Research in the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development has long been focused on uncovering the key processes and mechanisms of inequalities caused by social and regional differences. The goal of the research is to understand the development and extent of regional, demographic, socio-economic and socio-cultural differences in society during the post-totalitarian and post-industrial transformation.
In this section, you can familiarize yourself with areas currently being addressed in the department and with research which has been published in professional journals.
- Urban and Regional Laboratory (URRlab)
- Research Center for Transport Geography (CeDoG)
- Center for Geographic and Environmental Education
- Geographical Migration Center - GEOMIGRACE
- Center for Research on Health, Quality of Life and Lifestyle in Geo-Demographic and Socio-Economic Contexts (GeoQol)
- Center for Economic Geography and Regional Development (CEGARR)
- Research Center for Geography of Leisure Time (GeoVoČ)
- Center for Research in Cultural and Historical Geography (KUHIG)
- Research Center for Land Use Changes in the Czech Republic (LUCC Czechia)
- Center for Research on Regional and Political Geography (REGPOL)
- Rural Geography Research Center (RURAL)
- Center for Urban and Regional Research (CVMR)
In the long term, we are aiming to build partnerships with top universities and institutions worldwide, both individually and departmentally. One major long-term collaboration is with Dartmouth College (USA), which includes the American Semester programme, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018. We have also had an ongoing partnership with the University of Massachusetts, Lowell (USA) since 2013, in which we offer an intensive course on migration for both American and Czech students.