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With regard to the preliminary experience with the region (preparation and realization of the Summer School 2011) we have posed a hypothesis that the source of pressing regional problems that include social, economic and environmental sphere are distorted relationships of those living in the area – dysfunctional social structure that rather provides good ground for exploitation than for living. We have had evidence from the history – expulsion of the German population and invasion of the “gold miners” caused enormous degradation of whole regions. Consequently, after the post-war period there appeared to be no ground for re-establishment of civic structures, and ideologically based regional strategy aimed at development of heavy industry base for whole communist block at any price faced no opposition. The tradition of unscrupulous exploitation is still relevant today as the place lacks points of reference for the development of new, place based relationships within community – history with its artefacts has disappeared in the mining pits and artificially “reconstructed” nature does not provide any emotional incentives that would be a basis for development of a feeling for home. (However, if we look at the region with more attentiveness, its beauty could be easily revealed.)