<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The factors that were crucial for the construction of administrative buildings in the regional capitals of the Czech Republic are subject to examination in this article. One primary question is whether the development of office construction reflects the qualitative importance of the cities, or whether there are some other regularities in the spatial distribution of construction. To identify the key factors, controlled interviews with experts professionally involved in the construction of administrative buildings were carried out, and these data were then extended as part of a large-scale questionnaire survey with other experts on the issue. The results have confirmed the dominant position of the capital city of Prague in terms of its qualitative importance, as the remaining regional capitals have less than one-tenth of the volume of modern office building areas. The greatest differences in the construction of administrative buildings have been noted in Brno and Ostrava, despite the fact that they exhibit similar characteristics when considered in the light of respondent-determined factors.</p></abstract>

The factors that were crucial for the construction of administrative buildings in the regional capitals of the Czech Republic are subject to examination in this article. One primary question is whether the development of office construction reflects the qualitative importance of the cities, or whether there are some other regularities in the spatial distribution of construction. To identify the key factors, controlled interviews with experts professionally involved in the construction of administrative buildings were carried out, and these data were then extended as part of a large-scale questionnaire survey with other experts on the issue. The results have confirmed the dominant position of the capital city of Prague in terms of its qualitative importance, as the remaining regional capitals have less than one-tenth of the volume of modern office building areas. The greatest differences in the construction of administrative buildings have been noted in Brno and Ostrava, despite the fact that they exhibit similar characteristics when considered in the light of respondent-determined factors.

The development of regional differentiation of office construction in the Czech Republic: 1990–2010

Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The factors that were crucial for the construction of administrative buildings in the regional capitals of the Czech Republic are subject to examination in...

The development of regional differentiation of office construction in the Czech Republic: 1990–2010

Published Online: Apr 27, 2015

Page range: 21 - 33

Received: Feb 18, 2014

Accepted: Nov 20, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0003

Keywords
administrative buildings, regional differentiation, localisation, office construction, Czech Republic

© Pavel Domalewski et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The development of regional differentiation of office construction in the Czech Republic: 1990–2010

Published Online: Apr 27, 2015

Page range: 21 - 33

Received: Feb 18, 2014

Accepted: Nov 20, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0003

Keywordsadministrative buildings, regional differentiation, localisation, office construction, Czech Republic

© Pavel Domalewski et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
administrative buildings, regional differentiation, localisation, office construction, Czech Republic