TY - THES A1 - Wilde, Anja T1 - Ausprägungen räumlicher Identität in ehemaligen sudetendeutschen Gebieten der Tschechischen Republik T1 - Spatial identities in former Sudeten German regions of the Czech Republic BT - the examples of the districts of Tachov (Tachau) and Sokolov (Falkenau) BT - am Beispiel der Bezirke Tachov (Tachau) und Sokolov (Falkenau) N2 - Das tschechische Grenzgebiet ist eine der Regionen in Europa, die in der Folge des Zweiten Weltkrieges am gravierendsten von Umbrüchen in der zuvor bestehenden Bevölkerungsstruktur betroffen waren. Der erzwungenen Aussiedlung eines Großteils der ansässigen Bevölkerung folgten die Neubesiedlung durch verschiedenste Zuwanderergruppen sowie teilweise langanhaltende Fluktuationen der Einwohnerschaft. Die Stabilisierung der Bevölkerung stand sodann unter dem Zeichen der sozialistischen Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsordnung, die die Lebensweise und Raumwahrnehmung der neuen Einwohner nachhaltig prägte. Die Grenzöffnung von 1989, die politische Transformation sowie die Integration der Tschechischen Republik in die Europäische Union brachten neue demographische und sozioökonomische Entwicklungen mit sich. Sie schufen aber auch die Bedingungen dafür, sich neu und offen auch mit der spezifischen Geschichte des ehemaligen Sudetenlandes sowie mit dem Zustand der gegenwärtigen Gesellschaft in diesem Gebiet auseinanderzusetzen. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit wird anhand zweier Beispielregionen untersucht, welche Raumvorstellungen und Raumbindungen bei der heute in den ehemaligen sudetendeutschen Gebieten ansässigen Bevölkerung vorhanden sind und welche Einflüsse die unterschiedlichen raumstrukturellen Bedingungen darauf ausüben. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die soziale Komponente der Ausprägung räumlicher Identität gelegt, das heißt auf die Rolle von Bedeutungszuweisungen gegenüber Raumelementen im Rahmen sozialer Kommunikation und Interaktion. Dies erscheint von besonderer Relevanz in einem Raum, der sich durch eine gewisse Heterogenität seiner Einwohnerschaft hinsichtlich ihres ethnischen, kulturellen beziehungsweise biographischen Hintergrundes auszeichnet. Schließlich wird ermittelt, welche Impulse unter Umständen von einer ausgeprägten räumlichen Identität für die Entwicklung des Raumes ausgehen. N2 - The Czech border area is one of the regions in Europe which were most seriously affected by radical changes in the previous population structure during the post-Second World War period. The forced out-migration of the majority of the resident population was followed by the new settlement of different immigrant groups as well as partly long lasting fluctuations of the inhabitants. The subsequent stabilization of the population took place under the conditions of the socialist social order and economic system which greatly affected the way of life of the new inhabitants as well as their perception of the environment. The opening of the border in 1989, the political transformation and the integration of the Czech Republic into the EU brought about new demographic and socio-economic developments. This also facilitated a more open dealing with the specific history of the former “Sudetenland” and with the state of contemporary society in the region. Based on the example of two regions in Western Bohemia, the study examines how the current inhabitants experience their environment, what kind of relationship they have towards it and what structural conditions influence these phenomena. Special attention is paid to the social component of the development of spacial identity, i.e. to the role of assignment of meaning to spatial elements in the process of social communication and interaction. This seems to be particularly relevant in the region characterized by a certain heterogeneity of its inhabitants with regard to their ethnic, cultural or biographic background. Finally, it is examined what impacts a distinct spatial identity may have on the development of the region. T3 - Praxis Kultur- und Sozialgeographie | PKS - 59 KW - Tschechische Republik KW - Grenzgebiet KW - räumliche Identität KW - Czech Republic KW - border area KW - spatial identity Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-70247 SN - 978-3-86956-311-4 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kienzler, Sarah A1 - Pech, I. A1 - Kreibich, Heidi A1 - Müller, M. A1 - Thieken, Annegret T1 - After the extreme flood in 2002 BT - changes in preparedness, response and recovery of flood-affected residents in Germany between 2005 and 2011 T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - In the aftermath of the severe flooding in Central Europe in August 2002, a number of changes in flood policies were launched in Germany and other European countries, aiming at improved risk management. The question arises as to whether these changes have already had an impact on the residents' ability to cope with floods, and whether flood-affected private households are now better prepared than they were in 2002. Therefore, computer-aided telephone interviews with private households in Germany that suffered from property damage due to flooding in 2005, 2006, 2010 or 2011 were performed and analysed with respect to flood awareness, precaution, preparedness and recovery. The data were compared to a similar investigation conducted after the flood in 2002. After the flood in 2002, the level of private precautions taken increased considerably. One contributing factor is the fact that, in general, a larger proportion of people knew that they were at risk of flooding. The best level of precaution was found before the flood events in 2006 and 2011. The main reason for this might be that residents had more experience with flooding than residents affected in 2005 or 2010. Yet, overall, flood experience and knowledge did not necessarily result in building retrofitting or flood-proofing measures, which are considered as mitigating damages most effectively. Hence, investments still need to be stimulated in order to reduce future damage more efficiently. Early warning and emergency responses were substantially influenced by flood characteristics. In contrast to flood-affected people in 2006 or 2011, people affected by flooding in 2005 or 2010 had to deal with shorter lead times and therefore had less time to take emergency measures. Yet, the lower level of emergency measures taken also resulted from the people's lack of flood experience and insufficient knowledge of how to protect themselves. Overall, it was noticeable that these residents suffered from higher losses. Therefore, it is important to further improve early warning systems and communication channels, particularly in hilly areas with rapid-onset flooding. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 488 KW - mitigation behavior KW - private households KW - risk perceptions KW - damage KW - motivation KW - people Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-408056 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 488 SP - 505 EP - 526 ER -