The nature and dynamics of local land use conflicts in a polyrational arena
Funder of the project
Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (project no. 20-11782S)
Funding period
January 2020 - December 2022
Members of the resaerch team
Pavel Raska (project coordinator),
Standa Martinat,
Bohumil Frantal,
Dan Van der Horst ,
Barbora Duzi, Ivan Andrasko, Vladan Hruska, Lenka Slavikova
Aim of the project
With growing pressure on land, conflicting values and rationalizations may result in land use
conflicts and globally pose fundamental dilemmas for decision-makers. Taking the sociogeographical stance, we focus on local land use conflicts - the situations where strategies and
policies meet varying perspectives at a local level. Using the Czech case study, we aim at
different priorities (brownfield regeneration, energy landscapes, flood management and rural
development) that are frequently encountered in similar territorial settings and create local land
use conflicts. First, we will conduct a country-wide quantitative analyses of the extent and
dynamics of conflicting land use transitions. Second, we will apply the process-tracing based on
documentary data, semi-structured questionnaires with stakeholders and face-to-face
questionnaires in local communities to explore rationalizations leading to land use decisions in
case studies. Finally, we aim to establish a typology of local land use conflicts and suggest the
regionally-based guiding principles for their adaptive management