Adela Petrovic M.Sc. et M.A.

Project Team Leader

Project Participant

Web of Science and Scopus

Expert articles

Popularization articles

Lecturer

Supervised bachelor’s theses
Šrámek, V. (2023): Influence of large-scale urban projects on neighbourhood transformation: the case of Nový Smíchov and Smíchovské train station.

3-9.6.2024, in Málaga (ESP), INURA 32nd Conference ‘[Un]Attractive City: Breaking the spell of space exploitation’. Research project: Gentrification and understanding intersections of neighborhood change, marginalization and racism.

7-9.7.2023, in Zurich (CH), SHCONF 6th World Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, Research project: Urban transformation: manifold and multifaceted processes in formerly working-class neighborhoods of Prague.

29.5-4.6.2023, in Zurich (CH), INURA 31st Conference ‘Right to the Planet. Reconsidering the Urban Question’. Research project: Urban transformation: manifold and multifaceted processes in formerly working-class neighborhoods of Prague.

30.8-2.9.2022, in Barcelona (ESP), ENHR ‘The struggle for the right to housing. The pressures of globalization and affordability in cities today’. Research project: Gentrification as rejuvenation of consumption, but also its population?.

25-29.7.2022, in Tartu (EE), AESOP 2022 Congress ‘Space for Species: Redefining Spatial Justice’. Research project: Urban transformation: manifold and multifaceted processes in formerly working-class neighborhoods of Prague.

27.6-1.7.2022, in Budapest (HU), CATference. Research project: Changes in the socio-demographic composition and potential gentrification in formerly working-class neighborhoods of Prague (together with doc. Martin Ouředníček).

4-6.11.2021, in Prague (CZ), Urban Movements and Local Politics in CEE Countries: Recent Developments and Conceptual Ambivalences. Research project: From a former industrial neighborhood to a creative-class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighborhood of Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).

9-11.09.2021, in Novi Sad (RS), 5th Serbian Congress of Geographers, Research project:  From a former industrial neighborhood to a creative class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighborhood of  Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).

14-16.07.2021, in Antwerp (BE), RC21 Conference on Sensing the City, Research project:  From a former industrial neighborhood to a creative class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighborhood of  Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).

28.06-01.07.2021, in Prague (CZ), 8th EUGEO Congress on the Geography of Europe, Research project:  Suburban bubbles: gated communities in Prague Urban Region . Presentation.

8-10.09.2020, in Plzen (CZ), Annual Conference of the Czech Geographical Society 2020, Research project:  Gated Communities in Prague Urban Region: Location and Positionality on Different Scale . Presentation.

23-24.09.2019, in Bamberg (DE), Conference on Serbian‐Bavarian Higher Education, organized by University of Bamberg, Research project: The role of Social Capital in the Technology Transfer- Case study on Serbian Clusters and Cluster Management practices in Serbia . Presentation.

7-12.09.2015, in Budapest (HU), Erasmus+ Conference on Tradition, Innovation and Reform in Local Development, organized by Corvinus University of Budapest, Project work: Clusters in Serbia- The role of Cluster Managers in building Social Capital . Presentation.

Guest lecture:

• Since 2021, University of Ottawa, GEG 3301 Selected Topics in Human Geography: Gentrification and Urban Redevelopment, the topic of the lecture: Gender and Gentrification, the title of the lecture:
  • Displacement without placement – Street prostitution’s deracination from gentrifying neighbourhoods
• In 2024, University of Zurich, GEO 422 Urban Geography: Research and Methods, the topic of the lectures:
  • Research methods: Mental maps
  • Qualitative data analysis: Interview transcripts

 

Shortlisted extracurricular activities:

23.11.2020 – 27.11.2020: Urban Health Case Challenge, UCPH & Gehl Architects (DK)  | Participant

06.07.2019 – 13.07.2019: International Social Design Summer School (AT) | Participant

03.02.2015 – 01.09.2016: Ecopanonia renewable energy resource cluster (RS) | External Associate

28.11.2014 – 30.11.2014: Startup and Social Innovation Seminar (IT) | Participant

14.10.2014 – 20.11.2014: Seminar in Environmental Sociology (IT) | Participant

04.02.2013 – 04.05.2013: Network for Innovative Development (RS) | Volunteer

24.11.2012-16.03.2013: Seminar on Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Reconciliation, part of the project ‘Build Bridges, not Walls: The Role of University in Peace-Building’ (RS & BIH) | Participant

 

Work experiences:

01.01.2020 – present. Internationalisation Coordinator, Geographical Institute, CU (Prague).

01.09.2019 – present. Researcher & Lecturer, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, CU (Prague).

13.06.2016. until 15.07.2016. Trainee, Committee on Regional Development (EP), Brussels (BE).

01.02 – 30.04.2016, Intern, Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik, Regensburg (DE).

01.07.2013 – 31.08.2014, Project Manager Assistant, Regional Agency for Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Alma Mons, Novi Sad (RS).

01.10.2013 – 31.08.2014, Project Coordinator, European Youth Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (RS).

RC21 – Research Committee on Urban and Regional Development

INURA – International Network for Urban Research and Action