<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper analyses differences and similarities between the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union in terms of natural conditions with the subsequent evaluation of differences in land use, size structure, enterprise focus and selected economic indicators. The paper is also focused on the evaluation of the position of regions of the Czech Republic. NUTS 2 EU regions were classified into four groups, where the first represented favorable conditions for agriculture, on the other side the other group with conditions unsuitable for intensive agriculture - mountainous areas and the last two groups represented a transition between them. Czech regions were found in all groups except mountainous areas. Based on the analysis can we say that between clusters were found significant differences in the structure of farms, size of the enterprises, business focus but differences were not found in the economic indicators.</p></abstract>

This paper analyses differences and similarities between the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union in terms of natural conditions with the subsequent evaluation of differences in land use, size structure, enterprise focus and selected economic indicators. The paper is also focused on the evaluation of the position of regions of the Czech Republic. NUTS 2 EU regions were classified into four groups, where the first represented favorable conditions for agriculture, on the other side the other group with conditions unsuitable for intensive agriculture - mountainous areas and the last two groups represented a transition between them. Czech regions were found in all groups except mountainous areas. Based on the analysis can we say that between clusters were found significant differences in the structure of farms, size of the enterprises, business focus but differences were not found in the economic indicators.

Analysis of the EU Territorial Differences in Terms of Natural Conditions with Special View of Czech Nuts 2 Regions

Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information Prague, Mánesova 75, 120 56 Praha 2, Czech Republic

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This paper analyses differences and similarities between the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union in terms of natural conditions with the subsequent evaluation...

Analysis of the EU Territorial Differences in Terms of Natural Conditions with Special View of Czech Nuts 2 Regions

Published Online: Sep 27, 2013

Page range: 182 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2013-0012

Keywords
region, EU, natural condition, land use, farm structure, cluster analysis, ANOVA

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Analysis of the EU Territorial Differences in Terms of Natural Conditions with Special View of Czech Nuts 2 Regions

Published Online: Sep 27, 2013

Page range: 182 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2013-0012

Keywordsregion, EU, natural condition, land use, farm structure, cluster analysis, ANOVA

This content is open access.

Keywords
region, EU, natural condition, land use, farm structure, cluster analysis, ANOVA