The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the
absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European
perspective

J 2024

The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European perspective

MALÝ, Jiří, Marek LICHTER and Tomáš KREJČÍ

Basic information

Original name

The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European perspective

Authors

MALÝ, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Marek LICHTER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš KREJČÍ

Edition

Growth and Change, Wiley, 2024, 0017-4815

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50702 Urban studies

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.200 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/grow.12699

UT WoS

001096706100001

Keywords in English

compactness; Czech Republic; metropolitan areas; polycentricity; scale; spatial planning

Abstract

V originále

This paper explores the implementation of grand spatial planning narratives such as the compact city and polycentricity in planning practice. The effects of overlapping scales on the application of spatial imaginaries in metropolitan space are examined. Using post-socialist space, the research enriches the geographical context of metropolitan studies. On the basis of a spatial analysis of metropolitan form and centrality and a textual analysis of the relevant spatial plans of three Czech metropolitan areas, the key features in efforts of planning polycentric and compact metropolitan areas are identified as "Administrative blindness", "(De)centralization ambiguity", and "Reactive passivity". By identifying the limits of translating spatial visions into the practical language of statutory regional and land-use plans, the paper contributes to the debate on the effectiveness of metropolitan planning based on the specific context of Central Europe.

Citovat

MALÝ, Jiří, Marek LICHTER and Tomáš KREJČÍ. The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European perspective. Growth and Change. Wiley, 2024, vol. 55, No 1, p. 1-32. ISSN 0017-4815. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/grow.12699.

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MALÝ, Jiří, Marek LICHTER and Tomáš KREJČÍ. The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European perspective. \textit{Growth and Change}. Wiley, 2024, vol.~55, No~1, p.~1-32. ISSN~0017-4815. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/grow.12699.

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