVASINY ON REGION

Author(s): Ondřej Konečný, Michal Ševčík, Milan Damborský
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Public Administration, Economic history, Present Times (2010 - today), Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: industrial zone; local development; labour market; Kvasiny; Škoda Auto;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the industrial zone in Kvasiny (Hradec Kralove), where one of the most important companies operating in the Czech Republic - Skoda Auto, is located. Although Kvasiny is rather a small village, the industrial zone has become an important source of jobs in the region. Therefore, the aim of the presented paper is to capture the importance and impact of the zone on selected socio-economic characteristics of the territory. Local importance (the municipalities of Kvasiny and Solnice) and also regional importance is evaluated. The territory of regional importance is set with regard to workers commuting to the factory, and is evaluated in two areas - the core and extended area. The development of selected characteristics is monitored in the years 2010-2016. The results have revealed that both the actual scope of the enterprise at the local level and the automotive industry in the region can be considered as elements constituting a pole of development and driving industries. On the other hand, despite the situation of the territory in the labour market is very positive, statistics on housing development and the dynamics of population and its structure do not support such positive trends. It is therefore impossible to speak of the positive image of the region as regards the residential function of the area.

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