Metoda hodnocení environmentálního stresu a její aplikace v podmínkách Severozápadních Sudet

Abstract

The results of research follow from new method designed at the Department of Geography (UJEP) and they document some analogical development trends and features of social and ecological burden (stress) and their correlation. It shows higher inertia of ecological subsystem conditioned by persistence of partial components of the subsystem. The ecological subsystem does not respect many changes and shift in social subsystem which is due to the existence of several significant macro-regional anthropogenic influences and impacts which exceed the boundary of model areas. Thus, an important role is assigned to geographical location of model areas and cross-border political and social effects influencing both human and natural components of the landscape. Next conclusion to be said is the correlation between population density and character of changes in social subsystem, while lower population intensifies the character of these changes.