Assessment of Residential Areas of City on the Example of Olsztyn

Cieślak, Iwona; Czyża, Szymon; Szuniewicz, Karol; Ogrodniczak, Michał

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/471/10/102001

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“…The important and urgent need to cope with climate change, coupled with the evolution of urban and peri-urban landscapes, emphasizes the need to seek solutions focused on mitigating and, in retrospect, counteracting the effects of this situation. Consequently, methods for monitoring the environmental impact of human activities on the urbanization processes taking place are increasingly important [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Multifunctional greening is fundamental to providing a wide range of ecosystem goods and services that benefit the urban population.…”

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“…Some research in this arena focuses on employing the GIS platform to recognize established blue-green infrastructure (BGI) [38,39] as well as whether there are enough BGI elements to ensure at an appropriate level the quality of life of the population and whether this is in line with current legal regulations [15,[40][41][42]. According to the literature, there are several difficulties in measuring quality of life, mainly due to the many interpretations of the concept and the lack of a complete, agreed definition [3,43,44]. This paper assumes that the concept of quality of life is defined by a model that combines objective and subjective indicators, encompasses different domains of life, and integrates both personal autonomy and individual preferences with actual assessments.…”

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Applying GIS in Blue-Green Infrastructure Design in Urban Areas for Better Life Quality and Climate Resilience

Czyża,

Kowalczyk

2024

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The expansion of urban centers and peri-urban zones significantly impacts both the natural world and human well-being, leading to issues such as increased air pollution, the formation of urban heat islands, and challenges in water management. The concept of multifunctional greening serves as a cornerstone, emphasizing the interconnectedness of ecological, social, and health-related factors. This study aimed to identify potential locations for three specific types of blue-green infrastructure (BGI): bioswales, infiltration trenches, and green bus stops. Leveraging geospatial datasets, Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, and remote sensing methodologies, this study conducted a comprehensive analysis and modeling of spatial information. Initial cartographic representations were developed to identify specific locations within Olsztyn, a city in Poland, deemed appropriate for the implementation of the designated blue-green infrastructure (BGI) components. Following this, these models were combined with two additional models created by the researchers: a surface urban heat island (SUHI) model and a demographic model that outlined the age structure of the city’s population. This synergistic approach resulted in the development of a detailed map, which identified potential locations for the implementation of blue-green infrastructure. This was achieved by utilizing vector data acquired with a precision of 1 m. The high level of detail on the map allows for an extremely accurate representation of geographical features and infrastructure layouts, which are essential for precise planning and implementation. This infrastructure is identified as a key strategy for strengthening ecosystem resilience, improving urban livability, and promoting public health and well-being.

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Applying GIS in Blue-Green Infrastructure Design in Urban Areas for Better Life Quality and Climate Resilience

Czyża,

Kowalczyk

2024

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“…These processes are particularly intensified along the boundaries and in the proximity of cities with county rights, where the area of land covered by zoning plants has been increasing at a mere rate of 3% per year since 2012, and where local zoning plans cover only one-third of the territory in suburban areas [8]. Cities act as magnets for urbanization and investment and the high demand for land indicates that development processes are not effectively controlled within city limits, and even less so in the neighboring municipalities [9]. The fringe areas between cities with county rights and the adjacent rural municipalities offer vast opportunities for research into urban sprawl, but these areas are also in greatest need of such analyses.…”

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The Use of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) Database for Analyzing Urban Sprawl

2020

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Urban sprawl is generally defined as the urbanization of space adjacent to a city, which results from that city’s development. The discussed phenomenon involves land development, mainly agricultural land, in the proximity of cities, the development of infrastructure, and an increase in the number of residents who rely on urban services and commute to work in the city. Urban sprawl generates numerous problems which, in the broadest sense, result from the difficulty in identifying the boundaries of the central urban unit and the participation of local inhabitants, regardless of their actual place of residence, in that unit’s functional costs. These problems are associated not only with tax collection rights but with difficulties in measuring the extent of urban sprawl in research and local governance. The aim of this study was to analyze the applicability of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) database for monitoring urbanization processes, including the dynamic process of urban sprawl. Polish cities with county rights, i.e., cities that implement independent spatial planning policies, were analyzed in the study to determine the pattern of urban sprawl in various types of cities. Buffer zones composed of municipalities that are directly adjacent to the central urban unit were mapped around the analyzed cities. The study proposes a novel method for measuring the extent of suburbanization with the use of the CLC database and Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. The developed method relies on the overgrowth of urbanization (OU) index calculated based on CLC data. The OU index revealed differences in the rate of urbanization in three groups of differently sized Polish cities. The analysis covered two periods: 2006–2012 and 2012–2018, and it revealed that urban sprawl in the examined cities proceeded in an unstable manner over time. The results of the present study indicate that the CLC database is a reliable source of information about urbanization processes.

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Policy instruments as a trigger for urban sprawl deceleration: monitoring the stability and transformations of green areas

Filepné Kovács,

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Kukulska-Kozieł

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The socialist era postponed suburbanisation in Central and Eastern European countries. After 1990, the process became extremely intensive and transformed the compact form of cities into more decentralised and dispersed urban structures. Therefore, the study aims to identify the main trends in land-cover transformation caused by urban sprawl in peri-urban areas of three Central and Eastern European cities (NUTS 3 level: the Pest County, Bratislava Region, and Krakowski subregion). In addition, we identified various policy tools for green infrastructure protection. We further investigated the extent to which the presence of legal means of nature conservation affects the stability of natural and seminatural areas. The research used an original questionnaire and spatio-temporal analysis. It has been confirmed that after decades of socialism, a highly intensive urban sprawl process started in the analysed regions. It generally slowed down after 2000 except for the Krakowski subregion. The majority of new artificial areas replaced agricultural land. Despite the dynamic urban sprawl, almost one-third of the analysed Central and Eastern European peri-urban areas were stable natural and seminatural areas. The traditional nature conservation tools proved to be effective in preserving natural and seminatural areas, but the protection of landscapes exposed to urban sprawl needs specific tools. The effectiveness of urban sprawl control is hindered by the fact that spatial planning competences are dispersed. This research may influence monitoring urban sprawl and offer an innovative method because it combines spatial analysis (quantitative approach) with the impact of policy tools (qualitative approach).

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Assessment of Residential Areas of City on the Example of Olsztyn

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Applying GIS in Blue-Green Infrastructure Design in Urban Areas for Better Life Quality and Climate Resilience

Applying GIS in Blue-Green Infrastructure Design in Urban Areas for Better Life Quality and Climate Resilience

The Use of the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) Database for Analyzing Urban Sprawl

Policy instruments as a trigger for urban sprawl deceleration: monitoring the stability and transformations of green areas

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