Geographica 46/1-2 (2015)

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultas Rerum Naturalium December 2015 Geographica 46 | 1-2
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The impact of transport availability and transport service level on the economic development of municipalities in the Czech Republic

Filip Chvátal

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Received: June 16, 2015
Accepted: July 10, 2015

Abstract
Transport or traffic services are very important factors that influence the socioeconomic status of a region and the spatial interactions of a society. This proposition can be applied to the changes in regional diversity and economic development of municipalities in the Czech Republic. Accessibility, as a geographical phenomenon, is manifest in many spheres of life; above all, in the socioeconomic sphere. Also, the boundary between good and bad accessibility is relative. This paper deals with the evaluation and comparison of indicators of transport accessibility and transport service level with socioeconomic indicators in Czech municipalities. The goal is to find if there is a relationship between levels of transport accessibility and transport service and the socioeconomic level in Czech municipalities. The analysis will be quantitative. We will use correlation, regression and factor analysis, as well as geographical analysis based on maps.

Key words
the Czech Republic, transport availability, correlation analysis, regression analysis, level of socioeconomic development, municipalities