Small towns: an important part of the Moravian settlement system

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Antonín Vaishar¹ 

[1] Institute of Geonics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branch Brno Drobného 28, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

关键词: small towns;    Moravia;    settlement system;    marginality;    urban functions;    way of life;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Univerza v Ljubljani * Filozofska Fakulteta / University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Philosophy

【 摘 要 】

The paper brings characteristics of Moravian towns with inhabitants below 15 thousand. The towns still play an important role in the settlement structure. Their share in the coun-try’s population remains stable. As compared with larger towns and cities, the parameters of their natural and social environments exhibit a number of advantages. The future of small towns in Moravia is discussed with impulses for the conservation of urban functions being seen in the provision of central services for rural hinterlands and in specialization. Main future significance of small Moravian towns consists in the insurance of sustainable development of Moravian countryside, in the provision of alternative life style offer for a part of the population, and in keeping up local and regional identities in the process of globalization.

【 授权许可】

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