A5053232881- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies
- Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Rural development and sustainability
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Marine and environmental studies
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
2015-2024
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
2018-2024
Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2022
College of Tourism
2021
University College of Tourism and Ecology
2021
Matej Bel University
2020
Slovak Environmental Agency
2020
Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic
2020
Comenius University Bratislava
2018
University of Constantine 3
2010-2013
BIOPRESS (‘Linking Pan-European Land Cover Change to Pressures on Biodiversity’), a European Commission funded ‘Global Monitoring for Environment and Security’ project, produced land cover change information (1950—2000) Europe from aerial photographs tested the suitability of this monitoring habitats biodiversity. The methods results related work are summarized. Changes in were established through 73 window 59 transect samples distributed across Europe. Although sample size was too small...
The unprecedented growth of prosperity in developed countries, including the countries Central and Eastern Europe, interrupted by economic crisis 2008–2009, came to a halt at beginning 2020. This was due outbreak COVID-19 respiratory disease pandemic, for which no cure known June response governments form declaring state emergency closing national regional borders several months had serious and, above all, psychological consequences. Anxiety, depression, possibly suicides were expected...
Similar to other post-communist countries, Slovakia has undergone significant changes in the last decades—largely through transformation of central planning into a market economy. Unfortunately, this process been associated with increasing pressure on surrounding ecosystems and their individual components. These are subject various influences, e.g., socio-economic, political environmental; addition, urbanisation also had great influence. This is typified by conversion productive agricultural...
Aim. The aim of the article is to look for an answer question whether it worthwhile deal only with happiness and leave exploration quality life as something which not viable, or if makes sense both phenomena. If so, what relationship between them? At same time, we ask ourselves are perceived equally by people therefore interchangeable. Results. also confirmed measuring number published articles monitored in Web Science. quantification implies that their correlation high but so they can be...
This article presents the integrated approach to sustainable land use management based on assessment of and related cover changes. Land changes are conditioned by human activities producing in landscape initiating processes which cause many environmental problems. It is therefore important determine drivers causality can then be negated ensure management. The research understanding as a geo-ecosystem with natural, human, cultural, historical potential. Our aim define aspects regulate social...
In conservation biology, there is a general consensus that protected areas (PAs) are one of the most effective tools for biodiversity protection. Worldwide, area PAs continually increasing. But effectiveness protection improving with it? Since many only exist as "paper parks" (i.e. they on maps and in legislation but offer little actual protection), answer uncertain. Moreover, it has long been known that, not an increase extent PAs, also efficiency their management fundamentally important...
The development of urbanisation is linked to qualitative and quantitative changes in the landscape its components aimed at strengthening economic, administrative cultural-social functions, which are associated with ever-increasing pressures on ecosystems their individual components. These subject various factors—socio-economic, political, environ-mental, etc. In this paper, we present an evaluation environmental impacts Slovakia. Independent Slovakia belongs young European states. communist...
This paper is focused on the urban-rural dichotomy as one of dichotomies quality life (QOL). The first objective to find out whether urban life, or rural higher in Czechia. hypothesis assumes that higher. second identify predictors QOL and compare values for residents cities villages. In Theoretical Background section, we discuss plus villages life. explore Czechia, give examples measurements Czech municipalities. Measurement Findings section measure with a subjective indicator Cantril...
Aim. This paper explores the relationship between two closely related phenomena of health and quality life. Health has a physical mental form, diseases are divided into several groups: a) no diseases, b) anxiety depression c) suicidal thoughts suicide attempts. The is focused on university students, especially category students experiencing impact these thequality It based non-medical understanding health, self-reported by individuals. numbers people suffering from before outbreak pandemic...
Although the topic of trampling alpine vegetation has been addressed by many authors in recent years, there are still unanswered questions. Areas unsuitable for enormous numbers tourists particularly problematic. Such an area is limestone Belianske Tatras, closed to since 1978, with exception a trail that accessible one direction 1993 and both directions 2008 as educational trail. Since renewed discussion about making Tatras tourists, we sought answers hypotheses: (1.) whether regenerated...
Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe agricultural landscapes in the cadastral area Hriňova and their development context social economic changes over past 60 years. This characterized by occurrence historical structures landscape (HSAL) which are important because they comprise various cultural, environmental ecological aspects. assessment land use on two scales selected small localities highlights that most trend here extensification. results show despite these use, represented...
The main aim of this study is to assess the benefits provided by ecosystems traditional agricultural landscapes (TAL) and compare them outputs large-scale agriculture. Assessment ecosystem services (ES) was performed in four case-study areas situated Slovakia, representing different types TAL: Viticultural landscape, meadow–pasture landscape with dispersed settlements mosaics orchards. methodological approach focused on assessment all principal ES—regulation maintenance, provisioning,...
Landfills, old and abandoned mines, industrial sites, heaps, sludge ponds other sources of pollution represent environmental threats are characterized as chemical time bombs. This work is focused on the evaluation soil contamination by risk elements using various indices (geoaccumulation index—Igeo, enrichment factor—EF, factor—Cif degree contamination—Cd). These selected agrarian problem areas located in Slovakia, especially air field landfills consisting power plant fly ash, tannery...
In the paper, we understand social capital as a variable that affects quality of life. A whose change another is called predictor. The paper based on Putnam’s understanding with dimensions trust, norms and networks. Trust considered most important dimension, for purposes identified trust. Quality life holistic concept two expressing an assessment satisfaction After society became richer—in 1960’s in West and, after collapse bipolar world, also Central Eastern Europe—the need quantity was...
The importance of assessing urban greenery is growing, especially in the context global warming and emergence heat islands. paper proposes a set measurements to evaluate quality accessibility based on freely available geographic data: Sentinel-2 satellite images, Urban Atlas, Open Street Map. (or availability) derived from images by using spectral Forest Index (FI). proposed Neighborhood Green Quality Indexes (NGQI0/30, NGQI350) near far surroundings spatial unit averaging FI values....
Abstract Traditional agricultural landscapes (TALs) in Slovakia are mosaics of small-scale arable fields and permanent cultivations resulting from continuous succession over centuries. The objective this paper is to develop a strategy for the protection management TAL Liptovská Teplička cadastral area, which has mountainous land grassland TALs. Driving forces, threats other trends related these TALs were identified, based on valuation land-use changes, socioeconomic demographic phenomena...