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In 2010 the municipality of Senigallia, located in Marche region (Italy),requested to thethe Department of Agricultural Sciences together with the Department of TerritorialPlanning of the Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna and in collaboration with four architects, two agronomists and communaltechnicians to draft the Green Masterplan (GM) of the city. Aim of the request was to promote a neat, homogeneous and sustainable development of the territory and improve the quality of life and the wellness of its inhabitants. ...

The carsharing of a current generation is a short-term car renting service with a capability to find in the nearest surrounding a fleet car parked anywhere in the public space where the previous user left it, as well as to book, open, rent and pay of, with the use of a dedicated mobile application. Nowadays, only a minority of municipalities is considering implementing the carsharing in their policies. The lack of awareness of decision-makers about carsharing results from the lack of a research regarding complex p...

The last two decades have been an intensive development of residential development in many Polish cities in areas outside of urbanized downtown areas. Unfortunately, a significant part of new settlements is carried out, more or less consciously, as detached to existing urban structures. New housing complexes, already implemented within administrative boundaries of the city or already in neighboring municipalities, create, suspended, often in open space structures, changing the way existing structures, communicatio...

Poland is at the beginning of the revitalization process, which started in 2015, when the legal framework had been provided. The revitalization process, understood as an innovative change that is based on four equally important aspects – the social, the economic, the infrastructural and the ecological ones, has been facing an important barrier in Poland. After over two decades of constant modernization, public involvement in planning is still rather symbolic. Having addressed these problems ever since 2010, a team...

Landscape development is a long-term process which is influenced both by natural and anthropogenic factors. Coal mining and the associated processes, such as subsidence, are in most cases the primary driving forces that influence the landscape and land use in coal mining areas. Moreover, coal mining usually triggers a series of ecological and environmental problems that may result in social and economic issues. The aim of the article is to analyze and assess land use changes, their causes and consequences in the m...

Taking into account environmental, socio-economical, health and safety aspects cycling is fastest growing sustainable mobility alternatives also in Latvian municipalities, having a growing number and diversity of cycling communication projects, but still facing a number of growth difficulties, particularly, lacking governance system development approach and having cycling practice realization fragmentation. Having yet no national framework or any overall support system, in the same time, there are to be seen cases...

Construction of various types of buildings and engineering structures invariably interferes, although to different degrees, with the surrounding environment. Every development project is executed in a strictly delineated area and under specific conditions. While planning a construction project, the investor is obligated to analyze several variants of its execution, including an assessment of different effects it may have on the environment. The investor can evaluate the impact on the surrounding ecosystems, in its...

The local identity of urban spaces becomes a necessary requirement for the design and planning of urban development. The article proposes a system of the spatial factors influencing the local identity of urban areas and provide new directions for improvement of urban planning practices. The spatial structure of the urban environment becomes clear and obvious when identifying the places with the highest concentration of day and night social activity. Architecture and public spaces of the city create the most durabl...

Space is the common weal. Its shaping and use are connected with the responsibility for the result, which will be our footprint for future generations. A planner takes responsibility for a future perception of their work. Their action will also have different effects for economy, business and society. These aspects shape our daily living, influence its standard, connected not only with economy, but also with an aesthetic perception and the feeling of safety. Preparing planning studies consists in establishing the ...

The current research answers the question whether the energy efficiency resulting from the application of modern technologies is associated with savings at the scale of individual housing units, and further – at the scale of whole cities and countries. Therefore, the results indicate whether under certain climatic and economic conditions, the further improvement of the energy parameters of buildings is profitable. The research was carried out on a selected, heterogeneous fragment of housing development in Wroc?aw....

The article presents technical solutions for the design of automated information systems that allow automating the management of municipal programs. Description of technical solutions is the content of the approach to the design of software equipment used in making managerial decisions by the municipal management authorities in the Russian Federation. A set of technical solutions can be used to prepare a technical task for the development of the system, and as a rationale in describing the characteristics of the s...

The aim of the article is to study ways of the implementation of the strategy of the economic diversification in countries – major oil exporters. It is well-known that the expansion of non-oil sources of added value is the main guideline of the economic diversification and decreasing the dependency on oil revenues in the developing countries – oil exporters. Many economists recommend to such states rapid privatization and reduction of the government participation in the economy as almost the only way of the divers...

The article presents a study of cultural buildings and hybrid cultural complexes that have been built throughout the last decade in many cities in Poland as a result of the „Bilbao effect”, focusing on the improvement of the quality and attractiveness of urban public spaces due to their construction. The research method used in the work was based on desk research, on-site research, as well as a comparative analysis of selected examples, referring them to cases known from literature. The base for the research under...

Parking policy should be part of an integrated revitalization strategy. An integrated approach requires the implementation of processes that influence the determination of the value of parking indicators. It is also important to implement projects that will indirectly contribute to improving the situation in degraded areas. One of such actions is the implementation of a parking policy that aims to eliminate the problem of congestion in city centers. There are no mandatory indicators for the minimum number of parki...

In the era of ever-faster transformation of city space, people need a "green" oasis to rest, relax or improve health. The therapeutic effect of various forms of greenery is associated with the human healthiness. The feeling of spirituality during contact with green space in the metaphysical sense is also important. Green areas are both, a place for rest and contemplation (psychological aspect), as well as they improve concentration and physical condition, but also "refresh" the mind. Green areas are an integral pa...

The article shows how regional smart specializations that are currently the most important tool of European innovation policy may be perceived, and if effective, should constitute innovative ecosystems. The article presents the concepts of smart specializations and innovative ecosystems. The concept of innovative ecosystems is presented from the perspective of its foundation and relations to other concepts and theories. Cooperation in innovation process by varied actors is considered the major feature of both smar...

The rate of changes and the growing uncertainty rise to the need for a strategic approach to development planning, which is active and flexible in relation to the changing reality. Strategic planning, occurring in companies, was adapted by the social-economic development planning of self-government units. However, there are difficulties in applying the strategic planning in the spatial planning and integration of the two forms of planning rarely takes place. Scientific publications focus on strategic planning of s...

Searching for quality of density of the city eventually acts as an answer to the question about the possibility of improving its structure. Moreover, the goal for the contemporary city is to become gradually more and more competitive. Therefore, increasing polarization of urban structures – in terms of the quality of life that they offer – becomes domain of contemporaneity. At the same time, the process becomes a challenge for building visions of the future.The example of New York Manhattan shows the act of creati...

Electrical lighting solutions affect the functioning of contemporary cites at a night-time. Urban lighting is associated with vision, provision of information and security as well as with the intelligent technologies. The amount, the appearance of light and its setup can significantly affect human behaviours and contribute tomajor spatial changes. This article verifies how emerging lighting technologies correspond with a design of the built environmentand how they may improve the robustness and resilience of a con...

The concept of an “in-between-city” (Zwischenstadt) interprets the urban sprawl in Europe as a new, evolving model of urban development, taking the form of urbanized landscapes, which does not correspond with the traditional understanding of urban design. The actual shape of an in-between-city reflects the today’s technology and economy generating new lifestyles: global trends coexist with the locality in a strong relation. The qualification process concordant with the new logic of space creation requires new plan...

The article discusses some features of the placement and dynamics of the urban population of the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan from 2000 to 2017. The paper highlights the main factors influencing the pace of development of the urban population in the two economically developed republics of Russia in the early XXI century. The role of the transport factor is revealed and the value of the Volga river with its large tributaries in the change of the urban population in the study area is justified. The study...

The article focuses on the impact of underground brown coal and lignite mining and landslides on land use. The study area is represented by the Handlová town and municipality of Cige? (Western Slovakia) which are well-known in Slovakia for subsurface mining of brown coal and lignite. Furthermore, the study area is susceptible to landslides. The first mention about brown coal surface mining is from the year 1772 (Handlová) and the year 1784 (Cige?) although industrial coal mining began in 1909. At present, active c...

In the context of an increased traffic volume and number of pedestrians on the streets and roads, we can observe an increase in the number of road traffic accidents involving road users, particularly children and adolescents. Children and adolescents get involved in road traffic accidents mainly due to ignorance of the rules of safe behavior on the streets and roads or traffic violations, as they do not comprehend the consequences of these violations. Therefore, it is very important to develop a sense of disciplin...

Water and greenery have always accompanied cities. Initially, their role was purely utilitarian, while over time, during the modern period, they started to—in conjunction with buildings and the open public spaces of representative squares and streets—build the urban composition of many European cities. During the period of the nineteenth-century excessive densification of urban tissue linked with the sudden increase in industrial production and the influx of people into cities, greenery and polluted water practica...

The word security is nowadays a very inflected term. Security is addressed not only on a global level, but also on a regional level and, last but not least, on an individual level. This term is applied in all areas of our lives. Nowadays, up to fifty security types are defined. Each kind of security has its specifics. Security against intentional threats requires forceful action and sustained readiness. Insecurity against unexpected threats, an emphasis is placed on checking the status and conditions, adherence to...

Smart cities are a relatively new phenomenon that requires careful study. A particularly interesting and complex issue is the question of the prospects for the development of smart cities in the far north and in the Arctic zone. Arctic and northern territories have a number of features, such as the focal (localized) nature of economic activity, the uneven distribution of people, the concentration of the population in cities, the low population density, harsh climatic conditions, low transport accessibility, underd...

Russian cities have been transformed considerably in the post-soviet period, including economic base, forms of ownership, architectural view, land structure, methods of planning and governance. However, the patterns of such transformation are significantly varying for different types of cities. In this paper the major transformation processes and the factors influencing the pace and scale of urban economy transformationsare discussed on the example of the cities, including in Yekaterinburg agglomeration. The autho...

Transition to the 21st century brought within the framework of the European a special situation, namely, migration of the population to the other member states in order to find well paid jobs. The research analyses the population migration within the last 3 years compared with the period 1990-2000. It takes into account the level of migration from countries such as Romania, Bulgaria or Hungary immediately after the accession to the European Union. The research is based on data from the European Union reports, the ...

Sustainable building structures are one of presumptions of long-lasting and environmental friendly urban areas. Building structures are affected by many contrary impacts within their lifetime, i.e. weather, human, animal, vegetable, fungal and environmental interventions, natural and non-natural disasters. Timely and appropriate maintenance or other remedial measures could be selected using up-to date diagnostics or monitoring methods. One of the big issues of the building sustainability can be found in durability...

The development and growth of the autonomy of the regions implies an increase in their degree of recognition, related to the increase of international economic relations and trade. One of these options is a free economic zone, as a particular type of state (or private) regulation of international economic relations and trade. Free economic zones around the world must include free - commercial, port, economic, banking - or duty - free shops and warehouses. Generally, they are designed to stimulate industrial export...

The article is dedicated to the issues on implementation of cooperation between the governmental bodies of the Russian Federation (RF) regions, self-governing bodies and potential developers (investors) based on the geoinformation technologies in order to support and provide the investment construction projects in the engineer prepared territories with information and in order to improve the investment feasibility features of the RF regions. The authors viewed the results on implementation of the investment projec...

The city itself is a multifunctional and complex object that can be represented as a demographic, ecological, transport, administrative-territorial and industrial production system. Unlike a conventional city, the smart city actually means a "digital" city - a concept that has so far no unambiguous definition. Experts' opinions, however, unite in the fact that a smart city should not be perceived in the narrow sense as a city packed with technology. The technologies in this case are rather a means of achieving a c...

The modern urban planning needs to be flexible and take into account the urban environment transformation during the mega-event organization process. Most of the researchers agree that, so called, mega-events have the significant influence on different aspects of the host city’s life. Major of them also tend to evaluate the character and the degree of this impact. The research represents quite comprehensive data. The approaches used for selecting and grouping the impact of mega-events are chosen randomly. The auth...

This study presents the results of students’ work from Hafen City University in Hamburg and Gdansk University of Technology, carried out as part of a joint studio dealing with Nowy Port problem area. It refers to the methodology and design proposals, as well as to individual projects of students from Gdansk University of Technology - Spatial Management and Architecture. The aim of this study is to present framework project guidelines resulting from in-depth analyzes and projects of international groups to show des...

Road safety is still a highly debated issue in all developed countries with automotive traffic. All groups of participants are endangered, while drivers and motorists in motor vehicles are more or less protected by the vehicle itself, cyclists and motorcyclists are partly protected by, for example, a helmet, but pedestrians are not protected at all. The pedestrian is therefore the most vulnerable road user. The article deals with the influence of the longitudinal solution of the communication on the perspective of...

Traffic accidents and their elimination are a very current topic in today's century. Besides the human factor, design elements in the area of the roads are also affected by this problem. The article deals with the analysis of design elements in the vicinity of the roads and their impact on the occurrence of traffic accidents. Design elements, especially elements of the transport infrastructure - materials and surface, trees and vegetation, outdoor lighting, street furniture, objects and facilities for services, ob...

Objects of cultural heritage are an extremely important element in the proper functioning of the social life. They provide information on our ancestors' actions, as well as shape our culture and social awareness. It is important for the historical objects to provide those information accurately, that is without any unnecessary human intervention over the years of the monument's existence. However, it is not always possible due to the damages influencing the objects. Actions aiming at strengthening the structure ne...

The objective of this experimental work was to evaluate a grafted watermelon organic culture at Research and Development Institute for Processing and Marketing of Horticultural Products – Horting, Bucharest, Romania for pollution reduction and efficient use of land destined to urban research and education. The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus sp. vulgaris) is a plant originally from the South Africa and cultivated over all in world. It is a very popular and important crop in Romania. This research was conducted on im...

Detailed assessments on the feasibility of a project help to define its implementation strategies, moreover mitigating its non-quality risks. As a formal guarantee of this principle, processes concerning the construction of public works in Italy consider an ex-ante phase of the programme, which encompasses projects accompanied by feasibility checks of design alternatives. The latter, through technical, economic, managerial, etc., assessments, represents a decision-making support for the planning and design of indi...

The cities which are in a contact with watercourse are with this specific location unique and appealing. Urban links with the embankments open the city to the attractive promenades, used for relaxation and recreation. These public spaces of promenades comprise the potential for social impulses and meeting places. They are humanizing cities and integrating urban and natural elements. The city-making, place-making and the attractivity of the waterfront can have a diverse functional basis, thus creating a big range o...

One characteristic quality of metropolises is their non-continuity. They are composed of a network, a web woven out of various threads - of extremely fine, almost invisible spider's silk, which gives in to the pressure of the wind, as well as thick ropes, which can resist it and support entire skyscrapers, wires that transmit impulses, radio waves and starlight. Everything is in the spaces of these webs: emptiness, grass, the shine of water surfaces, forests and sand, prisons and botanical gardens, tombs and publi...

In the Czech Republic, but also in the world, there is an increasing amount of extraordinary events and crisis. These situations significantly affect the operation of the state. There are mainly floods, storms or snow calamities, in the Czech Republic. These crises also affect hospitals. These events disrupt the supply of water, food, energy, but also other services. Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic provides these emergency supplies - emergency drinking water supply, emergency food supply, emergency power...

The article presents the current state of the research project which aims to integrate activities of members of the Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, Zabrze, Poland, that are focused on the various problems associated with the idea of “Smart City”. The variety of research areas related to multi-screen research conducted by project participants has been treated as an important added value of the project in question. In the first part of the paper, the list of the areas consi...

The main indicator of the effectiveness and efficiency of the socio-economic policy of any state is the standard of living of the population. It is the well-being of the population, its level of security, prosperity, health, education and self-realization that determine the development of the country as a whole. Currently, incomes and expenses of the population are an important component of the system of social and labor relations not only in Russia but also in many countries around the world. The aim of the study...

The tomatoes have highest share in Romanian crops from protected spaces (greenhouses, solariums). The grafting is an agronomical technique that induces or improves some qualities of the tomato cultivars (resistance to soil diseases and pests, resistance to abiotic factors, quantity and quality of fruit production). The research was aimed the establishing of the technological stages for producing of scion and rootstock seedlings from L. esculentum species, to obtain compatible phenotype when is grafted. The observa...

In accordance with the implementation of the concept of sustainable development and the need to implement policies aimed at creating an enabling environment for a decent life of citizens, the main strategic objective of the spatial development of a modern city is to ensure sustainable and balanced development of urban space in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.The unevenness of the economic development of the territories within the boundaries of the city determined the need for strategic planning an...

Spatial zoning is regulated by numerous laws, acts of law and ordinances. On the other hand, it should reach out to meet the needs of growing cities and housing estates as well as the business sphere connected with urban areas. The limits of human settlements change constantly, their areas can grow and this invariably entails the spread of roads and road networks. Roads are essential for the economic growth of regions, but their construction often raises controversies. The localization of a transportation route so...

The article deals with the differential trends in the social and economic regional development in the context of globalization. The authors believe that important factors of regional development today are innovation resource areas, their institutional environment, political regimes and regional policy, and geographical and socio-demographic factors. Globalization processes have an impact on the level of state differentiation. Some countries will follow global trends whereas others can lag behind. Trends are contro...

Miedzianka is a small town in Lower Silesia, in region of Rudawy Janowickie, which has basically disappeared. Possessing municipal rights until 1945, today it is merely a village, with a few houses and a church being all we can find here. The diploma engineering project presents an interesting history of the former mining settlement and a proposal to revitalize post-mining areas for purposes of tourism. The aim of the student's work was to bring Miedzianka back to life, discovering or creating assets that provide ...

The Cittaslow Association was founded in Italy in 1999 to solve problems relating to spatial transformations, economic development and local identity. Headquartered in Orvieto, the movement brings together towns from several countries. The Cittaslow movement is committed to improving the quality of life of residents by promoting healthy life, protecting natural and cultural heritage and respecting local traditions as well as promoting alternatives to the current model of global development. The paper deals with a ...