One reservoir and different views on local development: text mining analyses for the Mucharz Reservoir, Poland

Piróg Danuta (), Wiejaczka Łukasz () and Fidelus-Orzechowska Joanna ()
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Piróg Danuta: Institute of Law, Economics and Administration, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
Wiejaczka Łukasz: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization
Fidelus-Orzechowska Joanna: Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2025, vol. 29, issue 1, 51-59

Abstract: In this study, we analyzed the relationship between how a community views reservoir construction and the plan for local development around it. Specifically, we focused on the social perception of the Mucharz reservoir in Poland. The research hypothesis assumed that residents’ expectations of socioeconomic development around the reservoir dam determined whether they were satisfied with the project. Fifty-nine in-depth interviews with residents of villages adjacent to the newly created dam facility were conducted. The resulting data were analyzed using text mining methods. We identified three groups of people who perceived the reservoir in different ways. Most respondents perceived the reservoir positively, mostly because of economic benefits from investments, including job creation or intensive tourism development. However, these issues do not always determine whether a local community perceives a dam project positively.

Keywords: Carpathians; local development; reservoir; social perceptions; text mining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0046

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