KONEČNÝ, Ondřej, Ondřej ŠERÝ, Tomáš ZAVADIL, Barbora DUŽÍ, Alice KOZUMPLÍKOVÁ, Jakub TROJAN, Stanislav MARTINÁT, Radek NOVÁK, Ondřej KOTEK and Jiří LEHEJČEK. Adapting rural communities to climate change: The undervalued potential of agricultural land. Journal of Rural Studies. Elsevier Ltd, 2024, vol. 111, October 2024, p. 1-12. ISSN 0743-0167. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103391.
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Original name Adapting rural communities to climate change: The undervalued potential of agricultural land
Authors KONEČNÝ, Ondřej, Ondřej ŠERÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš ZAVADIL, Barbora DUŽÍ, Alice KOZUMPLÍKOVÁ, Jakub TROJAN (203 Czech Republic), Stanislav MARTINÁT, Radek NOVÁK, Ondřej KOTEK and Jiří LEHEJČEK.
Edition Journal of Rural Studies, Elsevier Ltd, 2024, 0743-0167.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50704 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.100 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103391
UT WoS 001307862200001
Keywords in English Agricultural land; Ownership; Tenure; Adaptation measures; Rural areas
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS., učo 437722. Changed: 30/9/2024 08:30.
Abstract
Rural municipalities in the Czech Republic (central Europe) are important owners of agricultural land, which, if managed appropriately, can be a means of reducing the local impacts of climate change. Previous research has not paid enough attention to rural municipal approaches to farmland management and their role in addressing local climate impacts. The aim of this paper is thus to capture the possible approaches and roles of municipalities in reducing the local impacts of climate change and to show how municipalities, as significant landowners, respond to these impacts. The research is based on semistructured interviews with representatives of rural municipalities and these results are further triangulated through focus groups with farmers in three model areas with different climatic and natural conditions for agriculture. The results showed that rural community leaders are generally unwilling to farm their agricultural land. They mostly lease land to farmers but at the same time do not understand the potential of tenancy agreements to influence farming to mitigate the impacts of climate change locally. Although the communities do not have a systematic and strategic approach to climate adaptation measures, the findings showed the implementation of a range of activities that effectively respond to climate change. Finally, the potential for strengthening governance and consequently rural sustainability lies in systematic counselling to leaders and communities and institutional support.
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TL03000007, research and development projectName: Posílení resilience venkova prostřednictvím aktivizace lokálních aktérů a vlastníků půdy
Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
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