ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the role played by brick and block in the perception of neighbourhoods, as well as possible or implemented relocation decisions. The poor image of block housing, of post-Second World War housing estates, is a phenomenon present throughout Western Europe. Many scholars involved in the international debate assume that the large housing estates of post-socialist cities would see degradation similar to that experienced in the housing estates of western cities. The chapter introduces the physical characteristics of the two cities considered namely, Lódz and Brno. Whereas stated preferences refer to the set of desired attributes of the residential environment, revealed preferences are those visible in the actual process of decision-making and the housing choice, where constraints and contexts come in. The branch of research is related to mobility research, housing market conditions, social segregation and lifestyles. The rejection of inner-city brick living relates to both the housing situation and the residential environment.
