The spatial breakdown of investments within the Operational Programme Transport in the Czech Republic

Abstract

In the period 2007-2013 implementation of the cohesion policy in the Czech Republic represents the most important source for financing transport infrastructure, especially via Operational Programme Transport. The objective of this paper is to analyse all projects approved from 2007 until January 2012 which will enable to study the spatial characteristics of evaluated programme and discuss the breakdown of the beneficiaries at different levels of spatial hierarchy or the eventual volume of intervention in individual districts. The volume and the direction of the investments in relation to the spatial dimension present a new view on the cohesion policy instruments.