Budoucnost výzkumu na Ministerstvu pro místní rozvoj | Petra Křivánková
The Prospects of Research with the Ministry for Regional Development, by Petra Křivánková
In the Czech Republic, support to research and development is mainly materialized through approved research and development concepts and the consecutive research programmes. Such programmes are managed by those who provide support to research, development and innovations, namely the Ministries, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the Czech Science Foundation, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, and some other institutions. This article presents the main developments and alterations in the provision of support, focusing particularly on the impact of such changes on regional development, tourism, housing, and physical planning. Also, the current research programme of the Ministry for Regional Development is described.
Toledská deklarace – města roku 2020 | Tereza Kuncová
The Toledo Declaration: Cities of the Year 2020, by Tereza Kuncová
The Toledo Declaration was signed at an informal meeting of the ministers in charge of urban development on 22 June 2010 in Toledo, Spain. The Declaration reflects the needs of cities, outlining their potential development in view of the Europe 2020 Strategy. Preparations had been carried out by EU member states, other European countries, the European Commission and other institutions involved in urban development. Some of the main consequences ensuing from the declaration are the support to integrated urban regeneration, the implementation of the reference framework for the measurement of urban sustainability and the confirmation of the European urban agenda. Cities as accelerants of growth are very individualistic, which makes the quest for a unified model of urban policy highly important.
„Strategie EU 2020“ a budoucí kohezní politika EU | Daniela Grabmüllerová
The EU 2020 Strategy and the Prospective EU Cohesion Policy, by Daniela Grabmüllerová
The policy of economic, social and terriorial cohesion, and the future form of such policy after 2013, is becoming an increasingly frequent topic of professional and political debates at various levels. In the Czech Republic, the coordinator of the preparations for the new programme period is the Ministry for Regional Development. It was during the 2009 Czech presidency of the EU when the future of the cohesion policy was a priority, culminating in the ministers’ common declaration in April 2009. The Swedish presidency later that year had other priorities, while the Spanish presidency hosted a meeting of ministers in the first half of 2010, aiming at the prospects of the cohesion policy but lacking in political consensus. The Belgian presidency organized a ministerial meeting on 22–23 November in Liège, first discussing some formal proposals of the European Commission, as contained in the Fifth Cohesion Report published shortly before. The Hungarian and Polish presidencies in 2011 will conduct discussions on both the new financial perspective for the 2014–2020 programme period and a variety of specific legislative proposals.
Veřejné prostory malých měst – teoretická východiska | Zuzana AmbrožováPublic Spaces of Small Towns: A Theoretical Basis, by Zuzana Ambrožová
This contribution is focused on public spaces of small towns. The aim is to outline a theoretical basis for the research and evaluation of public spaces. The author describes the term “public space” in the introduction, presenting varied definitions. Following is a basic division of public spaces. The article deals thoroughly with the historical development of public spaces and town arrangement. “Small town” is another term to be explained, highlighting the importance of the specifics and problems of small towns. Attention is especially focused on squares as major public spaces of small towns. The role of parks and town gardens as creative elements is discussed too. Concludingly, some basic principles for public spaces in small towns are presented, summarizing the conditions for their revitalization.
Aspekty tvorby znakového klíče v územním plánování Olomouckého kraje | Jaroslav Burian, Barbora Hladišová, Zuzana NěmcováAspects of Making a Sign Key in Physical Planning of the Olomouc Region, by Jaroslav Burian, Barbora Hladišová, Zuzana Němcová
The article describes the making of the sign key for the documents of spatial analysis of the Olomouc Region’s municipalities. Observing the cartographic principles and consulting with representatives of involved municipalities, problems were identified such as the choice of the colour, the leading sign, generalization and combination of elements, and so forth. A set of scripts, map styles, lyr format files, and a conceptual data model have originated to be used in the obligatory drawings of the documents of spatial analysis, in their visualization in the map portal of the Olomouc Region, and for internal use of the staff of involved municipal offices.
Barokní aleje v minulosti a za současné plurality názorů | Jan BorskýBaroque Avenues in the Past and under Today’s Pluralism of Opinions, by Jan Borský
The baroque avenue is a linear, artificially created formation and one of the main supporting elements of composed baroque landscape. As an accessory aesthetic element of communications, baroque avenues had to be made of trees of the same age, species, treetop shape, and in regular distances, so that symmetry, periodicity, and homogeneity is applied. The current opinions about the renovation of such avenues differ according to the attitudes of various professions: environmentalists want to let them decay, preservationists wish to authentically renew them, while roads constructors want to remove them. If some renewal is done, it is mostly a compromise solution of replanting the dead trees. Is such approach corresponding to correct maintenance of historic cultural landscape?
Energetické potenciály obcí | Jiří Karásek, Eliška UbralováMunicipalities’ Energy Potentials, by Jiří Karásek, Eliška Ubralová
The quest for and quantification of energy potentials is currently one of the most important themes in sustainable development. Both new and formerly neglected technologies are being developed. The objective of each European government is a shift from the energetic mix, currently depending on non-renewable sources, to renewable resources of energy. When looking for new energy potentials, governments follow the developments in global technologies and regional conditions. In a case study of three different municipalities, energy potentials of local renewable energy sources in their territories have been examined, resulting in data about the extent of self-sufficiency under the use of such potentials. Besides the part of resources, energy consumption as another aspect of the energy balance is analyzed.
Rozvoj vysokého školství v ČR a jeho širší historické a středoevropské souvislosti | Milan KörnerDevelopment of Tertiary Education in the Czech Republic and its Historical and Central-European Contexts, by Milan Körner
There were turbulent developments in the Czech tertiary education after 1990, especially in quantitative terms. This article deals with the distribution and capacity of higher education institutions in the Czech Republic, especially in relation to the neighbouring countries of Central Europe. The founding of universities in Europe and their development in what is today’s Czech Republic before 1990 is discussed first, followed by the developments after 1990 and the comparison of the numbers of students in selected centres of higher education in the Czech Republic and some other countries of traditionally reputable tertiary education. In conclusion, some implications between the development of Czech universities and urban planning are commented on, presenting a few of the recent results which have significantly influenced some Czech towns.
Hlavní architekt a tvář města | Willem Jan NeutelingsThe Chief Architect and the Look of the City, by Willem Jan Neutellings
This contribution is an abridged translation of the speech delivered by a prominent Dutch specialist at this year’s Forum 2000 conference. It deals with a topic undoubtedly important for Czech towns and cities, namely the non-existence of the institute of the chief architect, with all the consequence it brings to urban development.
Několik poznámek k článku Ing. arch. Heleny Jakubcové – Nový urbanistický styl „dům za domem“ | Marek HanákA Few Remarks on Helena Jakubcová’s Article „The House behind the House“, by Marek Hanák
It was interesting to read the article „The House behind the House“ by Helena Jakubcová in one of the previous issues of this magazine. As a jurist, I would like to briefly comment on the article, making a few remarks in regard to the activities of the Office of the Public Defender of Rights.
Město v zeleni – zeleň ve městě | Alena Navrátilová Výzkum a trendy v územním/prostorovém plánování ve střední Evropě. Výroční konference Spa-ce.net v letech 2009 a 2010 | Igor Kyselka „Nové výzvy – nové příležitosti“. Slavnostní konference Rady Evropy k 10. výročí evropské úmluvy o krajině ve Florencii | Igor Kyselka
