Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland
De-industrialisation triggered economic, spatial and environmental changes in cities. Therefore, this study identifies whether there has been a reorientation of spatial development in post-industrial cities towards the creation of green spaces. The aim of the study is to analyse and evaluate the tra...
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| author | Tomasz Starczewski Krzysztof Rogatka Anita Kukulska-Kozieł Tomasz Noszczyk Katarzyna Cegielska |
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| description | De-industrialisation triggered economic, spatial and environmental changes in cities. Therefore, this study identifies whether there has been a reorientation of spatial development in post-industrial cities towards the creation of green spaces. The aim of the study is to analyse and evaluate the transformation of green spaces in 32 major cities in Poland, including 12 post-industrial cities. Data sources were vector land cover data models from the Urban Atlas for 2006 and 2018, administrative boundaries from the National Boundary Register and building layers from the Topographic Objects Database. The research procedure was carried out using the GIS environment, through spatial analysis, geoprocessing algorithms, and spatial statistics. The results have shown that post-industrial cities do not develop their urban resilience based on the expansion of green spaces and, consequently, do not build green urban resilience. In addition, the research has proven that the greatest loss of green spaces is noticeable in parts of post-industrial cities with medium and high development intensity, where there is an intensification of construction activity. The dominant direction of the transformation of green spaces has been the conversion of agricultural areas into green spaces (87.79%). In contrast, the main direction of loss in green space has been the creation of new industrial units (24.80%) and the expansion of the urban fabric (23.53%). The article is original due to the fact that there is a gap in the literature regarding the study of green spaces in post-industrial cities with regard to the concept of green urban resilience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4c47d6602294c1da2cc3468b5a335a62023-06-07T04:47:42ZengElsevierGeoscience Frontiers1674-98712023-07-01144101560Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in PolandTomasz Starczewski0Krzysztof Rogatka1Anita Kukulska-Kozieł2Tomasz Noszczyk3Katarzyna Cegielska4Nicolaus Copernicus University, Doctoral School of Social Sciences, 1 Bojarskiego Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland; Corresponding author.Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Department of Urban and Regional Development Studies, 1 Lwowska Street, 87-100 Toruń, PolandUniversity of Agriculture in Kraków, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture, 21 Mickiewicza Avenue, 31-120 Kraków, PolandUniversity of Agriculture in Kraków, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture, 21 Mickiewicza Avenue, 31-120 Kraków, PolandUniversity of Agriculture in Kraków, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture, 21 Mickiewicza Avenue, 31-120 Kraków, PolandDe-industrialisation triggered economic, spatial and environmental changes in cities. Therefore, this study identifies whether there has been a reorientation of spatial development in post-industrial cities towards the creation of green spaces. The aim of the study is to analyse and evaluate the transformation of green spaces in 32 major cities in Poland, including 12 post-industrial cities. Data sources were vector land cover data models from the Urban Atlas for 2006 and 2018, administrative boundaries from the National Boundary Register and building layers from the Topographic Objects Database. The research procedure was carried out using the GIS environment, through spatial analysis, geoprocessing algorithms, and spatial statistics. The results have shown that post-industrial cities do not develop their urban resilience based on the expansion of green spaces and, consequently, do not build green urban resilience. In addition, the research has proven that the greatest loss of green spaces is noticeable in parts of post-industrial cities with medium and high development intensity, where there is an intensification of construction activity. The dominant direction of the transformation of green spaces has been the conversion of agricultural areas into green spaces (87.79%). In contrast, the main direction of loss in green space has been the creation of new industrial units (24.80%) and the expansion of the urban fabric (23.53%). The article is original due to the fact that there is a gap in the literature regarding the study of green spaces in post-industrial cities with regard to the concept of green urban resilience.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987123000270Green spacesSpatial analysisLand cover transformationDevelopmentAnthropopressureDegradation |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz Starczewski Krzysztof Rogatka Anita Kukulska-Kozieł Tomasz Noszczyk Katarzyna Cegielska Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland Geoscience Frontiers Green spaces Spatial analysis Land cover transformation Development Anthropopressure Degradation |
| title | Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland |
| title_full | Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland |
| title_fullStr | Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland |
| title_short | Urban green resilience: Experience from post-industrial cities in Poland |
| title_sort | urban green resilience experience from post industrial cities in poland |
| topic | Green spaces Spatial analysis Land cover transformation Development Anthropopressure Degradation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987123000270 |
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