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Folia Geographica 2020, 62/1, pp. 95 - 111

CITY CENTRE RESIDENTS‘ OPINION ABOUT INNER QUARTER’S RENEWAL – A CENTRAL EUROPEAN CASE STUDY

Tibor KECSKÉS A*, Gábor KOZMA B

Received: January 6, 2020 | Revised: February 23, 2020 | Accepted: May 4, 2020

Paper No. 20-62/1-549

A* University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, egyetem tér 1., Hungary
kecskestibor@science.unideb.hu (corresponding author)

B University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, egyetem tér 1., Hungary
kozma.gabor@science.unideb.hu

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Abstract
Since the political change of regime in 1990, tendencies previously characteristic of Western European urban areas, such as city centre regeneration, revitalization, gained momentum in post-communist cities as well. The ruined city centres’ renewal aimed at the creation of liveable surroundings. The goal of this article is to explore how residents of Debrecen, East Hungary, viewed the regeneration of the city centre, what this process meant to them and what kind of positive and negative results could be observed in relation to the surroundings’ alteration.

Key words
Cities in post-communist countries, Debrecen, Urban renewal, Questionnaire survey, residents’ opinion

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