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A Hegemonic City: Discursive approach to ideology and dominance in development and planning of post-socialist Prague
Orcígr, Václav ; Balon, Jan (advisor) ; Vacková, Barbora (referee) ; Naxera, Vladimír (referee)
Late capitalist society is dominated by specific attributes of neoliberal ideology, which are inscribed in various ways in the politics of governance in the context of geographical location, political and social organization, economic situation, and other parameters. Discourse plays a specific role in the reproduction and legitimation processes of ideology. This thesis elaborates a theoretical approach to ideological dominance in the topic of urban development, specifically post-socialist Prague. The latter, as an urban space that has undergone major changes of post-revolutionary transformation, becomes a specific arena in which the discursive manifestations of various actors contribute to the production of theoretically identified (and also other yet unrecognized) patterns of dominant ideology. These, in turn, create a discursive field in which reproductive and legitimizing schemas are produced that contribute to the fact that the theme of urban development serves as one of the significant means that reinforce the global hegemonic position of neoliberal capitalism. The thesis builds on Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical approach to identify the actor field within which the processes of reproduction and legitimation occur, and works with Bourdieu's theory of ideological domination, which he developed...
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Citizen Participation in Process of the City Planning: the Case Regeneration of Estate in Jičín
Křepelková, Hana ; Temelová, Jana (advisor) ; Jíchová, Jana (referee)
The thesis deals with public participation in project planning at the local level. In the thesis there are described the participants, defined various types of participation, the domination factors that affect measure of participation, and also it's advantages and disadvantages are mentioned there. The theoretic process of public the participation is described step by step. The practical part of thesis is focused on the conditions of public participacipation in the city Ji ín, concretely on the case of the the state's regeneration project. The process of involving the citizens into the project is investigated on the basis of the interviews with city clerks and by studying of official documents. The citizens'atitiude is stated by questionnaires. It seems that city Ji ín tries to get citizens involved in the projects and that estate's regeneration project cames out from the opinion of citizens. Citizens are mostly satisfied with estate's regeneration, but not all of them's particular comments are answerd.
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Constructing Participatory Spaces: Involving Citizens into the Urban Development Planning from the View of Planners
Beránková, Petra Alexandra ; Mička, Pavel (advisor) ; Veselý, Arnošt (referee)
The work deals with constructing of participatory spaces in the process of urban development planning. The topic of involving citizens into planning is viewed from the point of planners. A concept of participation in this text is conceived in the sense of invented spaces built from above. The research perspective is an interpretative one, anchored in the constructivist epistemology. Therefore the main question is: How do planners reflect involving citizens in the planning? Firstly, the authoress demonstrates the importance of her topic by putting it into the context of wider social dynamics related to the crises of representative democracy and emerging of sub-politics. She reveals that the trend of building participatory opportunities is strengthening. The important question is formulated: How is the role of public in the strategic planning constructed? On the base of analytical induction of semi-structured interviews with planners, the authoress creates her own typology of ideal-type approaches to participation. These types of approaches came out from a distinction of the extent and the aim of spaces of participation. The involvement of citizens can be seen either as building of community, activation of elites, mapping of public preferences or as consultation with local experts.
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American Cities in Post-Industrial Reality: Detroit and Pittsburgh
Černá, Iveta ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Sehnálková, Jana (referee)
The thesis studies possibilities of restructuring of post-industrial cities by closely following and comparing the restructuring efforts of two cities located in the U.S. Midwest, Detroit and Pittsburgh. It studies the consequences of globalizing economy on the area of so- called Rust-Belt, as well as the impacts of the federal urban policies on the older industrial cities located in this area. Through deindustrialization of their economies, both Detroit and Pittsburgh suffered from similar problems, such as depopulation, unemployment, factory closure, and urban decline. Therefore to evaluate the level of success of the cities' transformation, the thesis compares their demographic and economic development. The last two chapter of the thesis provide assessment of Detroit's and Pittsburgh's transformation efforts by focusing on the urban planning and economic restructuralization strategies.
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Real Estate and Territorial Development in the Context of Media
Erml, Tashi ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This thesis analyses the connections between real estate development, territorial development, and the media. The theoretical part presents fundamental topics from the field that are points of focus for the media and places them in a wider context with an emphasis on the housing situation in Prague. It also presents individual aspects that could have an influence on messages in the media, including the role of media ownership and the ideological beliefs of individual journalists. The work further discusses the presentation of developers in the media and their general reputations. The practical part of the paper employs three different research methods. The first is a content analysis focused on mainstream media, where we examine how they cover the topic over a specific period. The second includes a qualitative analysis that is based on interviews with a representative from the public sector, the private sector, and a non-profit. The third method is a quantitative analysis of a representative survey of Prague's inhabitants. In conclusion, the work presents recommendations how media could help cultivate the sector and improve communication between individual actors in real estate and territorial development.
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Aplikace participačních metod v městském plánování
Hanžl, Jakub
Participatory urban planning, where the public is involved in the process, is one of the prerequisites for sustainable development. It has a direct impact on the quality of life, strengthens democratic principles, transparency and accountability in city planning. Still, putting these methods into practice faces a number of problems. The author of this article examines the application of participatory methods in urban planning, their effectiveness, ethics and legislative framework, and compares them with conventional methods and examines the limits of their use.
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Analysis of the Phenomenon of Visual Pollution in Prague and Delhi, especially in New Delhi
Andresek, Šimon ; Halada, Jan (advisor) ; Hejlová, Denisa (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the phenomenon of visual pollution and its presence in the Republic of India, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in New Delhi, the capital, and in the Czech Republic and its capital, especially in Historic Centre of Prague. First, the space where visual pollution takes place and which could be mostly described as public, is defined by four perspectives based on its different functions and structures. Thereafter, the phenomenon of visual pollution is described both through the broad spectrum of its causes and through the processes of perception and cognition and the aesthetic evaluation of the environment that arises from these psychological processes. The subsequent part is dedicated to the consequences of the presence of visual pollution in public space, especially to the psychological ones. The practical part of this thesis is dedicated to the analysis of legislatïon and real status quo of the presence of visual pollution and the variety of its sources in examined states and especially at the level of particular municipalities. First, the legislation is analysed concerning visual pollution itself and its manifestations at the level of state units. Thereafter, the specific legislative implementations of visual pollution and its primary sources are identified...
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Constructive change of Protectorate Prague: Nazi plans and realized projects of traffic infrastructure and industrial buildings
Bajusz, Tadeáš ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Matějka, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis deals with the questions of urban planning and building activity in the time of the Second World War. The research topic of the single case study is Prague in the period of Nazi occupation between March 1939 and May 1945. The aim of the thesis is to challenge the simplifying interpretation of occupation as a period without any building activity. The simplifying interpretation usually explains the low number of built objects being caused directly by the occupants' long term plans with Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. The thesis tries to challenge this interpretation and using the examples of built objects of the traffic infrastructure and industrial buildings, it shows the ongoing building. The first part shortly summarizes the concepts of Nazi architecture and town planning and connects them with long-term plans with the occupied territories of South-eastern Europe. The second chapter concentrates on the Nazi concepts and plans for remaking Prague and introduces the problematics of building activities during occupation. Based on archival research, the examples of building activity of traffic infrastructure and industrial buildings are shown in the third chapter. The conclusion summarizes the results of the research and critically evaluates the outcomes of the thesis. The thesis is based on...
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Uplatnenie vybraných nástrojov marketingu v lokálnom rozhodování: plánovaný projekt singltreku v meste Písek
Candráková, Lenka
The thesis deals with the use of city marketing tools in planning and decision-making of a town. The concepts of urban planning, public participation, city marketing and public relations are explained. The use of marketing tools is tested on example of project Singltrek Písecké hory. Based on the analysis of the process of project idea assessment, the thesis identifies communication tools used between the town of Písek and its citizens, and deals with them at different levels of participation. The thesis also describes an implementation and results of selected tools (questionnaire survey and participatory GIS) and discusses the relevance of their use in local decision-making.
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American Cities in Post-Industrial Reality: Detroit and Pittsburgh
Černá, Iveta ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Sehnálková, Jana (referee)
The thesis studies possibilities of restructuring of post-industrial cities by closely following and comparing the restructuring efforts of two cities located in the U.S. Midwest, Detroit and Pittsburgh. It studies the consequences of globalizing economy on the area of so- called Rust-Belt, as well as the impacts of the federal urban policies on the older industrial cities located in this area. Through deindustrialization of their economies, both Detroit and Pittsburgh suffered from similar problems, such as depopulation, unemployment, factory closure, and urban decline. Therefore to evaluate the level of success of the cities' transformation, the thesis compares their demographic and economic development. The last two chapter of the thesis provide assessment of Detroit's and Pittsburgh's transformation efforts by focusing on the urban planning and economic restructuralization strategies.
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