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Urbanisation and suburbanisation in Czechia at the beginning of 21st century

Publication at Faculty of Science |
2012

Abstract

Focusing on the spatial distribution of population this article analyzes changes in urban and regional system of Czechia in 1991-2011. First, we analyze population growth and decline in 260 labor micro-regions and functional urban regions.

The second part of the article is devoted to trajectories of internal development within micro-regions. We analyze population changes in three basic territorial parts of micro-regions, in their cores, suburban zones and peripheral parts.

Then we assess urban and regional system of Czechia according to the presence of processes of urbanization, suburbanization and desurbanization in all micro-regions.