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

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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)

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.

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  • Piróg Danuta & Wiejaczka Łukasz & Fidelus-Orzechowska Joanna, 2025. "One reservoir and different views on local development: text mining analyses for the Mucharz Reservoir, Poland," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 29(1), pages 51-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:29:y:2025:i:1:p:51-59:n:1003
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0046
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    1. Łukasz Wiejaczka & Danuta Piróg & Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska, 2020. "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Dam Projects: The Perspectives of Resettled and Non-resettled Communities," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 34(1), pages 343-357, January.
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