“This year, the weather is like it used to be in our times” :
Experiencing climate change in the context of rural ageing in
the Czech Republic

J 2025

“This year, the weather is like it used to be in our times” : Experiencing climate change in the context of rural ageing in the Czech Republic

PELIKÁN, Vojtěch a Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA

Základní údaje

Originální název

“This year, the weather is like it used to be in our times” : Experiencing climate change in the context of rural ageing in the Czech Republic

Autoři

PELIKÁN, Vojtěch (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Rural Studies, Oxford, Elsevier, 2025, 0743-0167

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50401 Sociology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 5.100 v roce 2023

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103633

UT WoS

001469027500001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105000042802

Klíčová slova anglicky

Rural ageing; Climate change; Experiential knowledge; Environmental gerontology; Czech Republic

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 11. 6. 2025 11:11, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

The various contexts in which the intersection of rural ageing and the experience of climate change takes place remain understudied. In our paper, we draw on a qualitative analysis of 40 in-depth interviews collected in 2021 with older (between 54 and 85 years old) long-term residents from two rural regions in the Czech Republic, representing a post-socialist, relatively climate-sceptic society. We address how participants interpret their life-long environmental experiences in the context of accelerating climate change. Our analysis focuses on four issues, which are reflected in the interviews – (1) the collapse of spruce forests, (2) decreasing snow cover, (3) long-term drought, and (4) extreme storms. These issues inspire various repertoires, which participants use to make sense of these occurrences. The findings reveal that research participants often simplify the causes of changes they have experienced, preferring familiar, concrete explanations over abstract scientific knowledge. While experiential knowledge plays a central role, it does not necessarily lead to heightened climate change awareness. Instead, pre-existing beliefs or values significantly affect how climate-related events and processes are interpreted. Contrary to expectations, the volume and proximity of experiences do not imply higher sensitivity to climate change. Besides age-related differences, the study highlights regional discrepancies in climate change perceptions, with participants in South Moravia acknowledging their vulnerability and expressing greater openness to climate adaptations.

Návaznosti

GA20-12567S, projekt VaV

Název: Stárnutí a senioři v čase klimatické změny (Akronym: Grey and Green)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Stárnutí a senioři v čase klimatické změny

Přiložené soubory

This_year_the_weather_is_like_it_used_to_be_in_our_times.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

PELIKÁN, Vojtěch a Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA. “This year, the weather is like it used to be in our times” : Experiencing climate change in the context of rural ageing in the Czech Republic. Journal of Rural Studies. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, roč. 116, May, s. 1-11. ISSN 0743-0167. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103633.

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PELIKÁN, Vojtěch a Lucie GALČANOVÁ BATISTA. “This year, the weather is like it used to be in our times” : Experiencing climate change in the context of rural ageing in the Czech Republic. \textit{Journal of Rural Studies}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, roč.~116, May, s.~1-11. ISSN~0743-0167. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103633.

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