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DIFFERENTIALSUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT IN

PRAGUE URBAN REGION

Martin Ouředníček

Abstract. Numerous authors have asserted that suburbanisati on contributes to many probl ems in both suburban and inner ci t y l ocali t ies. Research of suburban devel opment demonstrates variat i ons in spat i al patterns, the intensi t y of spat i al processes, and the soci al and economic status of new suburbani tes. While some forms of suburban devel opment coul dcause seri ous problems throughout the urban regi on, other forms coul d be perceived asprocesses improving the quali t y of life in suburbia. This paper seeks to invest i gate different types of suburban devel opment in the Prague urban regi on over the last 15 years of transformati on. The focus of my interest i s resident i al suburbanisati on, which is one of the most si gnificant spati al processes today in the settl ement systems of post-socialist countri es. The theoreti cal part of the contribut i on deals wi t h the differentiati on of spat i al processes changing the suburban zone. Here I discuss the concepts of several processes of suburban devel opment and their dist inct ive impact on both suburban and inner ci t y l ocali t ies. I attempt to describe the magni tude and spatial patterns of suburbanisati on and the composi t i on of migrants to suburbia. The paper concludes wi t h a discussi on about the possible future devel opment of suburbanisat i on in the Prague urban regi on.

Key words: Suburban devel opment, suburbanisat i on, migrati on, post-soci alist ci ty INTRODUCTION