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  2. Prague 6 - Wikipedia

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    Prague 6, officially known as the Municipal District of Prague 6 (Městská část Praha 6), is the largest district in Prague.Located in the northwest, it covers 41.54 km 2 and had a population of 100,600 as of 31 December 2008.

  3. Public interest - Wikipedia

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    In social science and economics, public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society. [1] While it has earlier philosophical roots and is considered to be at the core of democratic theories of government, often paired with two other concepts, convenience and necessity, it first became explicitly integrated into governance instruments in the early part of the 20th ...

  4. Public interest theory - Wikipedia

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    The public interest theory of regulation claims that government regulation acts to protect and benefit the public. [1] The public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society. [2] Regulation in this context means the employment of legal instruments (laws and rules) for the implementation of policy objectives.

  5. Districts of Prague - Wikipedia

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    List of cadastral areas. Map of administrative districts, municipal parts and cadastral areas. Key: Cadastral area (year joined to Prague) – municipal district. Hradčany (1784) – Prague 1, Prague 6. Malá Strana ("Lesser Town" or "Little Quarter") (1784) – Prague 1, Prague 5. Nové Město (New Town) (1784) – Prague 1, Prague 2, Prague 8.

  6. Prague Institute of Planning and Development - Wikipedia

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    Prague Institute of Planning and Development ( Czech: Institut plánování a rozvoje hl. m. Prahy, abbreviation IPR) is a public-benefit corporation in charge of developing the concept behind the city's architecture, urbanism, development and formation managed by City Hall of Prague, Czechia. [1] It represents spatial planning matters of Czech ...

  7. Public interest design - Wikipedia

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    Public interest design is a human-centered [1] and participatory design practice [2] that places emphasis on the “ triple bottom line ” of sustainable design that includes ecological, economic, and social issues and on designing products, structures, and systems that address issues such as economic development and the preservation of the ...

  8. Public interest technology - Wikipedia

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    Public interest technology (PIT) is an approach to the use of technology to promote "the development and realization of socially responsible solutions to the challenges in a technology-driven world." [1] It has been characterized as "people-centered problem solving." [2] PIT emerged as a field of academic research and action in higher education ...

  9. Old Town (Prague) - Wikipedia

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    Old Town Square in Prague. The Old Town of Prague (Czech: Staré Město pražské, German: Prager Altstadt) is a medieval settlement of Prague, Czech Republic. It was separated from the outside by a semi-circular moat and wall, connected to the Vltava river at both of its ends. The moat is now covered up by the streets (from north to south-west ...