Aktivity v rozvoji měst v rámci EU | Tereza Kuncová
Activities in Urban Development within the EU, by Tereza Kuncová
Issues of urban development are increasingly important in view of preparations for the forthcoming 2014+ programme period and the future form of cohesion policy. Besides the mid-term evaluation of various strategic approaches, there are turbulent discussions about urban development. This tendency has been confirmed by the current Hungarian presidency of the EU Council, which concentrates especially on the impact of climatic and demographic changes. The key conclusions of the work of our Hungarian colleagues are summarized in the Budapest Communiqué, a document elaborated after careful examination of the influence of climatic and demographic changes on urban development. Specific findings about prospects for cities are described in two outcome documents: „Synthesis Report — The Impact of European Demographic Trends on Regional and Urban Development” deals with the effect of demographic trends on European urban development, while „Climate Friendly Cities — A Handbook on the Tasks and Possibilities of European Cities in Relation to Climate Change” is about cities positively involved in environmental protection.
České strategické plánování rozvoje venkova v politickém a plánovacím diskurzu | Vladan HruškaCzech Strategic Planning of Rural Regions in Political and Planning Discourse, by Vladan Hruška
In reaction to the increasing spatial differentiation and the expansion of the European programming model with the redistribution of structural funds, strategic planning in the Czech Republic is developed as a method to harmonize and synchronize steps for spatial development in various territories. Strategic planning obviously includes rural regions. However, many authors express doubts about the quality of strategic plans and the chances for their successful implementation. One of the reasons for such distrust is the thinking of decision-makers and strategic planners, who consider rural areas to be static, strictly delimited, of weak economy and dominated by agriculture. Such opinions lead to misunderstandings about the character of today’s rural areas and, consequently, to bad strategy documentation and a corrupt image of strategic planning and its role in the development of rural areas. This article tries to analyze these drawbacks, suggesting solutions to the situation.
Časové a priestorové aspekty bytovej výstavby v zázemí Bratislavy v kontexte suburbanizácie | Martin ŠvedaTime and Spatial Aspects of Housing Construction on the Outskirts of Bratislava in the Context of Suburbanization, by Martin Šveda
The construction of new residential sites on the outskirts of Bratislava is one of the most evident manifestations of suburbanization. The newly built houses and apartment blocks do not only add new streets to the neighbourhood but affect functional and residential structures, changing dramatically the rural character of settlements. This contribution is especially focused on the extent and intensity of housing construction within the Functional Urban Region of Bratislava in the years 2003 to 2009. The aim of this report is to describe the spatial extent of residential suburbanization, featuring some specific stages in the development of suburban housing.
Obnovení historického průchodu k bazilice sv. Prokopa v Třebíči | Lubor Herzán
Renovation of the Historical Passage to the St Procopius Basilica in Třebíč, by Lubor Herzán
The renovated passage from Žerotín Square to Třebíč’s Basilica of St Procopius, opened in August 2010, is another partial accomplishment within the much more complex urban project of the revitalization of the left-bank section of the Urban Preservation Zone of Třebíč. This ambitious longtime vision was first designed as early as the beginning of the 1990s. The newly opened passage is another important stone in the mosaic that is shaping a more pleasant image of this long neglected but immensely valuable urban territory.
Průmyslové dědictví a cestovní ruch | Marie TomíškováIndustrial Heritage and Tourism, by Marie Tomíšková
The Czech Republic is a country rich in historical monuments, with 40,251 immovable landmarks registered in the Czech Central Register of Cultural Heritage. An important part of this number of registered objects is made up of industrial landmarks. There are more than 2,800 of these in the Register, some of them intended for submission for entry in the UNESCO List. One of the possibilities for efficient utilization of this vast industrial heritage, not only in the Czech Republic but throughout Europe, is tourism.
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