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Since its establishment in 1959, our department has been devoted to both teaching students and conducting scientific research. The current major scope of our research is concentrated into the following topics:

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Research projects

Projects in progress in the year 2023

Overview of projects accomplished in preceding years

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Recent publications

Journals included in the Web of Science

Kaplan, D., Frantál, B. (2026): The future of coal mining landscape in children's imagination: Using drawings as a research tool in post-mining land use planning. The Extractive Industries and Society 25, 101785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2025.101785 [link]

Dunjić, J., Květoňová, V., Manavvi, S., Milošević, D., Savić, S., Stojanović, V., Lehnert, M. (2026): Cooling effect of evaporative misters in outdoor restaurant areas: case study of Novi Sad, Serbia. International Journal of Biometeorology 70, 139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-026-03203-7 [link]

Lipina, P., Procházka, J., Brabec, M., Novotný, D., Geletič, J., Lehnert, M. (2026): Effect of radiation shield type on air temperature measured by urban station; Extensive intercomparison study in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 65, 4, 587–605. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-25-0216.1 [link]

Geletič, J., Krüger, E., Demuzere, M., Leuchner, M., Jurek, M., Lehnert, M. (2026): Nighttime artificial light intensity in local climate zones: A comparative study for global cities. Cities 170, 106722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106722 [link]

Hofman, M., Šimáček, P. (2026): Placemaking for urban green spaces: Journey towards a better public space. Moravian Geographical Reports 34, 1, 2–13. https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2026-0001 [link]

Frajer, J., Kovařík, F., Šimera, J., Fiedor, D. (2026): Diversification of tax revenue in Czech municipalities. Journal of Maps 22, 1, 2682790. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2026.2682790 [link]

Doležal, D., Šimáček, P., Collins, D. (2026): Residential attractiveness of European space: a comparative study of Canadian and Czech young adults’ preferences. Journal of Maps 22, 1, 2688279. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2026.2688279 [link]

Klusáček, P., Alexandrescu, F., Frantál, B., Konečný, O. (2025): Desert or garden? Energy sacrifice zones, territorial affordances and competing visions for post-coal landscapes: The case of the Czechoslovak Army Mine. Energy Research & Social Science 119, 103876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103876 [link]

Jurek, M., Geletič, J., Koukalová, A., Květoňová, V., Létal, A., Lehnert, M. (2025): Measured nighttime effect of green, blue, and grey features on thermal exposure: A pilot study in Czech cities. Energy and Buildings 343, 115952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115952 [link]

Wagner, M., Květoňová, V., Jirmus, R., Lehnert, M. (2025): Towards greener cities: Evaluating urban green space accessibility using the 3-30-300 rule exampled on the city of Olomouc (Czech Republic). Moravian Geographical Reports 33, 2, 139–142. https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2025-0010 [link]

Květoňová, V., Pánek, J., Šerý, M., Lehnert, M. (2025): Seasonal variations in thermal perception of urban environments: Summer and winter in-situ assessment from a Central European town. Geographica Pannonica 29, 2, 137-148. https://doi.org/10.5937/gp29-59002 [link]

Kovařík, F., Fiedor, D. (2025): Soft forms and hard forms of gambling: A systematic review with a narrative synthesis. Current Addiction Reports 12, 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00656-5 [link]

Fiedor, D., Charvát, M., Kovařík, F., Frajer, J., Aigelová, E., Šerý, M. (2025): Perceived riskiness and problem gambling across different forms of gambling: A focus on 'soft' gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies 41, 821–839. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10370-y [link]

Květoňová, V., Pánek, J., Koníček, J., Lehnert, M. (2025): Wintertime thermal perception in a central European city: the case of Olomouc, Czechia. Journal of Maps 21, 1, 2537687. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2025.2537687 [link]

Stražovec, A., Erlebach, M., Halás, M. (2025): Pulsating population: the rhythmicity of municipalities in the Czech Republic based on mobile phone location data. Journal of Maps 21, 1, 2528871. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2025.2528871 [link]

Lehnert, M., Janků, Z., Novotný, D., Jurek, M., Geletič, J. (2025): Assessment of air temperature indices and urban heat island intensity based on two meteorological networks in Prague, Czechia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156, 470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-025-05707-5 [link]

Kovařík, F., Fiedor, D., Frajer, J., Šerý, M., Charvát, M., Aigelová, E. (2025): Daily Encounters as a Measure of Accessibility: An Innovative Approach to Assessing the Influence of Gambling Landscape on Gambler's Behaviour. Journal of Gambling Studies 41, 1247–1267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10392-0 [link]

Fiedor, D., Kovařík, F., Frajer, J., Šerý, M., Aigelová, E., Charvát, M. (2025): The geography of gambling access: insights from a saturated central european market. GeoJournal 90, 267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-025-11521-3 [link]

Lehnert, M., Kremser, J., Janků, Z., Květoňová, V., Geletič, J. (2025): Assessing green walls’ effects on outdoor human thermal exposure in temperate climate cities. Scientific Reports 15, 42053. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26214-7 [link]

Journals included in the Scopus database

Novotný, D., Vysoudil, M. (2025): Potentially dangerous meteorological phenomena: An example of the middle-sized Central European city of Olomouc (Czech Republic). Dela 63, 129–163. https://doi.org/10.4312/dela.63.129-163 [link]

Other peer-reviewed scientific journals

Stražovec, A., Jirmus, R., Steinerová, H., Fňukal, M. (2025): Vzestup ateismu: religiózní proměna Svitavska. Geografické rozhledy 34, 5, 34–37.

Geletič, J., Belda, M., Krč, P., Květoňová, V., Lehnert, M., Pikousová, T., Resler, J., Řezníček, H., Vlček, O. (2025): Analýza komplexního efektu stromů v uličních kaňonech s využitím numerického modelu s vysokým rozlišením. Urbanismus a územní rozvoj 28, 6, 3–10. [link]