Socioekonomický vývoj venkovských oblastí na příkladu okresu Rokycany

The main goal of this thesis is to identify and characterize elements of development in Rokycany district. To achieve this goal, the district is divided into 4 areas. In addition to the urban area there are defined 3 rural areas: suburban rural area, intermediate rural area and peripheral rural area. For finding out the status and development of these areas the analysis of various socioeconomic indicators is used here. Moreover the classification of municipalities according to level of development is presented here. Conclusions indicate that rural areas of the district Rokycany exhibit varying degrees of acceleration and development. While the suburban rural area is characterized by frenetic housing construction, high levels of business activity and the proportion of university graduates approaching the level of big cities; the peripheral rural area captures significantly unfavorable age structure of the population, a high proportion of people employed in agriculture, seasonal fluctuations in the level of unemployment, lower level of population education and poor access to services and technical infrastructure. Yet neither of the rural areas of the district was between years 2009 and 2014 in population loss. For the economic and social stability of the territory the new factories built by foreign capital have the significant importance. These factories are mostly located along the regional development axis: D5 highway. They have a positive impact on employment, but their strong focus on producing components for automobiles and lower demands on workers' qualifications bring the threat of vulnerability of the districts economy.