The role of land relief in the development and image of cities as exemplified by Prague, Brno and Jihlava; a case study, by Jiří Löw, Tomáš Dohnal and Jaroslav Novák
Based on analyses of land relief and the historical development of three cities, this article endeavours to evidence the fundamental effect of land relief on the origin and development of urban settlements, including their compositional arrangement.
Developments of the centre of Olomouc as based on fractal geometry, by Radan Volnohradský
A detailed description of the history and urban structure of the city of Olomouc with the delimitation of its centres gives consistent information for the application of fractal theory. The study describes the characteristics of fractals and focuses on a specific fractal, the Koch snowflake. In a generalized form the Koch snowflake can be applied to the areal structure of the city. The aim of this study is to find the best possible criteria for the development and progress of the territory around the historic centre. Partial results in a simplified simulation have evidenced a natural grow of the third dimension, which is in optimum balance with the general condensation of the urban area and the measure of existing buildings in the centre. The result is supported by a mathematical determination of fractal dimensions of the area and the perimeter of Olomouc and their relation to the locality.