A Perception of a Town: Inhabitants´ Values and Preferences of the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Czech Republic

The overall objective of the towns is their sustainable development, but it is not possible to exactly define it. It is a subjective idea and it is closely related to a value system and preferences of inhabitants. The aim of this study is to evaluate 15 selected areas for living in a town and mainly define a perception and evaluation of Environment as well as the Appearance of public spaces and relations between these areas and image of the town. There is the evaluation of the current situation and proposals for changes in these areas. There is also a position of Environment in the overall ranking of 15 areas that are important for residents. Data for this study were obtained from a survey in six district towns of the Moravian-Silesian Region, 452 people were questioned in February 2014. Respondents evaluated the current situation in 15 selected areas and they also suggested proposals for changes in these areas. Results of the study show that the Environment was ranked with regarding to the typology of the chosen town. But the results of the evaluation of the current environmental situation in the towns were so different that they cannot be averaged for the whole region