<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The delimitation of the urban hinterlands of the most important settlement centres in the Czech Republic, based on transportation flows, is presented in this paper. Transport flows are a very good indicator of complex spatial relations. Therefore, one can hypothesize that the delimited transport hinterlands are strongly associated with other types of urban hinterlands (e.g. commuting hinterlands). Transport regions of the Czech regional capitals are defined in the empirical section of this paper. These transport regions, supra-nodal territorial units of the Czech transport system, identify the main transport relations within the Czech road network and define the hinterlands of the main settlement centres. The metropolitan regions defined by transport relations are compared with regions of the Czech Republic based on commuting flows. There is a high concordance between the two regional delimitations.</p></abstract>

The delimitation of the urban hinterlands of the most important settlement centres in the Czech Republic, based on transportation flows, is presented in this paper. Transport flows are a very good indicator of complex spatial relations. Therefore, one can hypothesize that the delimited transport hinterlands are strongly associated with other types of urban hinterlands (e.g. commuting hinterlands). Transport regions of the Czech regional capitals are defined in the empirical section of this paper. These transport regions, supra-nodal territorial units of the Czech transport system, identify the main transport relations within the Czech road network and define the hinterlands of the main settlement centres. The metropolitan regions defined by transport relations are compared with regions of the Czech Republic based on commuting flows. There is a high concordance between the two regional delimitations.

The Delimitation of Urban Hinterlands Based on Transport Flows: A Case Study of Regional Capitals in The Czech Republic

Department of Geography, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Jeronýmova 10, 371 15 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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The delimitation of the urban hinterlands of the most important settlement centres in the Czech Republic, based on transportation flows, is presented in this...

The Delimitation of Urban Hinterlands Based on Transport Flows: A Case Study of Regional Capitals in The Czech Republic

Published Online: Jul 29, 2014

Page range: 24 - 32

Received: Jun 10, 2013

Accepted: Feb 16, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0003

Keywords
transport system, spatial organization, transport regions, transport flows, commuting to work, Czech Republic

© 2014 Stanislav Kraft et. al.

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

The Delimitation of Urban Hinterlands Based on Transport Flows: A Case Study of Regional Capitals in The Czech Republic

Published Online: Jul 29, 2014

Page range: 24 - 32

Received: Jun 10, 2013

Accepted: Feb 16, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0003

Keywordstransport system, spatial organization, transport regions, transport flows, commuting to work, Czech Republic

© 2014 Stanislav Kraft et. al.

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

Keywords
transport system, spatial organization, transport regions, transport flows, commuting to work, Czech Republic