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Connected & Automated Urban Mobility, Zombie Cars and Kitchen Knives: Will Autonomous Automobiles, Self-Driving Car-Sharing and Ride-Hailing, and Driverless Shuttles Harm Cities?
PublicationThere is a deficiency of supportive evidence to verify thesis that cities are prepared for mobility revolution which already begun and will advance exponentially. Furthermore, present revisions mostly emphasize how emerging mobility solutions will alter transport efficiency or affect mass transit usage, rather than on urban morphology, metropolitan society, nor local communities. Author is thoroughly concerned that municipalities...
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Aquaponics Based Artificial Biosphere Included in Architecture: From Mitigation of Negative Impacts to Positive Added Values of Urban Spatial Structures on Local, Regional and Global Scale
PublicationTechnologies may appear faster than spatial planning can afford it. Alt hough applying new technologies solve particular problems, it may also create new ones. Many negative consequences of implementing new technologies are visible a fter years or decades – they accumulate until the need of solving them. According to The Hannover Principles (McDonough & Braungart 2013) one should, by example not think about...
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WHAT KIND OF CITY ARE WE BUILDING? WHAT KIND OF CITY DO WE WANT TO BUILD? Re-viewing three different urban developments in metropolitan areas
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The effect of anthropogenic activity on BTEX, NO2, SO2, and CO concentrations in urban air of the spa city of Sopot and medium-industrialized city of Tczew located in North Poland
PublicationThe major goal of the present study is to compare the air quality of two urban locations situated in Northern Poland – the spa City of Sopot and the medium-industrialized city of Tczew using chemometric methods. As a criterion for the assessment of atmospheric air quality, measurements of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes were used (collected from atmospheric air using diffusion-type passive samplers) as well as...
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Coupled Urban Areas Inundation Model with Interaction Between Storm Water System and Surface Flow - Case Study of Sea Level Impact on Seaside Areas Flooding
PublicationInundations are becoming more frequent than ever. What is connected with increasing area of impervious surface in cities. This makes predicting urban flooding and its scale especially important. At the seaside we observe additional conditions such as sea level that makes accurate numerical modelling of issue even harder. With complex approach to the matter which is simultaneous calculation of storm water conduit flow and overland...
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Critical perspectives on media architecture: is it still possible to design projects without negatively affecting urban nighttime environments and will the future remain dynamic, bright and multi-colored?
PublicationNowadays, due to advances in electrical devices, new digital media, lighting, information and communication technologies, cities are being used 24/7. The paper discusses critical aspects of Media Architecture in the context of public spaces as well as urban nighttime environments from the perspective of a practising lighting architect. The author examines recent issues of negative design approaches and presents proposals for improving...
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Weronika Maria Mazurkiewicz dr inż. arch.
PeopleJest 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...
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Occurence volatile halogenoorganic compounds in precipitation in an urban area in Tricity (Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot). Występowanie lotnych związków fluorowcoorganicznych w opadach atmosferycznych na terenie miejskim.
PublicationSzczególne znaczenie wśród zanieczyszczeń występujących w wielkomiejskim powietrzu atmosferycznym, mają lotne związki chlorowcoorganiczne, ze względu na powszechność stosowania i trwałość (od 77 dni - CH2Cl2 do 67 lat - CCl4). Większość związków chlorowcoorganicznych stanowi zagrożenie dla życia ludzkiego przez swoje kancerogenne, mutagenne i teratogenne działanie. Związki chlorowcoorganiczne obecne w środowisku są w większości...
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PUBLIC SPACES FOR LOCAL LIFE / Shared values in diversified urban communities as a foundation for participatory provision of local public spaces, 23-27 May 2017, Ljubljana Slovenia
PublicationThe Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (UIRS) and partners hosted a 5-day international event addressing participatory planning of local urban public space in socially, economically and ethnically diverse communities. The event was structured in three interrelated activities: a seminar, a workshop and a field-trip. Special emphasis was given to the means of revealing shared values that local inhabitants and other...
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Green Chromatography: State-of-the-art, Opportunities and Future Perspectives
PublicationIt is well known that chromatographic procedures could have a significant impact on the environment if laboratory practice is not in line with the principles of green analytical chemistry (GAC). However, chromatographic techniques have the potential to be greener in all steps of the analysis. The approaches used to make chromatographic separations greener differ depending on the type of chromatographic method. This chapter considers...
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Poziomy stężeń lotnych związków chlorowcoorganicznych w wodach opadowych na terenie dużej aglomeracji miejskiej = Measurement of volatile chloroorganic compounds in urban rainwater (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia)
PublicationW 105 próbkach opadów atmosferycznych (deszcz, deszcz ze śniegiem) zebranych z terenu Trójmiasta w okresie od listopada 2000 r. do maja 2001 r. oznaczano chloro - i bromopochodne metanu, etanu i etenu (7 różnych związków). Najczęściej wykrywanymi i oznaczanymi były: chloroform i czterochlorek węgla, (bardzo popularne rozpuszczalniki stosowane jako środki chłodzące i czyszczące). Najwyższe stężenia obserwowano w przypadku chloroformu,...
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Passive sampling techniques in monitoring of BTEX in urban air = Technika dozymetrii pasywnej w monitoringu analitów z grupy BTEX w powietrzu atmosferycznym na obszarach miejskich
PublicationLotna związki organiczne, a wśród nich związki z grupy BTEX, odgrywają istotną rolę w chemii środowiska. Mogą one oddziaływać znacząco na abiotyczną jak i biotyczną część środowiska. Nie bez znaczenia jest również wpływ LZO na organizmy żywe w tym na zdrowie ludzkie. Ponadto posiadają one zdolność do kumulowania się w organizmach żywych zwiększając ryzyko zachorowań. Niektóre z nich mogą również niekorzystnie oddziaływać na organizmy...
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Passive sampling techniques in monitoring of BTEX in urban air = Technika dozymetrii pasywnej w monitoringu analitów z grupy BTEX w powietrzu atmosferycznym na obszarach miejskich
PublicationLotna związki organiczne, a wśród nich związki z grupy BTEX, odgrywają istotną rolę w chemii środowiska. Mogą one oddziaływać znacząco na abiotyczną jak i biotyczną część środowiska. Nie bez znaczenia jest również wpływ LZO na organizmy żywe w tym na zdrowie ludzkie. Ponadto posiadają one zdolność do kumulowania się w organizmach żywych zwiększając ryzyko zachorowań. Niektóre z nich mogą również niekorzystnie oddziaływać na organizmy...
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Impact of Large-scale urban interventions on contemporary city centers. Gdansk case study. Wpływ przedsiewzięć urbanistycznych dużej skali na centra miast. Studium przypadku Gdańska
PublicationLarge scale urban interventions have become a common development practice in cotemporary cities, allowing achieving rapid changes in their urban structure. They can be analyzed taking into account various perspectives. Some of them include planning and development models, transformation of brownfields and other types of distressed urban areas, as well as consequences and results of their implementation in existing urban structures....
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Mobility Oriented Development (MOD): Public-Private Partnership in Urban Parking & Traffic Management with the Use of Autonomous Automobiles, Car-Sharing, Ridesharing Modes of Transport & Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
PublicationThe focus of the following research are relations between mobility technologies and metropolitan (urban and suburban) spatial structures. In this paper the author discusses various urban modes of transport (automobile, mass transit) in the context of emerging technical (autonomous vehicles, self-driving cars and driverless shuttles) and organizational (carpooling, ridesharing, car-sharing, on-demand mobility) solutions for " mobility...
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The impact of organizational culture on employees' decisions on the selection of bibycles as a form of transportation to work , in the context of creating a new culture for urban mobillity, based on an example of three IT companies located in Gdansk
PublicationCelem artykułu jest wskazanie relacji między kulturą organizacyjną pracodawcy a wyborami transportowymi pracowników. Prowadzone w artykule rozważania odwołują się do modelu kultury organizacyjnej E. Scheina, w którym według kryterium postrzegania przez postronnego obserwatora wyróżnione zostały trzy poziomy: artefakty, wartości i założenia. Przeprowadzone w trzech firmach badania ankietowe, wsparte informacjami z wywiadów osobistych, dowodzą,...
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Magdalena Apollo dr inż.
People2017 - PhD in Civil Engineering, thesis: Risk management in construction investments related to urban regeneration projects, Gdansk University of Technology IX 2012–VI 2013 - Postgraduate Studies at Gdynia Maritime University: Research Project Management (IPMA D Certificate) 2010 – MSc in Management and Marketing, Gdansk University of Technology 2007 – MSc in Civil Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology 2007-2010 - structural...
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Initial Considerations
PublicationChemical processes have made use of a wide number of volatile organic solvents due to their efficiency in countless unit operations. The increasing knowledge on the environmental, health, and safety hazards associated to their use has significantly contributed to the search for greener alternatives. The primary purpose of this book is to provide an overview of alternative solvents with reduced issues that have successfully replaced...
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Agnieszka Gębczyńska-Janowicz dr hab. inż. arch.
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Uptake, accumulation, and translocation of Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr by P. australis seedlings in an urban dredged sediment mesocosm: Impact of seedling origin and initial trace metal content
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Uptake, accumulation, and translocation of Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr by P. australis seedlings in an urban dredged sediment mesocosm: impact of seedling origin and initial trace metal content
PublicationThe study presents results from 6 months of phytoremediation of sediments dredged from three urban retention tanks carried out in a mesocosm setup with the use of P. australis. Two kinds of P. australis seedlings were considered: seedlings originating from natural (uncontaminated - Suncont) and anthropogenically changed environments (contaminated – Scont); this distinction was reflected in the baseline concentrations of trace metals...
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Air temperature and location of isobaric surfaces in relation to atmospheric circulation, based on radiosonde data from Legionowo, Poland
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Evaluation of precipitation measurements obtained from different types of rain gauges
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Comparison of sunshine duration measurements from Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder and CSD1 sensor
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Air temperature trends at Mount Śnieżka (Polish Sudetes) and solar activity, 1881–2012
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Shape Memory Polyurethane Materials Containing Ferromagnetic Iron Oxide and Graphene Nanoplatelets
PublicationIntelligent materials, such as memory shape polymers, have attracted considerable attention due to wide range of possible applications. Currently, intensive research is underway, in matters of obtaining memory shape materials that can be actuated via inductive methods, for example with help of magnetic field. In this work, an attempt was made to develop a new polymer composite—polyurethane modified with graphene nanoplates and...
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The results of analyses of deep excavation walls using two different methods of calculation
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki obliczeń obudowy głębokiego wykopu dwukrotnie rozpieranej i dwukrotnie kotwionej w gruncie jednorodnym niespoistym. Obliczenia numeryczne wykonano metodą podpór sprężysto-plastycznych i metodą elementów skończonych. Zwrócono uwagę na istotne różnice w wynikach obliczeń. Zaproponowano wyjaśnienie przyczyn zaobserwowanych różnic w wynikach obliczeń otrzymanych z obu metod.
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Studies on the building typology, Kartuzy case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Kartuzy case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population density, building...
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Studies on the building typology, Dolny Sopot district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Dolny Sopot district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population density,...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Przymorze Małe district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Przymorze Małe district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Oliwa district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Stara Oliwa district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Brzeźno district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Brzeźno district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Nowy Port district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Stary Nowy Port district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions, population...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdynia-Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana district case study, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdynia-Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana district case study, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions,...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz district case study, Kościuszki street, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz district case study, Kościuszki street, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood, basic and social functions,...
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Studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz district case study, Matejki street, Wajdeloty street, Saperów street, March 2020
Open Research DataThe data presents results of work within the studies on the building typology, Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz district case study,Matejki street, Wajdeloty street, Saperów street, study proposal from March 2020. The goal of the process was to identify the basic types of urban structure of the area and to analyse them in terms of location, connections with the neighbourhood,...
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Dorota Dominika Kamrowska-Załuska dr hab. inż. arch.
PeopleProf. Dorota Kamrowska-Zaluska, architect and urban planner, Associate Professor and Director of mid-career program on Urban development and management of metropolitan areas, at the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology; Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow at several research institutions incl. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013), Charted Urban Planner...
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Technologie prośrodowiskowe dla budynków miejskich
PublicationWspółczesne duże miasta na całym świecie charakteryzują się dużą i wciąż rosnącą intensywnością zabudowy. Jest to tendencja utrwalona, którą pogłębia idea „miasta zwartego” jako rozwiązania dla problemu nadmiernego rozrastania terytorialnego i rozpraszania się struktury terenów miejskich. Jednocześnie realną potrzebą współczesnych miast jest poprawa jakości ich środowiska (eliminacja zanieczyszczeń, minimalizacja zjawiska miejskiej...
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Justyna Martyniuk-Pęczek dr hab. inż. arch.
PeopleJustyna Martyniuk-Peczek, Ph.D., D.Sc. Associate Professor Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture Gdansk University of Technology My academic and research activity has been concentrated around one specialty — urban planning, however it involves an interdisciplinary reference to other fields, such as lighting and the science of management. In terms of quantity, my academic work...
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Processes and pathways of nutrients, selected heavy metal and arsenic removal from surface runoff from the agricultural and urban catchments in floating treatment wetlands - microcosm study nutrients results
Open Research DataA dataset containing results of nutrients (N and P) concentrations in synthetic effluents (simulating surface runoff contaminated with nutrients, metals - Cu, Cd, and Pb, and metalloid - As) treated with 4 native macrophytes: Phragmites australis, Iris pseudacorus, Typha latifolia, and Alisma plantago aquatica. Nitrogen and phosphorus (total phosphorus,...
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ELECTIVE PROJECT II _sem 5_Green Story - Free Time Space
e-Learning CoursesThe topic of the course - Green Story - Free Time Space, joins green architecture and a place to spend free time - inside and outside – to read, to eat, to relax. The idea is to design green – to give back the greenery to the public square – to make a city space more friendly for users and more friendly to the environment. You can design a story, to make a space more attractive. You can design a Green Story, to make people more...
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Green chromatography
PublicationAnalysis of organic compounds in samples characterized by different composition of the matrix is very important in many areas. A vast majority of organic compound determinations are performed using gas or liquid chromatographic methods. It is thus very important that these methods have negligible environmental impact. Chromatographic techniques have the potential to be greener at all steps of the analysis, from sample collection...
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Green, blue and energy in cities
PublicationThe article refers to the implementation of blue-green infrastructure in cities, with particular emphasis on the aspect of rainwater and energy management. The article presents the advantages of water and greenery in the city and gives examples of engineering solutions used, both the more popular (including green and biosolar roofs), as well as experimental solutions, which are an interesting and necessary alternative in the era...
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Architectural and urban theories in urban regeneration
e-Learning CoursesThis course deals with key issues associated with contemporary architectural and urban teories associated with transformation and revitalization of the distressed / degradated areas and buildings / objects. The architectural topics will be presented by dr Ksenia Piątkowska and Prof. Lucyna Nyka, while urban topics will be discussed by Prof. Piotr Lorens. Particular topics and themes will be presented according to the individual...
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Assessment of damage to trees in the Herby Forestry District caused by glazed frosts and snow during severe weather in January 2010
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Tropospheric thermal field variability over Poland in the context of climate change
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Sunshine duration and its variability in the main ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains in relation to with atmospheric circulation
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Long-term air temperature variation in the Karkonosze mountains according to atmospheric circulation
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Reakcja miesięcznej i sezonowej temperatury powietrza na północnym skłonie Karkonoszy i ich przedpolu na zmiany wskaźnika NAO.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ wskaźnika NAO na kształtowanie temperatury powietrza w warunkach górskich na przykładzie Karkonoszy. Stwierdzono zmniejszanie się wpływu NAO na temperaturę powietrza ze wzrostem wysokości. Stwierdzono, że relacje między NAO a temperaturą powietrza są istotne jedynie w okresie zimowym od grudnia do marca włącznie. Związki te są niestacjonarne i wynikają ze wzrostu ciśnienia w Wyżu Azorskim w okresie 1988-2015....
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Chemical modifications of graphene and their influence on properties of polyurethane composites: a review
PublicationPolyurethane composites are materials of great interest nowadays due to their wide range of available forms and applications in industry. Controlling and achieving unique properties via matrix modifications and addition of various specific nanofillers seems be one of the key elements to success. The purpose of this work is to briefly present some examples of graphene nanoderivatives, their syntheses, properties and influence on...