Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2018, 64(4):149-162 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2016-AGRICECON

Utilisation of the natural potential of rural areas for social inclusionOriginal Paper

Jakub HUSÁK, Helena HUDEČKOVÁ
Department of Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

The paper presents selected results of the sociological research focused on social inclusive activities that use and are located in the natural environment of rural areas. The paper is based on the contemporary form of the concept of a fully integrated modern society, and deals with the implementation of this concept within the strategy of social inclusion in both the European and Czech context. The authors have created, based on secondary research, a typology of social inclusive activities within Czech rural areas. Primary research, consisting of a questionnaire survey, was used to study the awareness of these issues among the rural population. Based on the selected results of both the primary and secondary research, the authors conclude that a possible path to social inclusion, is, alongside specific social services, social farming, which harmonizes the potential of the rural natural environment with the attitudes of the rural population (the actors and observers of social inclusive activities within their locality).The ongoing research is focused on monitoring barriers to the development of this business sector, which are crucial for the rural actors.

Keywords: inclusive activities, local natural potential, rural municipalities, social exclusion

Published: April 30, 2018  Show citation

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