
Subsidies for Territorial Plans? By Eva Fialová
The Czech Ministry for Regional Development announced several continuous invitations to apply for subsidies within the 5.3 Intervention of the Integrated Operational Programme, Modernization and Development of Territorial Policy Systems. What was the course followed and results achieved by these invitations? Can we expect another invitation to apply for subsidies for territorial plans based on the Integrated Operational Plan?
Information on the Territorial Study of the Specific Area of Karviná, by Daniela Lešková
This article gives information on one of the tasks specified by the 2008 Czech Policy of Spatial Development, which commissioned a territorial study on what is known as the specific area of the town of Karviná.
Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020 – Towards an Inclusive, Smart and Sustainable Europe of Diverse Regions, by Lenka Sosvorová
The Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020, which was adopted at the informal ministerial meeting on 19 May 2011 in Gödölő, is a new political framework for support of the territorial cohesion in Europe in the future programming period.
About the Scale, Complexity and Necessity of Spatial Analysis, by Carl Steinitz
The best definition of the term design is that given by Herbert Simon: „Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.” (Herbert Simon: The Sciences of the Artificial, 1968.) The author of this contribution comes from a professional and cultural background, having started as a student at the Faculty of Architecture before going on to study urban and regional planning. As lecturer at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Mr Steinitz was in charge of studies in landscape planning for more than 40 years. In his opinion and experience, to work successfully within a spatial scale comprising algorithmic thinking and the ability to perform spatial analysis is very different from what is now taught and used in practice by most planners. Dealing with the problems of scale and complexity means tackling two special topics under which varied design activities and methods of spatial analysis are distinguished. Contrasts lacking clarity or even confused in practice are intentionally highlighted in this reflection.
Urban Traffi c Restrictions in Favour of Pedestrians, by Vlaďka Kirschner
Car traffic is continuously increasing but the capacity of towns and cities is not unlimited. This contribution presents various options for how car traffic can be reduced. Mentioned first are alternative means of transportation that are more friendly to the urban environment, such as urban transport systems, suburban railways, cycling, and walking. Then the principle of car-sharing and some fiscal tools are explained. In conclusion, the integrity of transportation planning within the urban planning process is addressed.