Residential mobility and residential preferences of young families and older adults from the Prague Metropolitan Area

HORŇÁKOVÁ, M. (2023): Residential mobility and residential preferences of young families and older adults from the Prague Metropolitan Area. Dizertační práce. Praha, Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Katedra sociální geografie a regionálního rozvoje.

The dissertation project examines the process of residential mobility and residential preferences in the Prague Metropolitan Area. With the diversification of life-course trajectories and lifestyles, but also rising housing prices, residential mobility and residential preferences have become more heterogeneous and ambiguous. The research aims to investigate new emerging patterns of residential mobility and residential preferences, and to explore how the selection of a new home is performed. The study focuses on two population groups: middle-class young families and middle-class older adults (empty nesters, seniors). A mixed-method research approach is adopted, combining quantitative and qualitative research methods. The study contributes to filling the gap in knowledge on residential mobility in post-socialist cities and the process of housing choice among young families and older adults.