European Spatial Research and Policy: Recent submissions
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Model for Assessment of Public Space Quality in Town Centers
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-07-07)Public space is an important element of urban structure, playing various spatial, social and economic roles in towns/cities. Its quality influences the quality of life of the inhabitants and the attractiveness of the town ... -
Compact and Resource Efficient Cities? Synergies and Trade-offs in European Cities
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-07-07)Cities are the main consumers of energy and resources but at the same time are considered as centres for innovation which can provide solutions to unsustainable development. An important concept regarding energy and resource ... -
Slovak Creativity Index – A PCA Based Approach
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-07-07)The article aims at transferring the European Creativity Index (ECI) assessment from the country to regional comparison basis, focusing on the case of Slovakia. The newly created Slovak Creativity Index (SCI) has the power ... -
Institutional Cooperation in the Brownfield Regeneration Process: Experiences from Central and Eastern European Countries
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-07-07)The topic of brownfield regeneration has been the focus of planning debate for years. However, the aspect of institutional cooperation and strengthening the institutional capacity in order to cope with a complex task of ... -
Shifts in EU Cohesion Policy and Processes of Peripheralization: A View from Central Eastern Europe
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-07-07)The increasing dominance of neoliberalism as the key steering mechanism of the European Union (EU) since the early 1990s has implied the competitiveness-oriented reshaping of cohesion policy. The aim of this paper is to ... -
Explaining The Prevalence Of The Informal Economy In The Baltics: An Institutional Asymmetry Perspective1
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)Reporting a 2013 Eurobarometer survey of participation in the informal economy across eight Baltic countries, this paper tentatively explains the informal economy from an institutional perspective as associated with the ... -
Planning Practices For The Protection Of Cultural Heritage: Lessons Learnt From The Greek UNESCO Sites
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)By the case study conducted in the Greek UNESCO sites, it was revealed that, despite the fact that most of the monuments are subjects of multiple zoning, little is accomplished for their spatial protection. This is either ... -
Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ In Poland: Łódź And Its Post-Industrial Legacy
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)Since the transition period of the 1990s, historic relics have been exposed to multiple threats. The following case study of Łódź illustrates the general need for a change of approach towards cultural legacy management, ... -
Landscape Heritage Protection And Perception In Urban Fringe Area: The Case Of The Southern Part Of Warsaw
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)This article presents two approaches to landscape heritage that can be observed in the southern outskirts of Warsaw. It presents the landscape heritage protection and management policy in those areas, as well as the ... -
A Discursive Narrative On Planning For Urban Heritage Conservation In Contemporary World Heritage Cities In Portugal
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)This article analyses the structure of heritage conservation in the national context of Portugal. It assesses the political context in which planning operates, and the place of conservation and heritage planning within the ... -
Historic Urbanscapes For Tomorrow, Two Italian Cases: Genoa And Bologna
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)The following pages reflect on the possible updated “structural” function of the historic parts of contemporary cities through the examples provided by two medium-sized Italian cities – Genoa and Bologna – characterized ... -
Defining And Managing The Historic Urban Landscape: Reflections On The English Experience And Some Stories From Liverpool
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2016-01-06)The period since the 1960s has been characterised by growing societal concern with urban heritage protection and the development of legislative, fiscal and urban planning instruments that seek to ensure the protection and ... -
Application of Prospective Structural Analysis for Identification of Strategic Variables in the Future Development of Baneh City in Iran
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Using Critical Path Analysis (Cpa) in Place Marketing Process: a Methodological Approach in the Case of Rostock, Germany
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Policy Vs. Practice: The Effectiveness of Refugee Integration Policies in the Czech Republic
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Determinants of Hungarian Sub-Regions’ Territorial Capital
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Status Report about the Progess of the Visegrad Countries in Relation to Europe 2020 Targets
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Land-Use Structure and Urbanization-Driven Land Fragmentation: Revisiting the Monocentric Model in a Sprawling Region
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Anthropogenic Transformation and the Possibility of Renaturalising Small Rivers and their Valleys in Cities – Łódź and Lviv Examples
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2015-06-23)Rivers used to serve important functions in the development of cities, and river valleys are a part of the urban space. Regardless of several centuries of anthropogenic influences large rivers and their valleys have remained ... -
Significance of Trans-European Transport Networks for Logistics Centre Localization as Exemplified by the Łódź Region
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2015-06-23)This work complements and structures knowledge in the field of logistics centres (with focus on the Łódź region). It presents a thorough analysis of strategic documents of the European Union in reference to the functioning ...