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  • Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach

    Publication
    • J. Lakerveld
    • C. Woods
    • A. Hebestreit
    • H. Brenner
    • M. Flechtner-Mors
    • J. M. Harrington
    • C. B. Kamphuis
    • M. Laxy
    • A. Luszczynska
    • M. Mazzocchi... and 10 others

    - FOOD POLICY - Year 2020

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have escalated, action is needed to tackle important causes of many NCD’s: low physical activity levels and unhealthy dietary behaviours. As these behaviours are driven by upstream factors, successful policy interventions are required that encourage healthy dietary behaviours, improve physical activity levels and...

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  • Surpassing the Line: Urban-Oriented Strategies in the Development of Business Complexes in Poland

    Development trends regarding the business-related urban complexes seem to evolve from the “big-box” towards the more “multi-use” types of structures. Within it, the special role is reserved for places, which—due to economic, political, and geographical reasons—have not been previously considered as major business hubs. Only recently, places like cities in Central and Eastern Europe have become attractive locations for business...

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  • Polityka Rozwoju/Development Policy 2022/23

    e-Learning Courses
    • G. Rembarz

    Course address the challenges of achieving the 11th goal of the Global Sustainable Development Policy (17 Sustainable Development Goals)_ Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Lectures are held in a remote formula in the layout of classes blocked according to an individual plan. Starting point TUE the 28th Feb 2023  8.30 am join here! https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTY2ZWNkMmItMWY1Yi00Y2NjLWEwMTQtNjY5ZjExYmExYjk4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2286760356-0022-486f-b793-a2d470bba5a5%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2247795e6d-82a8-484f-89a6-1d30ab1df5c5%22%7d teacher:...

  • Polityka Rozwoju/Development Policy 2023/24

    e-Learning Courses
    • G. Rembarz

    The course addresses the challenges of achieving Goal 11 of the Global Sustainable Development Policy (17 Sustainable Development Goals) to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. teacher: dr Gabriela Rembarz grem@pg.edu.pl Lectures are held remotely (TEAMS) in the arrangement of classes blocked according to an individual schedule. Starting point: Wed February 28, 2024, 8:30 a.m. Join under...

  • Systems of General Grants for Local Governments in Selected EU Countries Against the Background of the General Theory of Fiscal Policy

    Fiscal policy, including its expenditure aspect, is often discussed and analysed from a variety of angles in the literature on public finances, undoubtedly due to the major importance of this topic. However, not all areas of the expenditure part of fiscal policy have been subjected to in-depth analysis. One of the less discussed tools of fiscal policy consists of general purpose transfers, which are a certain type of expenditure...

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  • Review of International Standards and Policy Guidelines for Smart Sustainable Cities

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    - Year 2021

    Smart cities are often criticized for preoccupation with technology, for ignoring the negative effects of technology, for irrelevance to the needs of the poor, and for ubiquitous data collection creating perfect conditions for surveillance societies and autocratic states. In response, cities pursue smartness and sustainability simultaneously, becoming global (by participation in global digital networks) and local (by addressing...

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  • Can Inflation Forecast and Monetary Policy Path be Really Useful? The Case of the Czech Republic

    Producing and revealing inflation forecast is belie ved to be the best way of implementing a forward-looking monetary policy. The article focuses on inflation forecast targeting (IFT) at the Czech National Bank (CNB) in terms of its efficiency in shaping consumers’ inflation expectations. The goal of the study is to verify the accuracy of the inflation forecasts, and their influence on inflation...

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  • Polityka Rozwoju/Development Policy

    e-Learning Courses
    • G. Rembarz

    Zajęcia dotyczą wyzwań realizacji 11 celu Światowej Polityki Zrównoważonego Rozwoju czyli kwestii budowania odpornych społeczności miejskich w krajach rozwijających się Wykłady odbywają się w formule zdalnej w układzie zajęć zblokowanych wg indywidualnego planu. prowadząca: dr Gabriela Rembarz grem@pg.edu.pl

  • Developing the Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure as a Tool for Urban Air Quality Management

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    Urban structure is an important factor that shapes the process of urban ventilation and pollution dispersion. With proper planning of the urban spatial layout, city breathability can be effectively regulated, contributing to urban air quality improvement. This paper investigates the development and current management of urban systems of green and open spaces in four Polish cities: Gda ´nsk, Warsaw, Pozna ´n and Wrocław, with a...

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  • Urban planning and design issues

    e-Learning Courses
    • P. Lorens

    This course deals with an overview of the contemporary urban planning and design issues

  • Smart Specialization through Cluster Policy. Evidence from Poland and Germany

    Publication
    • A. Lis
    • A. M. Kowalski
    • M. Mackiewicz

    - Year 2021

    The purpose of the chapter is to investigate the interlinks and commonalities between clusters and regional smart specialization strategies (through the prism of experiences of Polish and German regions). The main research strategy was international comparative analysis, and the basic technique for collecting data was document analysis. The research used the four-level procedure of selecting documents, which allowed identification...

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  • Transparency of publicly available information about fiscal and monetary policy in Poland

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    - Year 2021

    Research background: The quality of information provided by fiscal and monetary authorities are important in a democratic state. Ensuring fiscal policy transparency reduces fiscal risk and corruption and promotes public acceptance of fiscal reforms. Ensuring transparency in monetary policy allows market participants to anticipate central bank responses and take their effects into account when making investment and consumption decisions. Aim...

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  • Urban Railway within the Linear Urban Structure: the Case Study of Perm, Russia

    Publication

    - Year 2015

    The paper analyses the ten years’ experience of Perm to develop its system of the urban train trying to reveal the reasons for its modest performance and decline in the passenger traffic. The authors show how the Urban Train fits within the city urban structure and eval uate the potential of the Urban Train to become a feasible solution to the problem of connecting the periphery with the city centre. Furthermore,...

  • Concept of 'Good Urban Governance' and Its Application in Sustainable Urban Planning

    Contemporary urban theory and practice in the post-industrial era is increasingly often turning towards an approach based on sustainable development. That concept bearing the traits of a paradigm has grown on the ground of broad quest for an alternative to the existing development model of the industrial civilisation. It has gained wide social acceptance and is the basis for many development and environmental programmes at the...

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  • state aid for sustainable urban development

    Open Research Data
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    The dataset encompassed a choice of important legal acts with respect on the usage of EFRD for urban projects, a list of selected bibliography as well as a list of selected individual notifications of state aid measures being part of the Sustainable Urban Development Programme in the period  2014- 2020. As a comparison, an example of individual EC decision...

  • Editorial: Social, technological and health innovation: Opportunities and limitations for social policy, health policy, and environmental policy

    Publication

    - Frontiers in Political Science - Year 2022

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  • Small Urban Hacks - Big Impact! Tackling major urban challenges through acupunctural smallness

    Publication
    • D. D. Kamrowska-Załuska
    • D. Calas
    • E. Haselsteiner,
    • M. Ferreira SILVA
    • A. Galán González
    • E. Giancola
    • M. Hărmănescu
    • S. Soutullo Castro

    - Year 2021

    Small urban hacks, acupunctural action and process-oriented planning approaches might appear to address quite a socio-romantic attitude towards our urban environments. In this chapter, our aim is to remedy such a biased view, demonstrating the impact and potential of smallness in the context of major urban challenges. Small urban hacks and their multi-faceted and creativity-driven approaches of small is beautiful are selected from...

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  • Supporting the development of clusters in Poland - dillemas faced by public policy

    Clusters have proved to be an important source of competitiveness for the economic development of regions within the European Union. In recent years many countries in the EU and throughout the world have launched policies aimed at supporting the development of clusters. There are many examples of good practices in the field of cluster policy, but there is no single model that can be applied in all countries and regions. This paper...

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  • Iwona Nowakowska dr

    People

    Assistant Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University Institute of Psychology. Graduate of Psychology (University of Warsaw, 2019), and PhD in this field (Maria Grzegorzewska University, 2022). Conducted research in the fields of: social and clinical psychology and individual differences. Her current research activity concentrates on prosociality (volunteering, philanthropy, socially responsible behaviors) and their correlates. She...

  • Polityki pamięci i tożsamości wobec (nie)chcianego dziedzictwa. Od Gdańska do Gdańzigu

    Celem artykułu jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, jak w zależności od polityki pamięci, pamięci zbiorowej i kultury historycznej kształtowano fizyczną przestrzeń miasta i jego obraz. Z przeprowadzonych dotychczas analiz wynika, że sposób, w jaki budowano narracje tożsamościowe, oparty był zasadniczo na konstrukcjach mitotwórczych, zwłaszcza na micie XVI–XVII-wiecznego „złotego wieku”. W Gdańsku, ze względu na bogatą przeszłość historyczną...

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  • Port Cities within Port Regions: Shaping Complex Urban Environments in Gdańsk Bay, Poland

    Port cities located within various metropolitan or functional regions face very different development scenarios. This applies not only to entire municipalities but also to particular areas that play important roles in urban development—including ports as well as their specialized parts. This refers also to the various types of maritime industries, including the processing of goods, logistics operations, shipbuilding, or ship repairing,...

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  • Psychological and physical components in forming preferences on urban greenery management – The case of trees

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    - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY - Year 2023

    Public opinion is increasingly important in managing urban greenery. In this regard, this study demonstrates the importance of sociological (environmental worldviews), psychological (place attachment, perceived benefits of trees), and physical factors (type of building people live in, and urban greenery) in forming residents’ opinions on whether the municipality or landowners should decide about tree removal on private land. Logistic...

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  • Dataset Characteristics and Their Impact on Offline Policy Learning of Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits

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    The Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits (CMAB) framework is pivotal for learning to make decisions. However, due to challenges in deploying online algorithms, there is a shift towards offline policy learning, which relies on pre-existing datasets. This study examines the relationship between the quality of these datasets and the performance of offline policy learning algorithms, specifically, Neural Greedy and NeuraLCB. Our results...

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  • Urban hydrology 2024/25 (winter)

    e-Learning Courses
    • K. Weinerowska-Bords

    The course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...

  • Urban hydrology 2022/23 (summer)

    e-Learning Courses
    • K. Weinerowska-Bords

    The course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...

  • Urban hydrology 2023/24 (summer)

    e-Learning Courses
    • K. Weinerowska-Bords

    The course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...

  • QUANTITATIVE EASING POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

    Publication

    Based on the analysis of the impact of quantitative easing policies on the global economy, there was concluded that the world’s largest central banks and widespread debt stimulation have created the model of economic growth. This model was based on the productivity growth. The lack of productivity growth in the developed world, the active integration of developing countries (first of all China and India) in the global economy have...

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  • Evaluation of Selected Innovation Policy Instruments on the Example of Poland

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    The main purpose of the paper is to analyze and evaluate the selected instruments of innovation policy in Poland: cooperative relations, business environment institutions and innovation centers, supported within Priority Axis V of OP IE 2007-2013. The evaluation was made on the basis of the four criteria: complementarity, adapting to the needs of businesses, the impact on the innovation and durability of the provided support. The...

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  • URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS

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    Mentor&Student Research Lab is a common initiative of the members of Gdańsk University of Technology student research club, Urban Revolution Laboratory LEM-ur and International Society of City and Regional Planners ISOCARP. The aim of the event was to promote collaboration of professionals and the student in the area of research on the city and the region. During three months' Workshop five groups leaded by ISOCARP Mentors performed...

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  • Public Policy: Ethics

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    - SSRN Electronic Journal - Year 2014

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  • Public Policy: Ethics

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    - Year 2015

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  • THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN TAXATION. POLISH TAX POLICY AFTER 2015

    Publication

    - Year 2021

    This article is an attempt to present and evaluate tax policy Polish of the years 2015-2020, i.e. the period which resulted in formulating the new government. These time was a period of tax reforms, the introduction of new taxes and public tributes, as well as new mechanisms to control tax collection. Moreover, the policies introduced also concern changes in the level of fiscalism and tax redistribution. The research methods adopted...

  • The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review

    Publication
    • C. Woods
    • K. Volf
    • L. Kelly
    • B. Casey
    • P. Gelius
    • S. Messing
    • S. Forberger
    • J. Lakerveld
    • J. Żukowska
    • E. G. Bengoechea

    - Journal of Sport and Health Science - Year 2021

    Purpose Despite the well-established health benefits of physical activity (PA) for young people (aged 4–19 years), most do not meet PA guidelines. Policies that support PA in schools may be promising, but their impact on PA behavior is poorly understood. The aim of this systematic review is to ascertain the level and type of evidence reported in the international scientific literature for policies within the school setting that...

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  • The Impact of Decommissioning Cemeteries on the Urban Ecosystem

    The decommissioning of cemeteries noticeably transforms the urban fabric. The purpose of this article was to determine what impact the decommissioning of cemeteries has on the urban ecosystem. For this purpose, it was necessary to assess the value of cemeteries within the urban ecosystem. Cemeteries are classified as urban green spaces, and their value as preservers of flora and fauna in local ecosystems has been proven. However,...

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  • Weronika Maria Mazurkiewicz dr inż. arch.

    Jest adiunktem na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Gdańskiej w Katedrze Urbanistyki i Planowania Regionalnego oraz czynnym architektem urbanistą.Od 2018 roku jest również członkiem Zarządu Towarzystwa Urbanistów Polskich oraz stowarzyszenia AESOP (Thematic Group for Public Spaces and Urban Cultures). Odbyła staże badawcze w kilku instytucjach badawczych w tym University of Ljubljana, University of Technology of Wiena, University...

  • Arch./Urban Project II

    e-Learning Courses
    • J. Cudzik
    • M. Gawdzik

    A design studio focused on issues related to the creation of sustainable and climate-responsible facilities. The design task is related to the concept of development of the Gdańsk University of Technology campus. The implemented project will be both a task related to urban and architectural design. A very important element of the design process will be a smooth transition between various scales and problems that architects and...

  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Road Freight Transport Evidence from Poland

    Publication

    - European Research Studies Journal - Year 2021

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  • LEVEL OF DETAIL CATEGORIZATION FOR THE APPLICATION IN URBAN DESIGN

    Publication

    - Przestrzeń i Forma - Year 2023

    Urban planning and urban design involve complex processes that require detailed information about the visual information of a place at various scales. Different graphic tools, such as game engines, are evolving to use urban representation fields. The concept of "level of detail" (LOD) has been used to categorize the level of detail in AEC applications such as BIM and GML for urban representation models. However, there is a need...

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  • Development of the Polish energy sector through transformation and harmonization with the European energy and climate policy

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    The paper presents the dilemmas of energy sector development vs European energy policy due to the way of energy transition. The identification of barriers and opportunities for the development of the power industry is presented. The possibilities of using modern energy technologies for the processes of energy transformation are described. The path useful to achieving climate and energy goals is determined. The new method of electricity...

  • Dietary behaviour and physical activity policies in Europe: learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN)

    Publication
    • W. Ahrens
    • H. Brenner
    • M. Flechtner-Mors
    • J. M. Harrington
    • A. Hebestreit
    • C. B. Kamphuis
    • L. Kelly
    • M. Laxy
    • A. Luszczynska
    • M. Mazzocchi... and 10 others

    - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Year 2022

    The European Policy Evaluation Network (PEN), initiated in autumn 2018, aimed at advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Europe. This is needed because non-communicable diseases—the leading cause of global mortality—are substantially caused by physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary behaviours, which in turn are driven by upstream factors that...

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  • Is it possible to create a unified urban greenery management system (UGMS) on a national scale? The concept for EU Member State of Poland

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    - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY - Year 2023

    Motives: Currently developed urban greenery management systems (UGMS) are limited in scope and profiled towards solving particular issues. Moreover, due to the lack of common standards and solutions, UGMS implementation requires considerable financial effort, which is only feasible for wealthy urban centres. There is a need for universal, cost-effective technological solutions which could constitute a common urban green infrastructure...

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  • European Journal of Housing Policy

    Journals

    ISSN: 1949-1247 , eISSN: 1949-1255

  • Architectural & Urban Heritage | 2024/2025

    e-Learning Courses
    • J. Szczepański
    • B. Mączkowska
    • A. Orchowska
    • R. Hirsch

    The 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...

  • ‘The Urban Walk Architecture Talk’— Bridging Socially Engaged Art, Urban Processes and Cultural Development

    Publication

    - Year 2019

    “Urban Walk—Architecture Talk” is a project based on an elective seminar under the same title organized at the Faculty of Architecture of Gdańsk University of Technology. It aims at getting familiar with the topic of multi-layer and multi-sensory reception of public space, mainly by recognizing the needs of its users. Additionally, it deals with the consequences of such perception and the use of space in order to build more complete...

  • The mechanisms of technological innovation in SMEs: a Bayesian Network Analysis of EU regional policy impact on Polish firms.

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    We study the underlying mechanisms of technological innovation in SMEs in the context of ex-post evaluation of European Union’s regional policy. Our aim is to explain the observed change in firms’ innovativeness after receiving EU support for technological investment. To do so, we take an approach that is novel in innovation studies: a Bayesian Network Analysis to assess the effectiveness of EU policy instrument for technological...

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  • The Indication Methods and Techniques of Urban Light Pollution

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    - Year 2021

    The goal of this study is to review and categorize approaches and methods of facing urban light pollution. Probing various references and documents, the current practice focus on extracting and reviewing different types of urban light pollution detection, survey, and measurement to define a taxonomy of methods by instant comparison. The means of measurement and detecting this pollution include 14 most cited techniques that have...

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  • The Impact of urban Localizations on the Growth Possibilities for Small Firms

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    - Year 2014

    The 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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  • Sources of investment risk in urban regeneration projects

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    - Czasopismo Techniczne - Year 2014

    The scope of the article includes multidimensional risk analysis of urban regeneration projects, whose base is to identify areas of its occurrence. Authors thoroughly analyze the sources of potential threats and attempts to answer the question, what is their contribution into overall urban regeneration’ investment risk. The target concept will be used to assess the level of investment risk at the stage of initiation, preparation...

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  • Contemporary Development Processes of Cities and Urban Areas

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    The article deals with contemporary transformation of urban structures with special focus on Polish cities. The special attention is given to issues associated with re-urbanization and suburbanization of these within the framwork of principles of sustainable urban development

  • Role of public space in designing complex urban structures

    The aim of this article is to present the main assumptions about design studios as held in the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology (FA-GUT), Gdańsk, Poland, adapted to the development of key competencies in the urban planning of complex urban structures. One of these competencies is the design of public spaces. The main goal of the studios was to deliver knowledge of the role of public spaces in the design...

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