Chapter 2: Czech Republic

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2.2 Methodology

Sources of Information Used in the Survey

Sources of information are referenced throughout the text, with numbers (e.g. /34/) referring to the list included at the end of this chapter (starting under Section 2.8).

Profile of Respondents

• coverage of all environmental fields of activities (air, waste, water, etc.);
• representative cross-section of companies of different size (more small and medium-sized, fewer large companies);
• representative sample in terms of geographic distribution (more firms from Prague and other large cities, several companies from rural areas, several subsidiaries of foreign firms in the Czech Republic);
• balance between technology producers, suppliers, and environmental service providers;
• the major environmental technology R&D centers and universities were interviewed;
• a range of different perspectives on the subject (interviews with businesses, municipalities, Ministry of Environment, the Environmental Protection Fund, other state bodies).

Forty nine formal interviews (based on the questionnaire, included in the Appendix) were carried out within the project. However, it is necessary to note that a few interviewed people changed their opinions during interviews, or canceled follow-up appointments. Additional interviews were carried out instead, with and without the use of questionnaires.

A complete list of interviewed experts and a list of other information sources are included in Sections 2.8, 2.9, 2.10.