<b>Regional and local border effects</b> after two decades of Central European unification. What matters?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Regional and local border effects after two decades of Central European unification. What matters?

Published:2023-04-01 Issue:2 Volume:27 Page:41-51
ISSN:2084-6118
Container-title:Miscellanea Geographica
language:en
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Author:

Neumannová Michaela¹^ORCID,Pařil Vilém²^ORCID,Hrůza Filip³^ORCID,Jakubčinová Martina⁴^ORCID,Farbiak Martin⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Regional Economics and Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration , Masaryk University , Brno , Czech Republic

2. Institute for Transport Economics, Geography and Policy, Faculty of Economics and Administration , Masaryk University , Brno , Czech Republic

3. Public Administration Institute, Faculty of Economics and Administration , Masaryk University , Brno , Czech Republic

4. Department of Public Administration and Regional Economics, Faculty of Social and Economics Relations , University of Trenčín, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín , Trenčín , Slovakia

5. Railway Company of Slovakia , Zvolen , Slovakia

Abstract

Abstract This article deals with the border effect phenomenon affecting the mobility of inhabitants in border regions. It aims to identify the determinants of the border effect in transport at the municipal level, considering the distance from the border, the populations and the characteristics of the closest bordering country. The survey in the Czech Republic eventually involved 675 representatives of municipalities who answered questions on inter-municipal mobility. The results confirmed that the most substantial handicap was population size, with small populations corresponding to the limited use of public transport when travelling beyond a given border. The results confirmed that the characteristics of the state or region that shares the border must be considered when assessing border regions. Therefore, the solution to the problems of individual border regions cannot be viewed with a single instrument. It is necessary to consider substantial differences resulting from the economic level of neighbouring countries.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0007

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