B5 Socio-spatial Differentiation of Czechia
Martin Ouředníček
Wednesday, April 12 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
The lecture explains the main features and processes of the socio-spatial differentiation in Czechia during the transformation and post-transformation period 1989-2022. It starts with the results of Delphi survey on social differentiation and problems in post-socialist Czechia. Then spatial patterns of social, demographic, and economic indicators are introduced using maps from the Atlas of Socio-spatial Differentiation of the Czech Republic (2011). The maps focus on the level of 6250 Czech municipalities and the long-term historical comparison between pre-war, socialist, and contemporary development. Students will guess characteristics on several projected maps and discuss factors of spatial differentiation. Internet project www.atlasobyvatelstva.cz serves as an interactive tool for an exploration of various aspects of spatial differentiation. The second part of the lecture deals with processes of urban development, especially suburbanization and segregation using the case study of the Prague Metropolitan Area. We will compare spatial patterns of occupational structure and foreigners in Prague using specific statistical measures (indices of segregation and dissimilarity) and comparison with other 13 European capital cities. Moreover, the location of Americans in Prague and the reason for specific spatial behavior of them (separation) will be discussed with the students. The impact of Covid-19 and Russian aggression against Ukraine will be discussed based on statistical information. Excursion to the gentrified neighborhood of Karlín will follow the presentation.
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