Analysis of the relations between the transformation processes of Podkrušnohoří Mining Region and its inhabitants

The research will be part of the preliminary analytical phase of doctoral thesis focusing on the spatial transformantion of old mining regions. The main thrust of the research will consist of sociological research - a survey, which focuses on the investigation of Podkrušnohoří Mining Region. The research is aimed at two groups of respondents, both on the local population, and on the representatives of local municipalities. Research aims to examine the key factors affecting the cohesion of the population in the area and their relationship to the territory. It will analyze the willingness and flexibility to adapt to population spatial and qualitative transformation processes of the region, depending on the changing environmental, economic and social structure of the region.