How local Population Perceive Impact of Brownfields on the Residential Property Values: Some Remarks from Post-Industrial Areas in the Czech Republic

Abstract

ABSTRACT:Brownfields are an integral part of contemporary cities in Central Europe. It is obvious that the occurrence of brownfields influences the value of residential properties that are located in their neighbourhoods. In our research, we focused on the problem of perception of brownfields and ways how the perception of these sites affects prices of local real estate. Set of questionnaire surveys was conducted in three case study municipalities (Karvina, Orlova, Detmarovice in the Czech Republic) to ascertain factors that cause the specific perception of brownfields in municipalities that are heavily affected by the heavy industry and mining. It was found that brownfields are perceived quite negatively here and local population believes that the occurrence of brownfields significantly affects local residential property values. More polarized opinions of the population have been ascertained in case of Karvina, where plenty of brownfields are located within the settled part of the city. A key finding of our survey is that spatial distribution of brownfields within the particular city is of crucial importance while thinking about the impact of brownfields on the residential property values.

Categorization of Impact of the Selected Variables for Potential Brownfield Regeneration in the Czech Republic by Means of Correspondence Analysis

“…From the point of view of urbanism, unused sites might be understood as a restriction of disposable sources in community with a direct bond to the public budget. Reuse of such abandoned sites improves the quality of life of local population by means of reduction of criminality and occurrence of socially pathological phenomena, improves local environment, increases prices of the land, increases perceived value of properties in neighbourhoods and attracts entrepreneurs (Hollander et al, 2010or Turečková et al, 2017. Interventions towards brownfield regeneration have to also respect different location of brownfields in different parts of communities, in so call concentric zones (Park & Burgess, 1925).…”

Brownfieldy v regionálním rozvoji a v externalitní teorii

“…by vadilo. Jiné závěry, než ty, jež jsou obsahem tohoto příspěvku, již byly dříve publikovány (Turečková et al, 2017). …”

Perceiving the Impact of Brownfields on the Real Estate Prices: a Case Study from Four Locations in the Czech Republic

“…This area of research is addressed in terms of perception of the local population of four municipalities in the Czech Republic where the research was carried out. This research builds on earlier primary research in three other cities of the Czech Republic, and further specifies the subject (see Turečková et al, 2017a, Turečková et al, 2017b. Based on the logical assumption that brownfields are perceived negatively in the context of their impact on the value of the (residential) immovable property, which is undesirably transformed into the reduced price at which these properties are traded on the market (e.g.…”