Some dilemmas of post-industrialism in a region of traditional industry: The case of the Katowice conurbation, Poland

Krzysztofik, Robert; Tkocz, Maria; Spórna, Tomasz; Kantor‐Pietraga, Iwona

doi:10.1515/mgr-2016-0004

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“…The key function of agriculture lies in providing food safety as well as guaranteeing that other functions of agriculture will be taken into account so that food production is not crowded out (Holden et al, 2006). One of the outcomes of post-productive agriculture is agricultural AD plants operation (Igliński et al, 2012) or a massive occurrence of unused, abandoned and neglected buildings and sites after farming (the so-called agricultural brownfields - Svobodova and Veznik, 2009;Smith et al, 2011;Klusacek et al, 2013;Krzysztofik et al, 2016). Such a development gets reflected in the changing perceptions of agricultural (and non-agricultural) activities by farmers (Zagata, 2009), public administration or local rural population (Janeckova Molnarova et al, 2017) in various natural and socio-economic conditions (Chodkowska-Miszczuk and Szymańska, 2013).…”

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Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

Martinát

Navrátil

Trojan

et al. 2017

Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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Agricultural anaerobic digestion plants have recently become a typical part of rural landscape in the Czech Republic due to massive governmental subvention programmes. Yet, their potential as an effective tool how to response to global climate changes at a local level is rather underused (maize used as a primary input mainly, usage of waste heat is limited etc.). This situation is caused by misguided subvention policies. The aim of this contribution is first to analyse the agricultural anaerobic digestion plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region, and second, to deepen the knowledge on the perception of the digestion plants among the population of municipalities in which such facility was constructed. A questionnaire survey has been carried out in three model municipalities (n=369) located in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Several recommendations and notes for public administration and potential investors concerning the location of future anaerobic digestion plants projects and settings of supportive programmes have been defined.

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Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

Martinát

Navrátil

Trojan

et al. 2017

Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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“…The benefits of this reuse option for urban climate are obvious (St edová et al, 2015). The contributions of this approach are widely discussed from the perspective of environmental, health, and aesthetic benefits, with examples in various European (Haase, 2008;Rall and Haase, 2011;Krzysztofik et al, 2012Krzysztofik et al, , 2016Kunc et al, 2014;Doleželová et al, 2014;Tintěra et al, 2014;Frantál et al, 2015) and American cities (De Sousa, 2003;Siikamäki and Wernstedt, 2008).…”

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Exploring the hidden potential of sugar beet industry brownfields (case study of the Czech Republic)

Krejčí

Dostál

Havlíček

et al. 2016

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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Citation for final published version:Krejci, T., Dostal, I., Havlicek, M. and Martinat, Stanislav 2016. Exploring the hidden potential of sugar beet industry brownfields (case study of the Czech Republic). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 46 , pp. AbstractThe paper focuses on spatial analyses of sugar beet industry brownfields in the Czech Republic. In the first part of the paper history of sugar beet industry on the area of the Czech Republic is briefly presented, then links between location of these sites and its transport potential are discussed. Benefits of brownfields regeneration for regional development are also evaluated. In the empirical part of the paper 49 brownfield sites within the Czech Republic, where the sugar beet industry was abandoned during the transition period after 1989, are evaluated and classified based on field research and aerial picture analyses. Three examples of reuse of former sugar beet factories are finally presented. It was found that development potential of studied sites is highly depended on their geographical location and some inspiration might be derived from presented examples. More targeted supportive policy in the Czech Republic to support regeneration of brownfields is needed. In the concluding part of the paper further development possibilities of sugar beet industry brownfields and their railway connection are considered.

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“…Regeneration has 6 been increasingly recognized as a key instrument in sustainable land management and in the reduction of 7 environmental hazards. It can make municipalities safer and more attractive places, supports the local and 8 regional economy by creating jobs and increasing tax revenues (Krzysztofik et al 2016). It is typically more 9 sustainable than new development on greenfields-agricultural and natural land ( sites exist (EC, 2012).…”

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Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization

Limasset

Pizzol

Merly³

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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The regeneration of brownfields has been increasingly recognized as a key instrument in sustainable land management, since free developable land (or so called "greenfields") has become a scare and more expensive resource, especially in densely populated areas. However, the complexity of these sites requires considerable efforts to successfully complete their revitalization projects, thus requiring the development and application of appropriate tools to support decision makers in the selection of promising sites where efficiently allocate the limited financial resources. The design of effective prioritization tools is a complex process, which requires the analysis and consideration of critical points of attention (PoAs) which has been identified considering the state of the art in literature, and lessons learned from previous developments of regional brownfield (BF) prioritization processes, frameworks and tools. Accordingly, we identified 5 PoAs, namely 1) Assessing end user needs and orientation discussions, 2) Availability and quality of the data needed for the BF prioritization tool, 3) Communication and stakeholder engagement 4) Drivers of regeneration success, and 5) Financing and application costs. To deepen and collate the most recent knowledge on the topics from scientists and practitioners, we organized a focus group discussion within a special session at the AquaConSoil (ACS) conference 2017, where participants were asked to add their experience and thoughts to the discussion in order to identify the most significant and urgent points of attention in BF prioritization tool design. The result of this assessment is a comprehensive table (Table 2), which can support problem owners, investors, service providers, regulators, public and private land managers, decision makers etc. in the identification of the main aspects (sub-topics) to be considered and their relative influences and in the comprehension of the general patterns and challenges to be faced when dealing with the development of BF prioritization tools.

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Some dilemmas of post-industrialism in a region of traditional industry: The case of the Katowice conurbation, Poland

Cited by 45 publications

References 37 publications

Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

Exploring the hidden potential of sugar beet industry brownfields (case study of the Czech Republic)

Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization

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