Evaluation of spatial differentiation in the Pilsen region from a socioeconomic perspective

• Authors: Marie Novotná , Marta Šlehoferová , Alena Matušková
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main objective of this article is to evaluate spatial differentiation in the Pilsen region in the Czech Republic, to create a typology of territorial units, and to evaluate the potential for development and possible threats to development in relation to individual territorial types. To this end, municipal statistical indicators pertaining to population, employment, and economy, were gathered from each of the given territories. The Voronoi map technique was applied to interpolate the values of selected indicators. The typology was created using one of the multivariate statistical methods, namely, the cluster analysis. Furthermore, typological regions and strategies for their development were created.

Keywords

EN

socioeconomic differentiation; typology; Voronoi maps; Pilsen region; Czech Republic

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 34
• Pages: 73-90

Dates

published

2016-12-01

received

2015-07-17

online

2016-07-26

Contributors

author

Marie Novotná

• University of West Bohemia, Department of Geography, Faculty of Economics, Tylova 18, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic

author

Marta Šlehoferová

• University of West Bohemia, Department of Geography, Faculty of Economics, Tylova 18, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic

author

Alena Matušková

• University of West Bohemia, Department of Geography, Faculty of Economics, Tylova 18, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/bog-2016-0036