Rural and environmental concern - focus on the Czech Republic

Abstract

An increasing number of works on the rural-environmental connection can be found at present. However, their overview and classification are needed - this is the guiding idea of this paper. We distinguish three approaches to the rural-environmental connection and label them scientific approach, environmentalist approach, and development approach. In the paper, theories of environmental concern (post-materialism, paradigm shift, and ecological modernisation) are discussed at first and then a classification of works is proposed.

Keywords

• environment
• rural areas
• czech republic
• post-materialism
• paradigm shift
• ecological modernisation