Publication details
Prostor "před nádražím"v Brně - perspektiva chodce
| Title in English | In Front of the Brno Railway Station: a Pedestrian’s View of the Zone |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Urbanismus a územní rozvoj |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.uur.cz/default.asp?ID=4312 |
| Field | Sociology, demography |
| Keywords | public space; mental maps; in-depth interview; Brno; Czech republic |
| Description | This contribution presents the results of an analysis focusing on the zone outside the main railway station in Brno. The analysis was carried out on behalf of the Municipality of Brno, supported by Hnutí Duha, a leading Czech NGO, and the Partnerství foundation. The objective of the assignment was to gather information that could be used for the improvement of this zone. In order to to fi nd out how this zone is perceived by users of the location, a combination of sociological and geographic methods of qualitative research was applied. Suggestions for the improvement of this public area arising from the analysis of material obtained from the data are briefl y summarized at the end of the article. |
| Related projects: |