Vanishing Villages: a comparative study of rural depopulation in Wielkopolska, Moravia, and Czech Silesia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F25%3A43927154" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/25:43927154 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2025.2503542" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2025.2503542</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2025.2503542" target="_blank" >10.1080/01433768.2025.2503542</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Vanishing Villages: a comparative study of rural depopulation in Wielkopolska, Moravia, and Czech Silesia
Original language description
Rural depopulation and village extinction in Central Europe, particularly in Wielkopolska, Moravia, and Czech Silesia, reflect complex historical, socio-economic and environmental factors. This study investigates the scale of depopulation and the reasons behind village abandonment in these regions. Using historical maps, aerial imagery, and field surveys, 202 villages in Wielkopolska and 119 settlements in Moravia and Silesia were identified as extinct between 1930 and 2020. Factors contributing to village disappearance include industrial development, military activities, poor agricultural conditions and historical events such as population displacement after World War ii. The current land use in these areas predominantly comprises forests, grasslands and restricted zones. Landscape relics, including stone walls, orchards and road networks, provide evidence of the former settlements. Comparative analysis reveals similarities in depopulation and landscape transformation patterns in both regions despite differences in geographical and historical contexts. The study underscores the importance of understanding rural depopulation for landscape management and cultural heritage preservation in the context of global changes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10700 - Other natural sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Landscape History
ISSN
0143-3768
e-ISSN
2160-2506
Volume of the periodical
46
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
22
Pages from-to
117-138
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105007988569