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Revitalization of Public Spaces in Cittaslow Towns: Recent Urban Redevelopment in Central Europe

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  • Agnieszka Jaszczak

    (Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Prawochenskiego St. 17, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Katarina Kristianova

    (Institute of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Námestie slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Ewelina Pochodyła

    (Department of Water Management and Climatology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 2, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Jan K. Kazak

    (Institute of Spatial Management, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Grunwaldzka 55, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Młynarczyk

    (Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Prawochenskiego St. 17, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

Revitalization of cities varies depending on the scale of a city, type of challenges, and the socio-environmental context in each case. While revitalization projects carried out in globally known cities are well described, there is still a gap in characterizing revitalization processes that aim to improve quality of life in smaller units like medium-sized towns. This paper fills this gap by the insight from 82 revitalization projects implemented in 14 towns of Warmia and Mazury region (Poland) which are associated in the Cittaslow movement. The study combines a quantitative assessment of statistical data describing these projects with their qualitative evaluation based on interviews with local experts. The results of conducted analyses show that socio-economic development plays a major role as, despite projects which directly refer to the social domain, social elements were found also in projects initially categorized as those targeted to architectural and spatial domains. On the other hand, the authors observed that environmental and ecological as well as cultural issues are treated unevenly or marginally in projects compared to social ones. Interviews with experts show that the least importance was assigned to cultural and historical domain. The obtained results might constitute important knowledge to understand the background of current revitalization processes outside of global metropolises to improve future mechanisms supporting urban renewal.

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  • Agnieszka Jaszczak & Katarina Kristianova & Ewelina Pochodyła & Jan K. Kazak & Krzysztof Młynarczyk, 2021. "Revitalization of Public Spaces in Cittaslow Towns: Recent Urban Redevelopment in Central Europe," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-24, February.
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