This article sets out to examine regeneration policies in Prague. After introducing the concept of regeneration and regeneration theories and reviewing foreign cases of regeneration of problem neighbourhoods, the authors analyse the situation in Prague and attempt to answer three basic questions: How do the authorities in Prague approach social-spatial inequalities and urban regeneration in the city? What are the objectives of the city's regeneration policies and what tools are used? Who are the main actors involved in regeneration policies and how do they relate to each other? The study of documents and interviews with the people who are the actors involved in regeneration policies showed that the 'regeneration policies for problem neighbourhoods' in a post-socialist city differ signifi cantly from the approaches applied in Western cities. In Prague regeneration policies do not rank high on the ladder of local political priorities, and local politicians implicitly assume that the situation in the city and its districts and neighbourhoods will improve, existing problems will be eliminated, and the city's inhabitants will see a rise in their economic and social status. A detailed analysis showed that the lack of emphasis placed on the regeneration of problem neighbourhoods is mainly due to structural factors. Socio-spatial inequalities in Prague are still smaller than in most otherwise comparable cities in the Western world, the spatial concentration of existing problems is not too great, and the spatial patterns of social and economic problems in the city do not overlap very much. Spatial concentrations of problems in Prague are thus far mainly found in a micro-local form, encompassing just individual buildings, clusters of buildings, or at most one to several blocks.
Kulturní plánování v kontextu městského a udržitelného rozvoje kateřina vojtíšková -markéta poláková -věra patočkováCultural planninG in tHe Context of urban and sustainable development ABSTRAKT Cílem textu je představit kulturní plánování jako kulturně politický přístup široce rozšířený v zahraničí, který je vhodný také pro místní samosprávy v České republice. Součástí kulturního plánování je kulturní mapování, v rámci kterého se identifikují místní kulturní zdroje. Mezi přínosy tohoto přístupu k plánování patří prohlubování vztahů mezi kulturou a jinými oblastmi (kulturní cestovní ruch, sport, vzdělává-ní), podpora participace nebo zviditelnění přínosu kultury pro udržitelný místní a regionální rozvoj.KEY WORDS Cultural planning; cultural policy; cultural resources; sustainable development; urban development ABSTRACT The aim of the paper is to introduce cultural planning as a cultural policy approach widespread abroad, which is also suitable for local governments in the Czech Republic. Cultural mapping is an integral part of cultural planning; it is applied in order to identify local cultural resources. The benefits of the cultural planning include broadening of the relationship between culture and other areas (cultural tourism, sport, and education), promotion of the local participation or visibility of the contribution of culture to the sustainable local and regional development.
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