Research focus: Geography of agriculture and rural geography, regional differentiation of agriculture in Czechia, agriculture in Czechia in the process of transition and integration into the EU, multifunctional agriculture, differenciation of countryside in Czechia, land use.

A note for prospective PhD students: Potential PhD candidates interested in research into different aspects of rural geography and geography of agriculture are welcome.

PhD supervision:

• Ongoing PhD projects: Diversification of activities of agricultural holdings (Veronika Eretová), The role of family farms for the landscape and society in Czechia (Tomáš Zavadil)
• Completed PhD projects: Social and human capital as a factor of development of peripheral areas of Czechia (Jan Pileček), Multifunctional agriculture in Czechia after accession to the European Union: conceptualisation, development and regional differentiation (Jiří Hrabák)