Mgr. Barbora Duží, Ph.D.
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Position
Research Scientist
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ResearcherID: A-9352-2015
ORCID:
0000-0003-4250-0196
Google Scholar
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Fields of Specialty
- Societal and geographical aspects of food systems
- Societal adaptation to climate change
- Environmental education and raising of public awareness
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Qualifications
2014 Ph.D. in Applied and landscape ecology, Mendel University Brno, Faculty of Agriculture
2011 Environmental educating, Pedagogical Specialization, Palacky University Olomouc
2002 Mgr. (MA) in Environmental Studies, Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Social Studies
1998 Bc. in Librarianship and Information Science, Silesian University Opava, Faculty of Philosophy and Nature
Professional career
since 2015 Institute of Geonics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Environmental Geography, Brno (research scientist)
2012—2014 Global Change Research Centre, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Adaptation Strategies (researcher)
2002—2012 Education and Information Centre of the White Carpathian Mountains, Veselí nad Moravou (Environmental counsellor and lecturer, tourist guide)
Selected research projects
2022—2026 European Citizen Science (Horizon Europe
Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, 101058509)
2022—2025 COST Action CA20138: Network on water-energy-food nexus for a low-carbon economy in Europe and beyond – NEXUSNET,
member of Management Comitee,
https://nexusnet-cost.com/
2020—2024 Foods for the Future (The Czech Academy of
Sciences), principal investigator and coordinator,
https://www.potravinyav21.cz
2020—2023 Strengthening rural resilience via empowerement
of local stakeholders and land owners (Technology Agency of
the Czech Republic, TL03000007), member of research team,
https://starfos.tacr.cz/en/project/TL03000007
2020—2022 The nature and dynamics of local land use
conflicts in a polyrational arena (Czech Science Foundation,
20-11782S), member of research team,
https://starfos.tacr.cz/en/project/GA20-11782S
2018—2020 Geographical aspects of Citizen Science:
identification of the trends, scientific potential and
social impacts in the Czech Republic (INTER-EXCELLENCE,
INTER-COST, LTC18067), member of research team,
https://starfos.tacr.cz/en/project/LTC18067
2016—2020 Citizen Science to promote creativity,
scientific literacy, and innovation throughout Europe (COST
Association COST Action CA15212), member of research team,
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA15212/
Selected publications (since 2015)
Papers in peer-reviewed journals (ISI/WOS)
- Duží, B., Fanfani, D., Martinát, S. (2023): Evolving
local agrifood initiatives within a territorial agrifood
system: the case of Prato Province, Italy. Agroecology and
Sustainable Food Systems, 47:2, 239–272. Doi:
10.1080/21683565.2022.2138673 (IF 2021 = 2.615)
- Millard, J., Sturla, A., Smutná, Z., Duží, B., Janssen, M., Vávra, J. (2022): European Food Systems in a Regional Perspective: A Comparative Study
of the Effect of COVID-19 on Households and City-Region Food Systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6: 844170. Doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.844170 (IF 2021 = 5.005)
- Fanfani, D., Duží, B., Mancino, M., Rovai M. (2022): Multiple evaluation of urban and peri-urban agriculture and its relation to spatial planning: The case of Prato territory (Italy) Sustainable Cities and Society, 79: 103636. Doi:
10.1016/j.scs.2021.103636 (IF 2021 = 10.696)
- Hruška, V., Konečný, O., Smutná, Z., Duží, B. (2020):
Evolution of alternative food networks in an old industrial
region of Czechia. Erdkunde, 74(2): 143–159. Doi:
10.3112/erdkunde.2020.02.04 (IF 2019 = 1.639)
- Duží, B., Osman, R., Lehejček, J., Nováková, E., Taraba,
P., Trojan, J. (2019): Exploring citizen science in
post-socialist space: Uncovering its hidden character in the
Czech Republic. Moravian Geographical Reports, 27(4):
241–253. Doi:
10.2478/mgr-2019-0019 (IF 2019 = 2.479)
- Vávra, J., Megyesi, B., Duží, B., Craig, T., Klufová, R.,
Lapka, M., Cudlínová, E. (2018): Food Self-provisioning in
Europe: An Exploration of Sociodemographic Factores in Five
Regions. Rural Sociology, 83(2): 431–461. Doi:
10.1111/ruso.12180 (IF 2018 = 1.87)
- Tóth, A., Duží, B., Vávra, J., Supuka, J., Bihuňová, M.,
Halajová, D., Martinát, S., Nováková, E. (2018): Changing
patterns of allotment gardening in the Czech Republic and
Slovakia. Nature and Culture, 13(1): 162–188. Doi:
10.3167/nc.2018.130108 (IF 2018 = 0.724)
- Duží, B., Frantál, B., Simon Rojo, M. (2017): The
geography of urban agriculture. New trends and challenges.
Moravian Geographical Reports, 25(3): 130–138. Doi:
10.1515/mgr-2017-0012 (IF 2017 = 1.435)
- Stojanov, R., Bureš, O., Duží, B. (2017): Migration and
development policies: The state of affairs before the 2015
European migration crises in the Czech Republic and its
current implications. Communist and Post-Communist Studies,
50(3): 169–181. Doi:
10.1016/j.postcomstud.2017.06.002 (IF 2017 = 0.722)
- Stojanov, R., Boas, I., Kelman, I., Duží, B. (2017):
Local expert experiences and perceptions of environmentally
induced migration from Bangladesh to India. Asia Pacific
Viewpoint, 58(3): 347–361. Doi:
10.1111/apv.12156 (IF 2017 = 1.377)
- Stojanov, R., Duží, B., Kelman, I., Němec, D., Procházka.
D. (2017): Local perceptions of climate change impacts and
migration patterns in Male, Maldives. The Geographical
Journal, 183(4): 370–385. Doi:
10.1111/geoj.12177 (IF 2016 = 3.132)
- Stojanov, R., Duží, B., Daněk, T., Němec, D., Procházka,
D. (2015): Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Extremes in
Central Europe: A Case Study in a Rural Area in the Czech
Republic. Sustainability, 7(9): 12758–12786. Doi:
10.3390/su70912758 (IF 2015 = 1.343)
Books and chapters in books
- Duží, B., Johanisová, N., Vávra, J. (Eds.) (2021). Allotment gardens: Losing ground? Ostrava: Institute of Geonics
- Vohland, K., Göbel, C., Balázs, B., Butkevičienė, E.,
Daskolia, M., Duží, B., Hecker, S., Manzoni, M., & Schade,
S. (2021). Citizen Science in Europe. In K. Vohland, A.
Land-Zandstra, L. Ceccaroni, R. Lemmens, J. Perelló, M.
Ponti, R. Samson, & K. Wagenknecht (Eds.), The Science of
Citizen Science (pp. 35–53). Springer International
Publishing. Doi:
10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_3
- Butkevičienė, E., Skarlatidou, A., Balázs, B., Duží, B.,
Massetti, L., Tsampoulatidis, I., & Tauginienė, L. (2021).
Citizen Science Case Studies and Their Impacts on Social
Innovation. In K. Vohland, A. Land-Zandstra, L. Ceccaroni,
R. Lemmens, J. Perelló, M. Ponti, R. Samson, & K.
Wagenknecht (Eds.), The Science of Citizen Science (pp.
309–329). Springer International Publishing. Doi:
10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_16
- Fanfani, D., Duží, B., Mancino, M. (2019): Pratiche
agrourbane di prossimità per la costruzione del sistema
agro-alimentare locale nel contesto di territorio di Prato:
una nuova domanda di innovazione delle. In: E. Dansero, D.
Marino, G. Mazzocchi, & Y. Nicolarea (Eds.), Lo spazio delle
politiche locali del cibo: temi, esperienze e prospettive
politiche (pp. 201–219). CELID.
https://flore.unifi.it/retrieve/handle/2158/1213669/530182/Fanfani_Mancino_Duzi_Pubb_RPLC_20.pdf
- Simon-Rojo, M., & Duží, B. (2017). Connecting Local Food
and Organic Waste Management Systems: Closing Nutrient Loops
in the City of Madrid. In E. Fraňková, W. Haas, & S. J.
Singh (Eds.), Socio-Metabolic Perspectives on the
Sustainability of Local Food Systems (pp. 319–343). Springer
International Publishing. Doi:
10.1007/978-3-319-69236-4_11
- Stojanov, R., Duží, B., Kelman, I., Němec, D., &
Procházka, D. (2016). Household Adaptation Strategies to
Climate Extremes Impacts and Population Dynamics: Case Study
from the Czech Republic. In A. Milan, B. Schraven, K.
Warner, & N. Cascone (Eds.), Migration, Risk Management and
Climate Change: Evidence and Policy Responses (pp. 87–103).
Springer International Publishing. Doi:
10.1007/978-3-319-42922-9_5
- Simon-Rojo, M., Recasens, X., Callau, C., Duží, B.,
Eiter, S., Hernandez-Jimenez., V., Laviscio, R., Lohrberg,
F., Pickard, D., Scazzosi, L. & Vejre, H. (2015): From Urban
Food Gardening to Urban Farming. In F. Lohrberg, L.
Scazzosi, L. Lička & A. Timpe (Eds.), Urban Agriculture
Europe (pp. 24–31). Jovis.
https://www.jovis.de/en/books/product/urban-agriculture-europe.html
- Lohrberg, F., Pickard, D., Arapis, G., Branduini, P.,
Duží, B., Hernandez, V., Koleva, G., Laviscio, R., Marta,
A.D., Orlandini, S., Petralli, M., & Scazzosi, L. (2015):
Urban Agriculture Goes Brussels - UA as a Tool for the
Europe 2020 Strategy. In F. Lohrberg, L. Scazzosi, L. Lička
& A. Timpe (Eds.), Urban Agriculture Europe (pp. 208–213).
Jovis.
https://www.jovis.de/en/books/product/urban-agriculture-europe.html
Memberships, Honorable Positions and other activities
- Journal
Frontiers of Sustainable Food Systems, review editor, https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1245143/overview
- EUROPEAN COUNTRISIDE Journal, member of Executive board,
http://www.european-countryside.eu/index.html
- ECSA – European Citizen Science Association,
https://ecsa.citizen-science.net
- Rete Italiana Politiche Locali di Cibo: Pratiche e progetti,
territori, nuove economie, culture e società in transizione
verso sistemi del cibo sostenibili,
https://www.politichelocalicibo.it
- Líska, z.s.
http://www.liska-evvo.cz
- Czech Union of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners,
https://www.zahradkari.cz
- Systematic outreach and popularization activities (papers in
various journals and newspapers, lectures and workshops for
teachers, students and public)