Geografie 1990, 95, 81-86

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie1990095020081

General Circumstances of the Future Development of the Czechoslovak Settlement System

Jan Kára

Geografický ústav ČSAV, Na slupi 14, 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia

The aim of the paper is to present the main general circumstances which are expected to influence the future development of the settlement system in Czechoslovakia. The paper treats of the spheres of economy, planning, political aspects and social consciousness. At the same time, however, it stresses the fact that the changes in general will have to face the inertia of the settlement system given by the present life cycles of demographic as well as material structure in the area under study, by local and regional patriotism, etc. In the conclusion some tendencies of the geographical research are mentioned which could successfuly react to the changes in general circumstances and other conditions.