How did satellite communities change Prague after the 1970s?

To address the housing shortages experienced in Prague, municipal authorities shifted their focus toward the development of new satellite communities in the city's peripheral areas starting in the 1970s.12

These developments, often referred to as "towns," were constructed to alleviate the difficulty of maintaining and supplying housing in the inner city, where many apartments were in need of modernization. Notable examples of these peripheral housing projects include:1

• North Town (Severní město)1
• South Town (Jižní město)1
• Southwest Town (Jihozápadní město)1

While these satellite communities were a key component of urban planning during this era, the city's overall population growth during this period was primarily driven by the annexation of surrounding areas rather than solely by these new developments.2