Evaluation of current landscape architecture approaches in chosen cities in Poland and Slovakia

Abstract

The Paper presents analyses of the strategies and projects that have been implemented and realised in landscape architecture, environmental protection, and sustainable design in the chosen cities in Poland and Slovakia. There are several levels of evaluation: the first one is policy approach (which includes strategic documents, conceptions, plans which have been elaborated), the second one is the level of landscape design and sustainability (including architectural competitions and project realisation) and the third one is public participation (involvement of the public in urban planning, bottom-up initiatives, support of the communities). Ten cities in Poland and ten cities in Slovakia have been chosen. (The Paper brings an overview what are the current topics, with a great emphasis on what are the trends in landscape architecture and what are the obstacles, which need to be overcome.

Landscaping Promoting Sustainable Comfort in Cities

“…The distribution of plants in an architectural way in areas of high declivity minimizes problems such as floods and landslides in urban centers, being one of the economically viable and sustainable alternatives for heritage preservation in cities [15].…”

Recreational Possibilities of Public Open Spaces in Párovce, Nitra

“…Active local leaders, the support of local government, non-profit as well as business organizations are important in the creation of communities (Marišová et al, 2023). One of the effective means to improve the quality of public spaces of residential complexes is the application of green infrastructure (GI) and design strategies (Tóth, 2022) and their integration into current landscape-architectural approaches and planning (Fornal-Pienak and Bihuňová, 2022). GI is also referred as part of the concept of the fourth nature (Čibik, Back Prochnov et al, 2020), which can offer a wide range of ecosystem services (Schneider et al, 2020), such as mitigating the negative impacts of climate change (Hus et al, 2021), recreational services (Šinka et al, 2019(Šinka et al, , Bechera et al, 2022 and enhancing the overall environmental quality of life and well-being (Bihuňová et al, 2021).…”

Ways of Building a Reciprocal Relationship Between the Intervention and Its Host Structure

“…To ensure increased attention to such places and thus prevent ignoring their current state, it is necessary to think about alternative functions. Positively recognise the potential and pay attention to a constructive approach when looking for their new temporary use (Fornal-Pienak & Bihuňová, 2022). Sometimes an interesting small architectural element or a site furniture can revive non-functional open spaces and make users stop, think, relax, interact, and socialise (Tóth, 2022), (Prochnow & Čibik, 2022).…”