Acta academica karviniensia, 2025 (roč. 25), číslo 1

Legal Regulation of Unpaid Work in the Slovak Republic?

Jana Bedlovičová

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):5-17 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.001  

The article explores the legal dimension of unpaid work, particularly within the context of Slovak households, where this form of labor remains largely invisible to formal legal regulation. Unpaid work is approached as a multidimensional phenomenon, with the analysis situated within the normative framework of the Slovak Republic. The aim is to identify whether existing legislation—especially in the field of family law—can be considered an adequate legal regulation of unpaid household labor. The research is based on the methods of abstraction, legal analysis and normative evaluation (de lege ferenda). The findings reveal that the current...

Impacts of Overtourism on the Protected Natural Area Jeseníky (PLA) in the Moravian-Silesian Region

Hanne-Lore Bobáková, Janusz Karpeta, Pavlína Pellešová

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):18-32 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.002  

Overtourism represents an increasingly pressing issue in numerous destinations worldwide, including protected natural areas. This article focuses on investigating the impacts of overtourism in the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area (PLA) located in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The aim of the study is to examine the current level and trends of tourist visitation in the Jeseníky PLA, to assess selected economic benefits of tourism in the region—particularly its impact on local businesses and public finances—and to identify the environmental and sociocultural negative effects of overtourism in the area. Furthermore, the...

Textile Waste Management in Fast Fashion and Solutions for Transition to a Circular Economy in the Industrial Company Chemosvit Fibrochem

Pavol Bujda

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):33-45 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.003  

The textile industry is associated with negative environmental impacts due to the constant use of pesticides and polluting dyes, excessive use of water and electricity, and the release of emissions and polluting fumes into the atmosphere. Textile waste ends up in landfills or is incinerated, which posing a risk of soil, watercourses and air pollution. The increasing amount of textile waste and the lack of technologies for its recycling lead textile companies to seek alternative options for managing this type of waste and to the inevitable implementation of a circular economy. This article highlights the impacts of fast fashion and based on the results...

Conceptualization of the Learning Region: Evolution of the Approach and Theoretical Foundations

Karin Glacová

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):46-58 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.004  

This article explores the concept of the learning region, focusing on its development and theoretical foundations. Through a literature review, it outlines the evolution of the learning region theory in relation to earlier related concepts and highlights current challenges. The following section deals with the theoretical foundations and also uses a synthesis to point out a typology of learning regions according to focus and management style.

Experience with Household Management Research in the Field of Unpaid Work

Ján Kollár, Jarmila Androvičová, Barbora Mazúrová

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):59-71 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.005  

Unpaid work is a part of everyday life in all households; however, its scope and structure vary significantly across countries. Research on household management and unpaid work has shown that not only the duration of unpaid work matters, but also how it is organized and managed within the household. This article builds on a pilot study (2021) and explores the connection between household management and unpaid work activities, explaining the shift in researching this topic in the main phase of the ongoing study, which aims to achieve deeper results and better sampling techniques compared to the pilot survey. In this article, we use literature review...

Regional Potential for Brownfield Regeneration in the Czech Republic Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Jaroslav Škrabal, Martin Vybíral

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):72-88 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.006  

This paper evaluated the potential for brownfield regeneration in the Czech Republic using a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework. A set of ten quantitative and qualitative criteria was established, including ownership structure, previous land use, site area, and accessibility to key infrastructure. Each criterion was first normalized. Then, weights were assigned based on its relevance to regeneration. MCDA scores were calculated for all NUTS 3 regions. This enabled a comparison of their redevelopment readiness. The Ústí nad Labem Region achieved the highest score, followed by the Moravian-Silesian and Liberec Regions, primarily due to...

From Policy to Practice: Governmental Programs for Economic Migration in the Czech Republic and their Impact on the Inflow of Highly Skilled Workforce

Daniela Zachová, Zuzana Křečková Kroupová

Acta academica karviniensia 2025, 25(1):89-100 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2025.007  

The Czech economy faces a significant worker shortage. Governmental Programs for Economic Migration address this by supporting foreign companies relocating staff from third countries to the Czech Republic. These programs have undergone several changes since their launch in 2012 such as extension of the quota and territorial extensions. This paper examines the annual changes in quotas for Employee card applications under Governmental Programs for Economic Migration. It assesses whether these quotas reflect the inflow of economic migrants and meet the Czech labor market's needs by analyzing quota development from 2019 to 2024 and comparing the average...

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