LOKALITY ENVIRONMENTÁLNYCH ZÁŤAŽÍ STREDNÉHO SLOVENSKA AKO LIMITUJÚCE FAKTORY REGIONÁLNEHO ROZVOJA
LOCALITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS OF CENTRAL SLOVAKIA AS LIMITING FACTORS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Martin Boltižiar, EVA MICHAELI, VLADIMÍR SOLÁR, Monika Ivanová
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Regional Geography, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: environmental loads; environment; regional development; recultivation; Central Slovakia;
Summary/Abstract: Regional development is perceived in literature as the economic growth presented in a positive sense. Economic growth does not necessarily have to be associated with the development of regions, although it is hard to imagine the latter without the former. Regional development of any region must be based on the quality of the environment which influences, among other areas, the quality of the life of inhabitants. The negative aspects of the regional development include also environmental loads. The aim of this paper is to provide detailed characteristics of the environmental loads in the Western Slovakia, which present limiting factors of regional development. The data about have been obtained from field research, analysis of aerial photographs, as well as bibliography and other resourses, and from interviews. Management of the issue of environmental loads in the Slovakia is being slowed down due to the absence of legislation, lack of financial resources, failure to clearly assign responsibilities for environmental loads, and high number of localities. Solving the issue of environmental loads will not be possible without financial support of European funds by means of Operational Programme for Environment and from the state budget. However, the solution to the whole issue will be a long-term matter and it is assumed to last until 2030. The year 2027 is the target year for sanitation of the most risky environmental loads resulting from the application of allowed exceptions, e. g. EU general directive on water according to which the member states must reach good quality of surface and underground waters.

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