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Metropolitan Areas in the Czech Republic - Definitions, Basic Characteristics, Patterns of Suburbanisation and Their Impact on Political Behaviour

Metropolregionen in der Tschechischen Republik - Definition, Hauptmerkmale, Suburbanisierung und ihr Einfluss auf das politische Verhalten
[working paper]

Kostelecký, Tomáš
Čermák, Daniel

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Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Abstract

This study is based on the first stage of research on political change in metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic, conducted within the framework of the International Metropolitan Observatory Project (IMO). In the first part of the study the authors examine how metropolitan areas are defined. Given... view more

This study is based on the first stage of research on political change in metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic, conducted within the framework of the International Metropolitan Observatory Project (IMO). In the first part of the study the authors examine how metropolitan areas are defined. Given that there is currently no official definition of metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic, the criteria for their delineation were developed on the basis of existing definitions of metropolitan areas in other countries participating in the IMO project and with the use of available data. The application of these criteria to the Czech Republic produced the "provisional" delineation of four metropolitan areas within the country, centred on the cities of Prague, Brno, Pilsen, and Ostrava. The basic characteristics of these four metropolitan areas are outlined in the second part of the paper with data on populations and population density, migration patters, housing development, and basic data on spatial differences in social structures. Special attention is devoted to the process of suburbanisation as it evolved in the post-communist period, and patterns of the process are compared with the "typical" North American model. The authors conclude the paper with a study of selected aspects of political behaviour in relation to socio-spatial changes in the metropolitan areas.... view less


Der Text stellt das Ergebnis der ersten Arbeitsphase eines tschechischen Teams vor, das im Rahmen des internationalen Forschungskonsortiums Metropolitan Observatory Project (IMO) an einem Projekt zur Untersuchung politischer Veränderungen in Metropolregionen arbeitet. Die Abhandlung beschäftigt sich... view more

Der Text stellt das Ergebnis der ersten Arbeitsphase eines tschechischen Teams vor, das im Rahmen des internationalen Forschungskonsortiums Metropolitan Observatory Project (IMO) an einem Projekt zur Untersuchung politischer Veränderungen in Metropolregionen arbeitet. Die Abhandlung beschäftigt sich zunächst mit dem Problem der Definition von Metropolregionen. Da zur Zeit in der Tschechischen Republik keine offizielle Definition von Metropolregionen existiert, wurde eine eigene Definition entwickelt, die mit den Kriterien des IMO-Projekts kompatibel ist und nach der in Tschechien vier Metropolregionen - die Kernstädte Prag, Brünn, Ostrau und Pilsen und deren Umland - eingeteilt wurden. Der Text bietet einen Überblick über die Hauptmerkmale dieser Metropolregionen, insbesondere ihrer Population, der Bevölkerungsdichte, der Migrations- und Pendelmuster sowie der sozialräumlichen Veränderungen. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit wird der Beschreibung des Prozesses der Suburbanisierung in der Zeit nach dem Sturz des Kommunismus gewidmet. Die Modelle der Suburbanisierung werden mit dem "klassischen" nordamerikanischen Modell verglichen. Im abschließenden Teil des Textes werden ausgewählte Aspekte des politischen Verhaltens der Bewohner von Metropolregionen im Verhältnis zur sozialräumlichen Entwicklung untersucht.... view less

Keywords
post-socialist country; city-suburban relationship; political change; metropolis; large city; political attitude; suburbanization; Czech Republic; population; political behavior; population development; spatial planning; social change

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Area Development Planning, Regional Research

Method
empirical

Free Keywords
metropolitan areas; suburbanisation; social change; political change

Document language
English

Publication Year
2004

City
Prague

Page/Pages
62 p.

Series
Sociologické studie/Sociological Studies, 04/03

ISBN
80-7330-064-8

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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