Adapting rural communities to climate change: The undervalued
potential of agricultural land

J 2024

Adapting rural communities to climate change: The undervalued potential of agricultural land

KONEČNÝ, Ondřej, Ondřej ŠERÝ, Tomáš ZAVADIL, Barbora DUŽÍ, Alice KOZUMPLÍKOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50704 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

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

Abstract

V originále

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.

Links

TL03000007, research and development project

Name: Posílení resilience venkova prostřednictvím aktivizace lokálních aktérů a vlastníků půdy

Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

Citovat

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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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. \textit{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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