http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55058 2026-04-03T23:08:51Z 2026-04-03T23:08:51Z Pielesiak, Iwona http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55066 2025-03-22T02:22:42Z 2024-12-09T00:00:00Z

Helen Kopnina, Rory Padfield and Josephine Mylan, “Sustainable Business. Key Issues”, Abingdon and New York, Routledge, 2023, 302 pages Pielesiak, Iwona

2024-12-09T00:00:00Z Yildiz Gorentas, Selin Sargin, Sevil http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55064 2025-03-22T02:22:36Z 2024-12-09T00:00:00Z

Estimating urban growth on Mersin, Tarsus and Adana corridor in Türki̇ye by using Cellular Automata and Markov Chain Yildiz Gorentas, Selin; Sargin, Sevil In many developing countries, urban growth is often unplanned and haphazard, leading to significant threats to the sustainable use of urban land. This study predicts future urban expansion patterns in the Mersin, Tarsus and Adana corridor in Türkiye using Cellular Automata and Markov Chain models. Analysing Landsat satellite images from 1989 to 2019, we simulated land use changes for 2019, 2031, and 2049. The results indicate a projected increase in urban areas from 3.8% in 2019 to 7.4% by 2049, with significant expansion onto fertile agricultural areas. This unregulated growth highlights the urgent need for a well-planned governance approach that balances economic, social, and environmental factors to ensure resilient and sustainable urban development.

2024-12-09T00:00:00Z Groeger, Lidia http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55065 2025-03-22T02:22:39Z 2024-12-30T00:00:00Z

Senior housing policy in Poland: Determinants and desiderata Groeger, Lidia This paper aims to determine the comprehensive actions (which require interdisciplinary cooperation) to optimally prepare a high-quality housing environment for the growing population of seniors in Poland in the context of the current housing situation and the need to foster sustainable development. The paper outlines the determinants and specific actions to be taken to implement an effective senior housing policy in Poland. The study is based on the analysis of data obtained from the CSO on the senior housing environment, publications which study the expectations of the growing senior population and on the author’s own research conducted in 2024 among seniors residing in urban and rural areas. The results are a set of recommendations to facilitate the implementation of a rational housing policy targeted at the needs of seniors.

2024-12-30T00:00:00Z Capoani, Luigi Lakócai, Csaba Imbesi, Cristoforo Van Veen, Violetta http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55062 2025-03-22T02:22:38Z 2024-12-18T00:00:00Z

Blue Banana dynamics and the perspective of its edges Capoani, Luigi; Lakócai, Csaba; Imbesi, Cristoforo; Van Veen, Violetta This paper investigates the positioning of the UK and Northern Italy within the Blue Banana, which the literature considers as the productive core of Europe. We compare the main economic characteristics of the two regions with the rest of the Blue Banana by analysing several indicators, ranging from urbanisation and infrastructure development to unemployment, productivity, competitiveness, and attractiveness. Based on our findings, in terms of population, urbanisation, and infrastructure, the Blue Banana and the two edges are still an integral part of Europe’s core. However, in terms of employment structure, productivity, competitiveness and attractiveness, its significance can be questioned due to the weaker performance of Northern Italy and the negative effects of Brexit.

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