Geografie 2025, 130, 115-141
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.006
Spatial patterns of travel behaviour in Czechia: Continuity or change?
Stanislav Kraft1
, Petr Tonev2
, Petr Tonev2
1University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Education, Department of Geography, České Budějovice, Czechia
2Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Regional Economics, Brno, Czechia
Received February 2025
Accepted May 2025
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