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Identifikátory DOI

DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-082-5-0094

Urban Aspirations in Ostrava: Exploring Resident Perspectives

Beatrice-Elena Chromková Manea ORCID...1, Dawn Norris ORCID...1, Nicole Horáková Hirschlerová ORCID...1
1 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Ostrava University, tř. Čs. legií 150/9, 701 03 Ostrava, Czech Republic

This contribution focuses on the lived experiences and aspirations of Ostrava's residents, as captured through responses within a broader quantitative study. The selected questions explore how they spend their leisure time, their visions for ideal life in the city, their motivations for potentially relocating, and how Ostrava's image in the future. By analysing residents' own words, the study aims to deepen understanding of residents interact with the urban environment beyond structured demographic or behavioural data. The data invite reflection on the emotional, social, and practical factors that shape urban belonging and the perceived quality of life. This contribution also highlights the value of integrating such questions within quantitative designs and discusses how such insights can inform more responsive urban and social policies.

Klíčová slova: Urban Life, Ostrava, Lived Experience, Intentions to Relocate, Satisfaction with Life

stránky: 94-105, online: 2026



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