Membership of Czech municipalities to rural and urban areas - a fuzzy based approach

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F16%3A33160319" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/16:33160319 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

čeština

Original language name

Fuzzy přístup při určování příslušnosti obcí do venkovského a městského prostoru

Original language description

Due to the ongoing changes in settlements, it is becoming more difficult to properly define rural and urban areas in Czechia. This delimitation problem has been intensively studied in Europe, including Czechia, for decades, but only so-called "crisp" rules have been set for this purpose. This is no longer satisfactory because of substantial population movements. Our research focused on applying fuzzy set theory to the delimitation of rural and urban areas and on the subsequent visualization and statistical comparison. This paper is focused on introduction of such approaches and aims to present possibilities of using geocomputational methods in geographical research. Main result is a new methodology that uses principles of fuzzy approach (fuzzy sets and numbers operations, fuzzy regulation) on socio-economic data to show the transitional character of municipalities. Two ways of fuzzy approach, easy-to-obtain Łukasiewicz T-norm and more complex fuzzy regulation, are used in order to demonstrate advantage over Boolean logic procedure in the delimitation of rural and urban areas.

Czech name

Fuzzy přístup při určování příslušnosti obcí do venkovského a městského prostoru

Czech description

Due to the ongoing changes in settlements, it is becoming more difficult to properly define rural and urban areas in Czechia. This delimitation problem has been intensively studied in Europe, including Czechia, for decades, but only so-called "crisp" rules have been set for this purpose. This is no longer satisfactory because of substantial population movements. Our research focused on applying fuzzy set theory to the delimitation of rural and urban areas and on the subsequent visualization and statistical comparison. This paper is focused on introduction of such approaches and aims to present possibilities of using geocomputational methods in geographical research. Main result is a new methodology that uses principles of fuzzy approach (fuzzy sets and numbers operations, fuzzy regulation) on socio-economic data to show the transitional character of municipalities. Two ways of fuzzy approach, easy-to-obtain Łukasiewicz T-norm and more complex fuzzy regulation, are used in order to demonstrate advantage over Boolean logic procedure in the delimitation of rural and urban areas.

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.20.0170" target="_blank" >EE2.3.20.0170: Building of Research Team in the Field of Environmental Modeling and the Use of Geoinformation Systems with the Consequence in Participation in International Networks and Programs</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Geografie

ISSN

1212-0014

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

121

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

31

Pages from-to

156-186

UT code for WoS article

000373651600007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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