Nuclear Power Plant Temelín and Landscape Character
Nuclear Power Plant Temelín and Landscape Character
Author(s): Ivan Rynda, Michael Bartoš, Drahomíra Kušová, Jan TěšitelSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Rural and urban sociology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: landscape character; nuclear power plant Temelín; sociological survey;
Summary/Abstract: The nuclear power plant of Temelín can be seen as an unusual landscape feature in the rural landscape of South Bohemia. The paper discusses the process of adaptation of local community to the existence and operation of the nuclear power plant. Based on data gained within a sociological survey performed in 2004 and 2008, the local community seems to manifest a certain degree of adaptation to the given situation. In the context of landscape ecology, „visual aggressiveness“ of the plant’s cooling towers with the height of 155 meters evokes the feeling of subconscious disquiet and is perceived as an important change of the South-Bohemian landscape character.
Journal: Auspicia
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 162-167
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English