Challenges of Urban Transport in the Face of Studentification – A Case Study of Toruń

Wylon, Mirosław; Kempa, Agnieszka; Słowy, Alicja; Chodkowska‐Miszczuk, Justyna

doi:10.2478/ers-2018-0038

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“…A total of 110 questionnaires were obtained, including 60 in electronic form and 50 on paper. Using two channels to distribute the survey helped the survey to reach a diverse range of backgrounds, both young people for whom the Internet is their natural environment, and older people who prefer direct contact for communication (Wylon et al, 2018). The sample is regarded, for our purposes, as random and large enough (considering the central limit theorem) for conducting statistical analysis.…”

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To know is to accept. Uncovering the perception of renewables as a behavioural trigger of rural energy transition

Chodkowska‐Miszczuk

Kuziemkowska

Verma

et al. 2022

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Our research aims to reflect on rural communities’ awareness and perceptions of various energy sources, particularly focusing on renewable energies. We argue that there is an urgent need to expand the knowledge base on the perspectives of rural communities directly and indirectly affected by renewable energy installations. From an empirical point of view, our study focuses on the Lipno county in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (Poland), where a relatively unique constellation of renewable energy and local community is emerging. Our findings indicate a wide awareness about renewable energies in the community, but a rather shallow, imbalanced, and outdated knowledge on potentials, advantages and disadvantages of individual locally available renewable energy sources was detected. To break deeply rooted carbon dependency and lock-in and to trigger mechanisms of change leading to more sustainable futures, practical, contextual, and place-based knowledge is essentially needed to shape responsive attitudes. We claim that personal experience of the effects of renewable energy installation (especially small-scale ones) can be a proxy for the change and scaling up. This is a key because it proves the leading role of an inclusive approach to developing renewable energy in rural areas. Locals undertake new energy investments, which is the basis of spatial (territorial) distribution justice – they not only bear the costs of operating new energy installations but also derive tangible benefits from renewables.

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To know is to accept. Uncovering the perception of renewables as a behavioural trigger of rural energy transition

Chodkowska‐Miszczuk

Kuziemkowska

Verma

et al. 2022

Moravian Geographical Reports

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“…The social immobility associated with the pandemic situation has significantly intensified this process. It is also noteworthy that extremely active in this field are young people for whom the Internet is a natural environment (Wylon et al, 2018). In 2016 alone, for example, one in ten votes was cast by someone under 35, and voters aged 50 and over accounted for 6% of the total at the time.…”

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The role of participation in the development of the smart city idea: frameworks, opportunities, mechanisms

Lewandowska¹,

Chodkowska‐Miszczuk

2022

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The progressing urbanisation process and its visible effects are prompting local authorities to seek new solutions to contemporary development challenges, especially those identified in post-socialist cities, including in Poland. Nowadays, the smart city concept is becoming widely popular. This idea is grounded in the principles of sustainable development in all spheres of socio-economic life. However, in a comprehensive approach, it moves away from its strictly technological definition towards the social context and local conditions. Nowadays, there are more and more instruments supporting social and civic activity of the inhabitants of Polish cities. One extremely popular mechanism is the participatory budget. In order to trace its importance in the implementation of the smart city concept, an empirical analysis was undertaken in Bydgoszcz (a medium-sized city in Poland). According to the research, the participatory budget is asymmetrical, with infrastructure investments dominating. Support is needed for pro-social activities and those activating residents. Therefore, the diversification of projects in the budget, including setting aside a pool of funds for pro-social and cross-district projects, should be viewed in a positive light.

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Heritage expertise and tram closures in the World Heritage City of Toruń, Poland

Eremenko,

Kraski

2024

The Journal of Transport History

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This paper examines to what extent heritage considerations guided the closure of an operating tramline in Toruń's Old Town prior to its designation as a World Heritage City. The study is based on an analysis of local newspapers’ articles over a decade, encompassing the period before and after the tramline was closed. Additionally, it incorporates evaluations of historical public transport maps, content analysis of public consultation reports and expert interviews. The closure's narratives drew on factors including safety, operating costs, modernisation, and the promotion of tourism, all carefully tailored to confer legitimacy upon the decision. While heritage considerations and heritage experts’ opinions may have contributed indirectly to the formulation of policy, these elements were entirely absent from the narratives of justifications preceding the tramline's closure. The study traces, following the tramline's closure, a marked evolution in the narrative, which came progressively to emphasise the protection of Toruń's cultural heritage.

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Challenges of Urban Transport in the Face of Studentification – A Case Study of Toruń

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

To know is to accept. Uncovering the perception of renewables as a behavioural trigger of rural energy transition

To know is to accept. Uncovering the perception of renewables as a behavioural trigger of rural energy transition

The role of participation in the development of the smart city idea: frameworks, opportunities, mechanisms

Heritage expertise and tram closures in the World Heritage City of Toruń, Poland

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