Publication detail

Different Courtyards - Different Influence on the Quality of Life of the Local Residents? Analysis in the Post-Socialist City of Brno, Czech Republic.

WITTMANN, M. KOPÁČIK, G. VAISHAR, A. PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, M. KILNAROVÁ, P.

Original Title

Different Courtyards - Different Influence on the Quality of Life of the Local Residents? Analysis in the Post-Socialist City of Brno, Czech Republic.

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Can different courtyards influence the quality of life of the local residents in different way? The study focuses on the comparison of the courtyards in closed urban blocks from 19th century, the courtyards in the socialist open prefab housing estates and the courtyards in the post-socialist housing development. The analysed courtyards are located in the Central European city of Brno, Czech Republic. The study analyses the satisfaction of the residents living around the courtyards with the social and environmental qualities of the courtyards. This satisfaction which subjectively reflects of the quality of life was expressed by the residents in a questionnaire survey. The social parameters of the residents’ communities were verified by the demographic data to identify different demographic conditions. The results imply that a considerable impact on the quality of life should be ascribed to the courtyards in closed urban block. The research generated a secondary result too: the analysed buildings and courtyards in the socialist housing estates don't belong to socially declining areas.

Keywords

courtyard; local residents; closed urban block; open housing estate; the post-socialist city.

Authors

WITTMANN, M.; KOPÁČIK, G.; VAISHAR, A.; PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, M.; KILNAROVÁ, P.

Released

27. 12. 2018

Publisher

Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti

Location

Bucharest

ISBN

2068-9969

Periodical

Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis (electronic)

Year of study

X

Number

2

State

Romania

Pages from

177

Pages to

198

Pages count

22

URL

http://www.jurareview.ro/

BibTex

@article{BUT151945,
  author="Maxmilian {Wittmann} and Gabriel {Kopáčik} and Antonín {Vaishar} and Marcela {Petrová Kafková} and Pavla {Kilnarová}",
  title="Different Courtyards - Different Influence on the Quality of Life of the Local Residents? Analysis in the Post-Socialist City of Brno, Czech Republic.",
  journal="Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis (electronic)",
  year="2018",
  volume="X",
  number="2",
  pages="177--198",
  issn="2068-9969",
  url="http://www.jurareview.ro/"
}