The Metropolisation Processes A Case of Central Europe and the Czech Republic

Abstract

The article deals with the strategically important problems of metropolisation. In this context, it presents a theoretically based method of assessment of metropolises, the explanatory power of which was verified on the example of the Central Europe. This method is based on three components: population size (initial assumption), economic profile (ties to economic performance) and general attractiveness (the perception of development potential). The results of the evaluation of the 27 identified metropolises were generalized using a typology of their inclusion within the framework of the listed components: most metropolises were classified as type B -an established metropolis, followed by type C -an elementary metropolis, and type A -a dominant metropolis. A practically targeted conceptualization is then demonstrated on the example of the Czech Republic. The main attention was focused on the intensity of the economic links of Prague (and two further Czech centres) with other Central European metropolises.

Spatial Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Cities of Various Sizes, Morphologies and Economies

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How do various types of regions attract creative industries? Comparison of metropolitan, old industrial and rural regions in Czechia

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Hodnocení potenciálních vlivů vysokorychlostních tratí na pracovní mobilitu v České republice

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