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FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA 2012 (20), LIV., pp. 55-79


Aplikácia Metódy Mentálneho Mapovania pri Tvorbe Stratégie Rozvoja Mikroregiónu Dolina Voľanského Potoka

Method of Mental Mapping and Its Application into Creation of Development Strategy of Microregion Dolina Voľanského Potoka


Lenka Čermáková A*, Tomáš Pasternák B

Received: May 20, 2012 | Revised: August 2, 2012 | Accepted: October 10, 2012

A* University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
lenka.cermakova2812@gmail.com (corresponding author)
B University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
tomi.paster@gmail.com


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Abstract

This paper deals with the application of mental mapping to create a Development strategy of Microregion Dolina Voľanského potoka (Valley of the Voľa creek). Participation of the population is very important for the issue of the regional development. The concept and use of the mental maps in geography began in the 1960‘s in the Anglo-Saxon area. It is the expression of people´s ideas about geographic space. Mental mapping is one of the tools that can help to obtain the inhabitants‘ opinions about the place where they live. The main task of respondents of our research was to specify the activities, which are important and which are missing in the village, and situate it into the mental map.

Key words: Mental mapping, development strategy of microregion, regional development

Summary

Method of Mental Mapping and Its Application into Creation of Development Strategy of Microregion Dolina Voľanského Potoka

A method of mental mapping is an interdisciplinary approach, with the right to formulate a definition not only by geographers, but also by psychologists and sociologists. From cartographers and geographers point of view the mental map is graphical (cartographical or schematic) expression of human imagine about geographical space, especially of its quality or distribution. (Drbohlav 1991; Siwek, 2007). A survey, which is based on the use of mental maps, is very important. It gives „spatiality“ to the issue of perception of the local inhabitants to reflect the development of its area. Respondents have to think about a spatial context and transforming their verbal expressions into the real form. They have to consider not only the question of the existence or absence of activity, but also its real spatial localization. (Klamár, 2007, p. 82).
This article deals with the application of mental mapping as a tool of inhabitants’ view of regional development of Microregion Dolina Voľanského potoka (Valley of the Voľa creek). The microregion is located in the northeast part of the Slovak Republic, in the central part of the Prešov Self-Governing Region and in the northern part of the district Vranov nad Topľou. The main task for respondents of our survey was to specify the activities, which are important and which are missing in their municipalities, and consequently to situate them into the mental map. Mental maps were then evaluated and presented to the mayors of municipalities.
We can divide each activity, which respondents have suggested, into two groups: infrastructure activities and tourism activities. The most frequent development activity in microregion is construction of multifunctional playground; the second is development of new hiking trails and bike routes in cooperation with Tourism Center Ekovalali located in the municipality Skrabské. For residents other important activities are building the house of mourning, construction of sewerage and water supply, construction of new or renovation of existing park etc. Many people have suggested a building for tourists (guest house, pension etc.) to attract new tourists to the area of microregion. The mayors of municipalities commented the activities more or less positive and they stressed, that a lot of activities are necessary for municipalities. There are two problems which hinder development: lack of finances and problem with ownership of land.

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