<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Time policies in urban environments are discussed in this article, including some difficulties in comparing such policies between cities and in an international comparison of urban times in general. In response to the need to systematise methodological approaches to the comparison of urban time policies, we offer a concrete solution in terms of a comparative chrono-urbanism. The main issues under consideration are the theoretical framings, systematic procedures and an empirical illustration comparing two urban times. The comparison serves as a tool for assessment, when one urban time becomes a criterion for another urban time. This approach is applied in the case of an international comparison of two similar cities – Brno (Czech Republic) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic). Their urban times are operationalised through the timetables of their public transport systems, the lines of which are conceived as the institutional carriers of urban time. Based on the analysis of timetables from 2016, we present a detailed description of urban times of Brno and Bratislava, as well as their comparison, which makes it possible to assess the time policies in both cities, as well as their implications for planning.</p></abstract>

Time policies in urban environments are discussed in this article, including some difficulties in comparing such policies between cities and in an international comparison of urban times in general. In response to the need to systematise methodological approaches to the comparison of urban time policies, we offer a concrete solution in terms of a comparative chrono-urbanism. The main issues under consideration are the theoretical framings, systematic procedures and an empirical illustration comparing two urban times. The comparison serves as a tool for assessment, when one urban time becomes a criterion for another urban time. This approach is applied in the case of an international comparison of two similar cities – Brno (Czech Republic) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic). Their urban times are operationalised through the timetables of their public transport systems, the lines of which are conceived as the institutional carriers of urban time. Based on the analysis of timetables from 2016, we present a detailed description of urban times of Brno and Bratislava, as well as their comparison, which makes it possible to assess the time policies in both cities, as well as their implications for planning.

A tale of two cities: The comparative chrono-urbanism of Brno and Bratislava public transport systems

Department of Geography, Faculty of Education

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Time policies in urban environments are discussed in this article, including some difficulties in comparing such policies between cities and in an...

A tale of two cities: The comparative chrono-urbanism of Brno and Bratislava public transport systems

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 269 - 282

Received: May 20, 2020

Accepted: Oct 25, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2020-0020

Keywords
time policy, urban time, comparative chrono-urbanism, urban planning, Brno (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovak Republic)

© 2020 Robert Osman et al., published by Sciendo

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

A tale of two cities: The comparative chrono-urbanism of Brno and Bratislava public transport systems

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 269 - 282

Received: May 20, 2020

Accepted: Oct 25, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2020-0020

Keywordstime policy, urban time, comparative chrono-urbanism, urban planning, Brno (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovak Republic)

© 2020 Robert Osman et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
time policy, urban time, comparative chrono-urbanism, urban planning, Brno (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovak Republic)