Impacts of Flooding on the Quality of Life in Rural Regions of Southern Slovakia

• DOI: 10.1007/s11482-014-9363-x
• Publication Date: 2014-10-18T06:58:15Z
• Authors: Andrea Jakubcová; Henrich Grežo; Anna Hrešková; František Petrovič
• Keywords: Slovak; Human life

Human activity has significantly influenced energy flows in the landscape. Physical and geographical features of an area in the context of natural processes highlight their influence on the human lives in the affected regions of Slovakia. The paper aimed on the influence of the extraordinary flooding impact in June 2013 on the quality of life in Slovak rural regions. We have investigated the impact of the resulting damage on human activities in the rural municipality of Chľaba. The case study of southern Slovakia can provide a more realistic view at regularly flooded areas in Slovak geographical conditions. The target of our research was to map and monitor the situation during the floods and shortly after them and to draw proposals leading to a more operative approach in the context of comprehensive flood protection in Slovakia. The added value of the research is a creation of such graphical supporting documents, which could be served as a basis for creating the plan of flood prevention management in rural territories, as a part of negative impacts of floods reduction on human activities.