News
New papers by the URRlab team members were published in 2016: Martin Ouředníček discusses the the relevance of “Western” theoretical concepts for post-socialist cities. Lucie Pospíšilová and Jakub Novák introduce mobile phone location data as a new source for research in demography. The paper by Petra Špačková, Nina Dvořáková and Martina Tobrmanová deals with residential satisfaction and intention to move of the new Prague´s suburbanites.
New paper co-authored by Martin Ouředníček and Jiří Nemeškal was just published in Moravian Geographical Reports. The text deals with socioeconomic impacts of Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant on the surrounding municipalities.
Students are invited to register for the Urban Social Geography II course which will focus on Key themes in contemporary urban social geography. Apart from lectures, participants will have the opportunity to join a field trip to Černý Most housing estate and to carry out an own research project. The course starts on Thursday 18 February, 9 a.m.
New paper on problems of the city center of Prague from the perspective of stakeholders of urban development has been published online. The authors are Jana Temelová, Jana Jíchová, Lucie Pospíšilová and Nina Dvořáková. The paper can be downloaded from the Urban Affairs Review website.
New article on reurbanisation by Martin Ouředníček, Martin Šimon and Martina Kopečná in Moravian Geographical Reports discusses the utility of the concept in current research of postsocialist cities.
The keynote lecture of Jennifer Robinson, Slavomíra Ferenčuhová and Michael Gentile, entitled Comparative Urbanism and Post-socialism: experiences and perspectives, which was given in Prague at the international CATference organized by Urban and regional laboratory in September 2015, is now available online!
The preliminary programme of the conference was just published! Abstracts of individual papers will be available soon at the CATference 2015 website.
The deadline for payments of conference fee is approaching - you can still take the opportunity to take part in the CATference by sending your fee until July 15. Detailed information on payment can be found here.
The deadline for submission of paper abstracts and session proposals for CATference 2015 has been extended until March 10!
The deadline for both papers and sessions is approaching fast, do not miss the opportunity to take part in the 6th International Urban Geographies of Post-communist States Conference: 25 years of urban change and submit your abstract by 28 February!