The transformation of a second housing in the protected landscape area of Český Kras.

This diploma work deals with a second housing (cottage activities) development and transformation in the beginning of 21. century in the protected landscape area of Český Kras with an attention to Hlásná Třebaň municipality. The aim of this work is to analyse and to assess second housing, its recent status, changes and cottage using trends. This work tries to handle especially mutual effect of second housing and protected landscape area. It presents the second habitation as a phenomenon influencing the character of a landscape, its residential structure, architectonic site character, locality and objects. The second housing development in the surveyed area was described through the use of a special literature, questionnaire, terrain survey and through analysis of gathered data. This work further assess data available for this area and topic. This service area is formed by 37 municipalities which rank among the most significant and oldest recreation areas in the Czech republic. Second housing specificity was also analysed on the basis of questionnaire survey in the municipality of Hlásná Třebaň. The interrelation between second housing and protected landscape area of Český Kras is shaped mostly by suburban development and natural risks (especially floods and limestone mining). Český Kras is exposed to an..