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The growing process of metropolization has revealed its flip side in the last decade in the form of increasing social problems in peripheral regions. Through a comparative study of two structurally similar small cities in the Czech peripheral region, this paper explains different population trajectories as well as diverging competitive and foundati...
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... the period 1991-2021, the population development in Odry showed a steady slight decline (Figure 2), while in Rýmařov, the decline was more pronounced (Figure 3). Also, the natural decline and the negative net migration rate testified to a more intensive peripheralization in Rýmařov. ...
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... On the empirical side of things various studies have substantiated how and why agency influence regional economic path development (Bosák et al. 2023). The trinity of change agency framework was for example applied in non-metropolitan peripheral regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden Grillitsch et al. 2022;Sotarauta, Kurikka, and Kolehmainen 2022). ...
... This study aims to examine the transformation of rural areas into urban areas in the peripheral area, focusing on the growth of built-up area and the patterns of land use change that occur in Banda Aceh and its peripheral area [13]. Without special attention in its development, these areas will increasingly face complex urban issues and lose their original potential. ...
The increasing activity in Banda Aceh, the capital city of Aceh Province, has driven the growth of urban infrastructure and facilities to accommodate such activities. Physical development is marked by the transformation of land use into built-up areas. Increasing land prices in the city center have become a significant factor in the growth movement around Banda Aceh. This research aims to examine the growth distribution patterns around Banda Aceh and its spatial policies to optimize the environmental carrying capacity. The research begins with delineating new growth centers, followed by the classification of land use and land cover in 2013 and 2023, using supervised classification with six categories of land use and land cover. The classification results, in the form of land use and land cover maps, are tested for accuracy. Subsequently, an overlay is performed to identify patterns of urban activity development. The classification results indicate that from 2013 to 2023, the built-up area around the city increased by 484.60 hectares, or 14.58%, with most of the development directed towards the city’s eastern part. This urban growth has also led to a drastic decline in agricultural land by 47.41%. The change in land use is driven by urban development towards the eastern part of the city, spurred in part by changes in the spatial structure of Banda Aceh through the development of new central urban areas, fostering rapid economic activities and population growth in this area. The eastern urban area also includes agricultural land, which is highly vulnerable to conversion into urban areas. This research highlights the importance of spatial planning policies to control built-up land growth and mitigate the negative impacts of uncontrolled built-up land growth.
... Human agency denotes intentional, purposive, and meaningful actions, and the expected and unexpected consequences of such actions and change agency signifies human actions that intend makes a change (Grillitsch & Sotarauta, 2020) [9] . Besides, human agency is the capability of local actors, especially in the public sector, to take intentional actions that form development, maintain indispensable services, and respond to local needs (Bosák et al., 2024) [4] . Human agency is not solely observable action, but an authentic capacity embedded in individuals or groups, which collaborates with structures and systems over time (Grillitsch et al., 2022) [9] . ...
... Human agency denotes intentional, purposive, and meaningful actions, and the expected and unexpected consequences of such actions and change agency signifies human actions that intend makes a change (Grillitsch & Sotarauta, 2020) [9] . Besides, human agency is the capability of local actors, especially in the public sector, to take intentional actions that form development, maintain indispensable services, and respond to local needs (Bosák et al., 2024) [4] . Human agency is not solely observable action, but an authentic capacity embedded in individuals or groups, which collaborates with structures and systems over time (Grillitsch et al., 2022) [9] . ...
... Four papers in the special issue (Görmar 2024;Nagy, Mihály, and Tagai 2023;Píša and Hruška 2023;Stihl 2024) are the output of the ACORE project (Agents of Change in Old-industrial Regions of Europe, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation over the period 2019-2022). The papers by Blažek, Kadlec, and Květoň 2023;Bosák et al. 2023;Asheim 2023, andPugh et al. 2024 enrich the special issue by adding further spatial and conceptual perspectives and offering a more fine-grained understanding of agency and regional development. Grillitsch and Asheim (2023) study how actors within the maritime industry in Sunnmøre (Western Norway) respond to crises and changes of the market environment. ...
... Finally, the paper also contributes to agencyfocused studies methodologically, by incorporating critical discourse analysis as well as narrative approaches in the research toolkit to grasp the making and the relational nature of local agency. Bosák et al. (2023) study the interplay between the competitive and foundational economies and the role of agency in the development of both, by comparing two cases of small cities in a relatively peripheral location in Czechia. Both cases have similar economic conditions but take different development paths. ...
... Podobně nejednoznačně se mohou vyvíjet metropolitní zázemí: zatímco geografická blízkost metropolitního jader (Martin, Gardiner 2019) a dobrá dostupnost (Östh, Reggiani, Galiazzo 2015) by měly obecně posilovat regionální ekonomickou odolnost, během šíření viru mohou mít tyto faktory opačný účinek. Baldwin, Brown 2004;Bosák et al. 2023;Duranton, Puga 2001;Essletzbichler 2007;Faggian et al. 2018;Frenken, Van Oort, Verburg 2007;Galasso 2020;Giannakis, Bruggeman 2020;Hansen 2022;Hu, Li, Dong 2022;Martin 2012;Martin, Sunley 2015;Martynovich, Hansen, Lundquist 2023;Pietro et al. 2021;Ženka, Slach, Pavlík 2019 Technologicky náročná odvětví včetně automobilového průmyslu by měla mít v období pandemie spíše negativní vliv na regionální odolnost vzhledem k vysoké závislosti na vývozu, nedostupnosti některých surovin/dílů a provozním ztrátám v průběhu lockdownů. Efekty obchodních služeb v průběhu pandemie se pravděpodobně výrazně lišily mezi jednotlivými odvětvími v závislosti na schopnosti pracovat na dálku a sociálního distancování (Ascani, Faggian, Montresor 2021; Barbieri, Basso, Scicchitano 2022). ...
In this paper, the authors analyze the relationships between the foundational economy and the economic resilience of Czech and Slovak regions during four different waves of economic recession. The effects of specialization in the material and providential foundational economies, the automotive industry, and business services on short-term regional resistance measured by relative unemployment changes were tested during the global economic crisis (“the Great Recession”), the austerity crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. The association between current and past recessions and the type of regions (old industrial, rural) and regional resilience were also examined. Spatial lag regression models showed that regional economic resilience patterns varied significantly from one economic shock to another. The effects of the foundational economy were weaker than expected and non-significant in case of the material foundational economy.
... Kutatásunk célja az FE magyarországi működésének feltáró elemzése, ugyanis ez a szemlélet még újnak számít a regionális tudományban (Hansen 2021, Martynovich et al. 2023, és így hiányzik a kelet-közép-európai szakirodalomból. Az eddigi, egyegy városra (Bosák et al. 2023, Zsibók−Egyed 2022) vagy a visegrádi országok egészére vonatkozó munkákat (Egyed−Zsibók 2023) egy részletes, a hazai sajátosságokra irányuló kutatással egészítjük ki. Terminológiai kihívásokkal is szemben találtuk magunkat, mivel az FE-megközelítéshez tartozó szakkifejezések még nem honosodtak meg a magyar nyelvben, ezért tanulmányunkban az angol rövidítést használjuk. ...
... In less developed regions, it is necessary to harmonize the scale and scope of the foundational economy with the development potential of the tradable economy. A foundational economy is necessary, but not sufficient conditions for the development (Bosák et al., 2023). ...
... The share of people employed in manufacturing here represents a complementary segment of the labour market: regions with a dominance of employment in manufacturing lack employment in foundational services and vice versa. The same results were presented by Bosák et al. (2023) in the case of two Czech cities. The performance of the urban economy built on a competitive economy lacked development in the foundational economy and vice versa. ...
The article aims to identify factors conditioning regional development. In the research , we decided to apply the approach of critical realism, which consistently distinguishes the role of contextual conditions (factors), causal mechanisms and general processes. We emphasize the distinction between geographic, demographic, cultural and economic conditions and their different explanatory power. Through factor analysis, we reveal what combinations of contextual conditions are involved in the formation of uneven development. Using cluster analysis, we show how regional inequalities in Slovakia developed between 2001 and 2021. The results show the dominance of the regional hierarchy factor, which, together with FDI, creates the prerequisites for the pro-growth effect, especially in the Bratislava region. On the contrary, in several regions, we observe a stabilization effect through the factor of structural employment, which has a complementary character: regions with a dominance of employment in manufacturing lack employment in the providential foundational economy and vice versa.
... Several papers (e.g. Bosák et al. 2023;Hu, Li, and Dong 2022;Martin et al. 2016;Martin and Gardiner 2019;Tan et al. 2020), have clearly demonstrated that we need to theorize more deeply and collect more empirical evidence on the association between regional economics, human agency, and industrial structure. This relationship is neither static nor universal: the effects of industrial structures on regional resilience may vary substantially in different regional contexts (Ženka, Slach, and Pavlík 2019), with different types of shocks and disturbances (Martin et al. 2016) and different types of human agency. ...
... The GR was initially caused by excessive mortgage lending, affecting the real estate and financial sectors in metropolitan regions with construction booms (see Martin 2012). The crisis spread to production industries, impacting nonmetropolitan areas specialized in construction or export-oriented manufacturing more Author's processing based on: Ascani, Faggian, and Montresor (2020), Bosák et al. (2023), Davies (2011), Ezcurra (2011), Fratesi and Rodríguez-Pose (2016, Gertler and Gilchrist (2018), Helísek (2007), Hu, Li, and Dong (2022), Kitson, Martin, andTyler (2011), Martin (2012), Martin and Sunley (2015), Martin et al. (2016), Martynovich, Hansen, and Lundquist (2023), Sutton and Arku (2022), Ženka et al. (2015), (2019), (2021). ...
... Unrelated variety may better absorb short-term shocks but could hinder longer-term adaptability. Regional economic resilience is also associated with factors like transport accessibility (Ženka, Slach, and Pavlík 2019), population size, and settlement hierarchy position (Ženka et al. 2021) together with regional contextual factors and variations in agency (Bosák et al. 2023). Besides, non-metropolitan and rural regions with a limited economic base may be constrained in their ability to benefit from agglomeration economies (Isaksen and Karlsen 2013;Ženka et al. 2015). ...
What are the economic, social and institutional mechanisms that make it possible for peripheral areas to regain centrality? To address this issue, the paper takes stock of the current scientific debate on peripheries. Our reasoning is based on a general assumption according to which simple geographic features do not determine per se socio-spatial divisions. Peripheral areas are not natural. By contrast, they are the outcomes of more or less intentional processes that imply hierarchical and power relationships, unequal allocation of economic resources, and reliance upon relational patterns and social norms. Therefore, it is essential to observe how and if multidimensional socio-economic changes may occur within peripheral areas, deconstructing their marginality. In this regard, this paper highlights four main endogenous mechanisms upon which a demarginalization process may rely: 1) transformation in the features of the local institutional make-up; 2) emergence of collective actions and ‘self-governance’ processes at the local level; 3) renovation of elite groups; and 4) establishing economic renewal and innovation.
