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Revitalization of Residential Buildings Dating Back to the Late19th and Early 20th Century on the Example of “Willa Halina” in Sopot (Poland)
PublicationResidential buildings dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century constitute an important element of the urban composition of many European cities, often determining their overall spatial expression. These buildings often require revitalization and sometimes also reconstruction or extension. Such activities make it possible to restore historical buildings to their former glory, but also to create new architecture, inscribed...
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Architecture and Urban Planning
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Carbon dioxide potential reduction using Start-Stop system in a car
PublicationOperating fuel consumption increases significantly when the vehicle stops frequently while driving or when the engine is idling during braking. In such cases, the internal combustion engine consumes the fuel but the mechanical energy is not used by the drive system. The amount of fuel that is consumed in this time by the engine can potentially be saved if the car is equipped with a Stop-Start system. Start-Stop system automatically...
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RESIDENTIAL FUNCTION IN MULTI-CRITERIA MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS
PublicationThe paper presents the multi-criteria approach in the design process of residential structure as a part of a multifunctional building system. The purpose of work was to broaden the field of multifunctional building system design process. Background for the presented work is to define the direction of architectural growth of the modern city center area where actually are built complex and large capacity structures with a great impact...
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Urban Design Project III 2023/24
e-Learning Courses# 15-minute CITY ... Gdynia MaŁy Kack The topic of the course will introduce the issues of building a neighborhood identity in the form of densification development. The interdisciplinary team of instructors will introduce the issues of shaping urban structures based on contemporary trends in urban design.
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Industrial Heritage in sacrifice zones, The potential of Bocamina I & II Thermoelectric in Coronel, Chile
PublicationThis work aims to present the recovery potential of the Chilean Sacrifice Zones, urban areas affected by high amounts of pollution caused by industrial activities. It centers in the case of “Bocamina I & II”, two Thermoelectric based in the city of Coronel, southern Chile. A settlement historically related to the mining processes. These plants operated for decades supplying the national energy...
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Energy, water detailed usage. Living lab testing for sustainable urban food-water-energy cycle. Jan. 2022
Open Research DataData set contains detailed, continuous measurements of the usage of water and electrical energy (AC power) in an experimental facility set up in a scientific laboratory (Laboratorium im. B.Niemkiewicza) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Technology of the Gdansk University of Technology. The test bed was established in co-operation...
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Energy, water detailed usage. Living lab testing for sustainable urban food-water-energy cycle. Dec. 2021
Open Research DataData set contains detailed, continuous measurements of the usage of water and electrical energy (AC power) in an experimental facility set up in a scientific laboratory (Laboratorium im. B.Niemkiewicza) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Technology of the Gdansk University of Technology. The test bed was established in co-operation...
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Locality in a sustainable urban housing development
PublicationEwolucja koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju miasta charakteryzuje się odejściem od uniwersalnego modelu na rzecz wielu modeli rownoważenia ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ich społecznych aspektów. W modelach tych kluczowego znaczenia nabiera skala lokalna. Idea miasta zwartego oznacza w skali lokalnej dążenie do intensyfikacji zabudowy i wielofunkcyjności środowiska mieszkaniowego oraz do realizacji wspólnotowego modelu życia.
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Determinants of SME location in a suburban area: Evidence from the Gdańsk–Gdynia–Sopot metropolitan area.
PublicationGiven the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the European economy, it is essential to have adequate information about the various factors that determine their choice of location. However, the size of a company is often an aspect not covered in theoretical studies and empirical research on industrial locations and urban planning. This article examines the place of residence...
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Architectural & Urban Heritage | 2024/2025
e-Learning CoursesThe Architectural and Urban Heritage course is designed to enhance proficiency in architectural design while considering historical influences. It explores the evolution of Polish and European architecture throughout the 20th century, fostering an appreciation for the preservation and safeguarding of the cultural, historical, and technical essence of 20th-century architecture. Additionally, the course emphasizes the importance...
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Place attachment, place identity, and satisfaction with urban aesthetic.
Open Research DataThe data include individual responses on the following scales (1) place attachment, (2) place identity, and (3) satisfaction with an urban aesthetic. Each line represents responses obtained from one participant and his or her demographic characteristics. like gender, age, and education level.
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The Impact of urban Localizations on the Growth Possibilities for Small Firms
PublicationThe purpose of this study was to identify the differences in the profiles of firms and their owners in urban and non-urban locations and also to asses the impact of those differences on the possibilities of growth for firms from both types of locations. Findings: urban entrepreneurs are better educated, more experienced and more positively motivated. Their firms are more innovative, with more qualified employeesadn better access...
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An application of blended and collaborative learning in spatial planning course
PublicationSpatial Planning is a master course for graduate students of Environmental Engineering. The course is based on assumptions that students’ future work will be connected with spatial planning, and spatial issues will have an influence on their everyday lives. To familiarize students with environmental issues in planning, the teams of students get an assignment to design an urban space, waterfront along a stream. The whole project...
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Architectural and Urban Project I 2023/24
e-Learning CoursesOLD CITY GDANSK - CONNECTING SPACE Every year the main goal of the I-st Master degree semester is to learn the ways of architectural and urban revitalization of existing urban spaces that require it by implementing specific design activities - combining and redefining space, architectural recycling, mixing functions, etc. This year, the design studio course is in the students’ competition form organized with Gdansk City Authorities....
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Wariantowa koncepcja usuwania zanieczyszczeń w systemie projektowanego zbiornika retencyjnego na Potoku Królewskim na terenie kampusu Politechniki Gdańskiej w zależności od warunków hydraulicznych
PublicationProces urbanizacji pociąga za sobą istotne konsekwencje dla zlewni miejskich, do których należą: wzrost objętości spływów deszczowych, skrócony czas koncentracji spływów deszczowych, wzrastające zagrożenie podtopieniami i powodziami, w okresach suszy zmniejszony przepływ w ciekach, rosnące zanieczyszczenie spływów opadowych, zmiana mikroklimatu na terenach miejskich. Zmiany...
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The Undisrupted Growth of the Airbnb Phenomenon between 2014–2020. The Touristification of European Cities before the COVID-19 Outbreak
PublicationAs a result of the Airbnb eruption, not only has the character of the short-term rental market been completely transformed, but the decades long growth in tourism has also been further accelerated. Therefore, due to the new demands of the tourism economy, the major shift in the usage of historic city centers occurred–the process of ‘touristification’, that results in the emergence of its new, unsustainable form. Despite the significance...
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The structure of demand and its economic consequences for urban transport
PublicationThe structure of demand for urban transport services, determined by the share of passengers entitled to free and reduced fares, is an important factor influencing its economic condition. The aim of this article is to present the results of research into the structure of demand for urban transport as well as its economic consequences. The article begins by considering the nature of the determinants and consequences of the public...
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Tworzenie miasta przyjaznego wszystkim
PublicationTworzenie miasta przyjaznego wszystkim, to zadnie, które jest prawdopodobnie celem wszystkich włodarzy miejskich. Czy nie jest tak, że każdy chciałby w takim mieście zamiesz-kać? Jednak zadanie to jest dość trudne, bo wymaga pogodzenia wielu aspektów życia mieszkańców. Obecnie do zagadnień środowiskowych związanych z szeroko rozumianą ekologią dochodzi zagadnienie dostosowania przestrzeni zgodnie z zasadami projektowania uniwersalnego....
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[AiU] Research methodology in architecture and urban planning
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: architektura i urbanistyka Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: Prof. Spela Hudnik Liczba godzin: 30 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: architecture and urbanism Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teachers: Prof. Spela Hudnik Total hours of training: 30 teaching hours Course type: lecture {mlang} CRITICAL ZONES VS COMFORT ZONES
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[AiU] Research methodology in architecture and urban planning
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: AiU Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: Prof. Spela Hudnik Liczba godzin: 30 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: AiU Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teacher: Prof. Spela Hudnik Total hours of training: 30 teaching hours Course type: Lecture {mlang}
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[AiU] Research methodology in architecture and urban planning
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: AiU Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: Prof. Spela Hudnik Liczba godzin: 30 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: AiU Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teacher: Prof. Spela Hudnik Total hours of training: 30 teaching hours Course type: Lecture {mlang}
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[AiU] 20232024Research methodology in architecture and urban planning
e-Learning CoursesThis course is compulsory for PhD students assigned to Architecture and Urbanism tracks at Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology. The course is conducted by prof. Sandro Parrinello, Department Architecture of University of Florence Course type: workshops Total hours of training: 30 teaching hours Classes in hybrid mode (classes conducted online and at the GdańskTech)
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[AiU] Research methodology in architecture and urban planning
e-Learning CoursesW ramach kursu realizowane będą zajęcia dla grupy doktorantów szkoły doktorskiej z dyscypliny "Architektura i urbanistyka". This course is addressed to the PhD students of "Architecture and urbanism" discipline at the doctoral school. Course type: lecture Total hours of training: 30 teaching hours
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Nicole Nawrot dr inż.
PeopleDr. Eng. Nicole Nawrot has been employed at the Department of Sanitary Engineering since 2016. In 2021, she obtained a PhD in the field of engineering and technical sciences in the discipline of environmental engineering, mining and energy. Doctoral thesis entitled "Heavy metals in urban retention tanks bottom sediments: distribution, source tracking, and evaluation of phytostabilization adaptability and performance of P. australis...
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Abu Al Hassan
PeopleI have completed B.Sc Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in 2017 from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan. In 2017 Chinese Govt Offered me Fully fundded scholarship and completed MEng Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an, China. There I graduated with an honor of Excellent Post Graduate Student of Year 2020. My research interests includes, Additive Manufacturing, Machining...
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URBAN DESIGN IV - MATARNIA/AIRPORT - ERASMUS 2021/22
e-Learning CoursesUrban Design IV the course objective is to provide a district-level design proposal for the development of the complex urban areas. The objective is to develop the proposals for the areas adjacent to the Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. The course is open to ERASMUS students and it is delivered in English.
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Annual variation in prey composition of domestic cats in rural and urban environment
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Zmiany przestrzenne w miastach wywołane pandemią COVID-19 a przestrzenny wymiar rewitalizacji.
PublicationThe COVID-19 pandemic affects every aspect of the modern world on a global and local scale. Part of the fight against the virus was, among other things, limiting the possibility of movement. In cities, this has resulted in a focus on the spatial aspects of the urbanized environment. The article aims to analyse spontaneous actions taken in cities to mitigate the effects of a pandemic concerning strategic activities...
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LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
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Similar concentration of surfactants in rural and urban areas
PublicationSince surfactants are used in various products, they end up in surface and wastewater. Surfactants may therefore impact ecosystems and living organisms. Actually, only few anionic surfactants and some alkylphenols are regulated. There is no comprehensive evaluation of surfactants in the atmosphere, surfaces and waters of areas of increasing anthropic levels. Here, we measured the levels of cationic, anionic and nonionic surfactants...
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Bio-inspired Urban Design: Smart Growth and Sustainable Development Frameworks for a New Urban Unit in Cracow
PublicationIn March 2012, architects João Diniz (Brazil) and Dorota Wiśniewska (Poland) answered a call to competition from the City of Cracow, submitting an entry for the redesign of 5600 ha of the Nowa Huta district in eastern Cracow, focusing on economic revitalization within a framework of smart growth and sustainable development. The scenario included an ArcerolMittal Steelworks and incorporated a strong ecological analysis for the easternmost...
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Cycling as a Sustainable Transport Alternative in Polish Cittaslow Towns
PublicationIt is well known that growing motor traffic in urban areas causes air pollution and noise which affects the environment and public health. It is hardly surprising then that cycling should be used as an alternative mode of transport, not just in major cities but also in smaller ones including those that are members of the Cittaslow network. Their approach is based on sustainable development, care for the environment and transport...
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Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning
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Pesticides in rain and roof runoff waters from an urban region
PublicationThe levels of organonitrogen, organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides were monitored in rain and roof runoff waters in Gdask (Poland) over a period of 6 months (October 2000 - March 2001). Buildings included in the study were of different ages, and covered with a variety of roofing materials. Samples were collected during the precipitation events. Pesticides were determined by gas chromatography combined with NPD and ECD...
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Planning and Management of Large Scale Urban Development Projects
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Young City in Gdansk as the case in urban waterfront redevelopment
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono ogólne zasady rządzące procesem przekształceń terenów nadwodnych w miastach portowych. Na tym tle zaprezentowano przypadek Młodego Miasta w Gdańsku.
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NEIGHBOURHOOD SPORT AS A TOOL OF URBAN REGENERATION - A WARSAW CASE STUDY
PublicationThere are many connections between sport and urban regeneration. They can be observed while organizing top-down projects, such as sporting mega-events. But sport and urban renewal can also be linked within bottom-up sport initiatives, ones that relate mostly to physical recreation or sport for all. The main goals of physical activity is caring for health, improving fitness, practicing hobbies, and achieving social integration....
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Jacek Krenz dr hab. inż. arch.
PeopleJacek Krenz, born in 1948 in Poznań, Poland, is an academic architect and painter. He is a professor at Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, taught also at University of Fine Arts in Poznań – both in Poland – and at Universidade da Beira Interior in Covilhã, Portugal. Charter member of The Polish Watercolour Society. He is a co-founder of the Wdzydze Artists’ Village in Kaszuby, Poland, where he works in his...
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Studenckie Koło Naukowe "Hulaj Urban Squad"
e-Learning Courses"Hulaj Urban Squad" to koło naukowe zrzeszające studentów Wydziału Architektury z kierunków Architektura i Gospodarka przestrzenna. Działamy od 2017 roku. Opiekunami koła są dr inż. arch. Małgorzata Kostrzewska i dr inż. arch. Bartosz Macikowski. W naszym kole zajmujemy się promowaniem aktywnej mobilności miejskiej, poruszając się na hulajnogach, ale także na rowerach czy własnych nogach. Bierzemy udział w licznych wydarzeniach...
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Urban Design II _ New Urban Living 2023/24
e-Learning CoursesIn the twenty-first century the idea of living in a perfect place combines the need for beauty&identity of the place with the ecology. Metropolises around the world are waiting for concepts that will expose the landscape values and give life in the suburbs high quality including energy efficiency and climate neutrality. A new concepts of are being discussed. Join this trend and look for solutions which merge expression of beauty...
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Człowiek i jego samochód - relacje w strukturach mieszkaniowych w warunkach zrównoważonego rozwoju. Zapis refleksji
PublicationJakość środowiska zbudowanego - przekształcanego i tworzonego dla coraz liczniejszych pokoleń mieszkańców jest przedmiotem wieloletniej i narastającej dyskusji zawodowej środowiska architektonicznego.Ludzka potrzeba samorealizacji poprzez codzienną aktywność, działalność zawodową, przyjmowane role społeczne wpływa na kształtowanie indywidualnych modeli codzienności miejskiej, na decyzje o wyborach miejsca zamieszkania, miejsca...
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Contemporary bottom-up tools for public spaces activation. Współczesne oddolne narzędzia aktywizacji przestrzeni publicznych
PublicationThis article attempts to figure out the current understanding of public spaces and the contemporary tools for bottom-up activation of public spaces to make them more friendly and functional. The paper investigates contemporary public spaces' challenges and what tools can be used to improve them. In this research, the main issue will be the question: what kind of tools and actions can be offered to maintain the quality of public...
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Using Container Structures in Architecture and Urban Design
PublicationAbstract. The paper presents the use of shipping containers in architecture and urban design. Even today, houses and apartments are still too expensive. Since 1923 architects have been improving the living conditions of citizens by building very simple, repeatable forms. With prefabrication technology it became possible to build quicker, causing house prices to decrease. Apartments in block of flats became affordable to more and...
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Permeability of Waterfronts—Contemporary Approach in Designing Urban Blue Spaces
PublicationThe constant struggle with rising sea levels and flood hazards has resulted in the change of the paradigm in shaping urban waterfronts towards increasing their permeability and creation of urban blue spaces. The aim of the paper was to indicate a new approach in designing public spaces at the sea–land interface by presenting a comparative study of the design solutions used in case of the four selected case studies: the Sea Organs...
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Challenges and Perspectives of Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Rural Areas of Central and Eastern Europe
Publicationn Central and Eastern Europe, about one-third of the population lives in small settlements (<2000 PE). Since the current European Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) does not clearly regulate the collection and treatment of wastewater from these settlements, countries solve the problem individually. Simple and robust technologies such as nature-based treatment systems could be the solution and are widely applied in...
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