GENTRIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF REVITALIZATION OF INNER CITY OF BRATISLAVA Inner city of Bratislava is currently experiencing the revitalization processes which share similarities with the process of gentrification witnessed in many other advanced capitalist cities as well as postsocialist cities. Aim of this study is to analyse situation in Bratislava in a complex way and to respond on a question, if there is gentrification happening in the Capital of Slovakia, what is its extent, character and a general influence in the context of revitalization of the inner city. For these purposes, more types of research methods are used, in which social, physical and functional image of the selected area with the biggest potential for gentrification is observed, views and motivations of the local actors are explored and signs of possible conflicts are analysed. By that study also aims to extend and deepen the knowledge about the mechanisms of transformation of postsocialist cities. Key words: Gentrification, postsocialist city, Bratislava

Charles University in Prague Faculty of Science Department of Social Geography and Regional Development URBANIZATION AND SUBURBANIZATION IN URBAN REGIONS OF PRAGUE AND VIENNA Summary of the PhD Thesis Mgr. Darina Posová Praha 2010 Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Luděk Sýkora, Ph.D. Supervisor - consultant: Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Walter Matznetter, M.Sc. INTRODUCTION This PhD thesis is focused on study of urbanization and urbanization processes in urban regions of Prague and Vienna. The thesis has two major parts. In the first part, general approaches to urbanization and suburbanization research are introduced and results of an analysis of Prague and Vienna urban regions are summarized. The second part consists of six publisher or submitted papers analyzing spatial distribution of population, housing, new housing construction in Prague urban region as well as comparing urbanization in Prague and Vienna urban regions in 1980s and 1990s. In the introductory chapter, I focus of the thesis and development of my approach to research on suburbanization within the post-socialist urban development context. Chapter on general perspectives summarizes the state of art in the field and shows the application of such approaches on the case of Prague and Vienna. The last chapter focuses on comparison between Prague and Vienna,...