Changing people's relationship to their environment: Difference between revisions

Julie Vlckova was born in Novosedly, a village near the Czech-Austrian border. Her parents were from geographically and culturally different territories - Prerov and South Moravian Czech-Austrian border. During childhood her parents moved very often up to the year 1956. At that time when she was finishing the studies at school, she moved to Valasske Mezirici where she still lives. Part of her family was shifted to Austria and Germany in the years 1945 and 1946, for the political situation in post-war Czechoslovakia meetings of each other were disallowed. Found home and work in the economic sector in the Beskids were therefore for Ms. Vlckova especially important. With her husband Mr. Vlcek they successfully passed a difficult communistic period of Czechoslovakia. Ms. Julie Vlckova has been for a long time interested in nature, biology, literature and after the democratization of Czechoslovakia often travels across foreign countries.

For the Beskids are essential traditional ties of their dwellers to natural environment. At Ms. Vlckova these are care for a garden and cultivation of own fruit and vegetables, trees planting and herbs gathering. People get with small things connected for the bilateral benefit to the landscape.

''Relation to the Beskids:'' Purport of home and their environment provides her a rest and is unique by the beautiful nature. Preservation of the traditional picture of the Beskids through own products cultivation, tree planting and adherence to cultural practices.

Ladislav Vlcek lived in childhood in the village of Podlesi, located near Valasske Mezirici. He moved in 1947 with his parents, who originate from the Beskydy - the village of Hukvaldy and the village of Jarcova, to Valasske Mezirici and still live there. Despite the difficult postwar period he successfully learned the confectionery in 1949. Mr. Vlcek predominantly self-built cottage near the village of Bystricka in the 70th years. Cottage was over the situation and the position with the building at that time, constructed in accordance with basic principles of sustainable architecture, with the use of primarily local resources and by the respecting of natural landscape character. Mr. Vlcek for a long time artistically carved wood and flew in the sail plane aircraft "gliders" in the local aero club.

''Connection with the Beskids:'' Ladislav Vlcek lived a lifetime in the Beskids region. At a time when almost no person talked about a green building, he succeeded in the building of the cottage according to its fundamental principles. By artistically carving of wood, sail plane aviation and with a lot of other colourful activities he promotes the Beskids cultural and social side.

Martina Novosadova was born in the village of Valasska Bystrice and presently live in the village of Mala Bystrice, both villages are in Vsetinske vrchy mountains. Her parents are originally from the Beskids. She likes travelling and finds the environment around her home located in the PLA Beskydy considerable for her. She collects forest berries and herbs there, grow fruit and in the winter care of forest animals. At present Martina Novosadova study at university in Prague, where she stay for most of her time. She would like to go back to Wallachia after graduation.

Looking at the Beskydy region and Prague, places differently affected by the globalisation can be compared. People are leaving for a long period of time "peripheral" and in a globalized world "less attractive"regions, to large urban cities. Between the Beskids and Prague can be seen similar ties.

Danek Cab live since his birth in Velka Lhota - a highly located village in the upland near Valasske Mezirici. His parents originate from the Beskids. He study a technically oriented field and is a member of the association of volunteer firemen. Due to broad tourism he very well orientates in primarily wooded terrain in geographically and culturally bounded local region of Velka Lhota. Danek Cab casually care about events in the village of Velka Lhota and the area surrounding Valasske Mezirici. As a long prevailing problem he consider a difficult access to the European or state subsidies for the village, and the need of restoration of natural appearance of land associated with the traditional architecture appropriate to Wallachia.

''Relation to the Beskids:'' Effort to a good orientation in the landscape around his home and its restoration. Appreciates Velka Lhota local region for its unique environment and considers it as a home.