Urbanization processes in Prague urban region

Aim of project

POST-DOC project is concerned with analysis of urbanisation processes in Prague urban region during transformation period and in 2000-2005 period. It is based on analysis of migration data and comparison of two latest population censuses held in 1991 resp. 2001 and also on case studies of selected neighbourhoods in Prague urban region. Main attention is put on suburbanisation and suburban development and their impact on the change of socio-spatial structure. Project modifies and empirically tests theoretical approaches of urban research - theory of stages of urban development and theory of differential urbanisation. Main outputs of this project are book of selected topics, series of articles, www pages and conference papers. Particular stress is paid on cooperation with pre-gradual and post-gradual students of social geography. Results of project will be useful for two university courses - Urbanisation and urban development and Social geography of Prague.

Research outcomes

OUŘEDNÍČEK, M. (2005): New Suburban Development in the Post-socialist City: the Case of Prague. In: Eckardt, F. ed.: Paths of Urban Transformation. Peter Lang, pp 143-156.

OUŘEDNÍČEK, M. ed. (2006): Sociální geografie Pražského městského regionu (Social Geography of Prague Metropolitan Region). Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development. Prague. (in Czech)

OUŘEDNÍČEK, M., PULDOVÁ, P. (2006): Suburbanizace Prahy (Suburbanisation of Prague). Poster. (in Czech)

PULDOVÁ, P. (2006): Vliv suburbanizace na změnu sociálního prostředí v zázemí Prahy. Master thesis. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of social geography and regional development. Prague.

OUŘEDNÍČEK, M. (2007): Differential Suburban Development in the Prague Urban Region. Geografiska Annaler: Human Geography 89B, vol. 2, pp 111 - 125.

SÝKORA, L., OUŘEDNÍČEK, M. (2007): Sprawling post-communist metropolis: commercial and residential suburbanisation in Prague and Brno, the Czech Republic In: Razin, E., Dijst, M., Vázquez, C. (eds.): Employment Deconcentration in European Metropolitan Areas: Market Forces versus Planning Regulations. Dordrecht, Springer. pp 209-233.

Website of the project in Czech

Research team

RNDr. Martin Ouředníček, Ph.D.,

Mgr. Petra Puldová

Contact

RNDr. Martin Ouředníček, Ph.D.

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science

Department of Social Geography and Regional Development

Albertov 6, Praha 2, 128 43

Czech Republic

Tel: +420221951378

e-mail: slamak@natur.cuni.cz