Land-Use Conflicts in the Sudetes, Poland

Furmankiewicz, Marek; Potocki, Jacek; Kazak, Jan

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/471/9/092033

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“…In that period, local government tended to regard Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as rivals and a potential threat to their own influence and, at best, as not to be trusted collaborators [100]. This is perhaps not surprising as NGOs and local governments have often been on opposing sides in spatial planning conflicts [101,102]. Democratisation after 1990 gave local communities in Poland new freedoms and responsibilities, but modes of behaviour associated with the socialist system did not disappear and tended to co-exist alongside the new organisation of the state, as noted by Regulska [103] and Grosse [92].…”

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From Single-Use Community Facilities Support to Integrated Sustainable Development: The Aims of Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Poland, 1990–2018

Furmankiewicz

Campbell

2019

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The paper explores and compares the aims of the three most common legal forms of inter-municipal cooperation in Poland (engaging rural, urban-rural and urban municipalities) during the years 1990-2018: Mono-sectoral Special Purpose Unions, Municipal Associations and cross-sectoral Local Action Groups. Content analysis was applied and development priorities from the statutes and strategies were studied. The main form of territorial association evolved from, initially, mono-functional bodies concerned mainly with local infrastructural investment and managed solely by a group of local authorities, to a devolved type, consisting of multi-purpose associations managed with the participation of economic and third sector representatives. This was the result of the European Union policy of promoting territorial governance and integrated development in functional regions, this being considered as part of the process of Europeanisation. However, these successive forms of municipal cooperation do not appear to have replaced the pre-existing forms, but they have introduced additional modes of governance of local resources. The findings show that the most "integrated" and "sustainable" management of local resources is observed mainly in cross-sectoral partnerships, like Local Action Groups, but not so often in mono-sectoral municipal unions and associations led solely by local government and focused more on hard infrastructure and municipal facilities. However, given the specialisation shown by each of the three types of association, it is likely that the full range of development possibilities in the areas concerned can only be realised if all three forms of cooperation are present. The analysis confirms the positive role of local economic and social sector participation in shaping sustainable development. The findings also indicate the utility of the concept of cross-sectoral territorial partnerships in post-socialist and post-authoritarian countries lacking traditions of grassroots or participative development.Sustainability 2019, 11, 5890 2 of 21 be seen as facilitating a "neo-endogenous" or "integrated place based" model of development, in contrast to a top-down, exogenous and sectoral model focusing on single issues such as transport or agriculture and managed solely by government [4][5][6]. The place-based, neo-endogenous model implies central government support for regional and local bottom-up initiatives for development and well-being, facing one particular territory (natural or economic region, agglomeration, etc.), often requiring cooperation between stakeholders from fragmented administrative areas [7][8][9]. Integrated planning in this context is understood to involve drawing together local social, economic and ecological issues, rather than focusing only on, for instance, technical infrastructure [10]. It is often closely related to "sustainable" development, which involves an additional concern with long-term retention of local natural resources [11][12][13]. In the countries where these processes first emerged,...

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From Single-Use Community Facilities Support to Integrated Sustainable Development: The Aims of Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Poland, 1990–2018

Furmankiewicz

Campbell

2019

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“…As a result, it is possible to increase the role of knowledge-based discussion and to refer to an impact supported by defensible evidence more than relying on opinions and feeling. That could help in minimizing social conflicts that can appear during social participation processes, that commonly appear during management of common goods (Furmankiewicz et al, 2019).…”

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The Application of GeoPlanner in Local Development Management

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Arciniegas

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Motives: Local development can be supported by GIS-based tools and many solutions are being developed. They can be helpful in supporting more sustainable decision-making processes in public administration and can be used by stakeholders taking part in shaping common space. However, many of these tools are not used by practitioners in their daily activities. Therefore, the added value of this research is to examine how local development might benefit from further implementation of GIS solutions.Aim: The aim of this study was to verify whether a model designed in ArcGIS GeoPlanner is considered a useful tool by local stakeholders (representatives of public authorities and NGOs), and which issues in local development could be potential areas of application of similar models.Results: The model was tested during a workshop focused on transforming the local food system of Wrocław, Poland. Most participants declared that they rarely use GIS-based tools (less than once a month) or that they do not use them at all; however, they were willing to incorporate these tools into their activities if they meet their needs. An ex-post evaluation revealed that the use of GeoPlanner can help strengthen a knowledge-based approach during social participation. Participants were eager to use different functionalities of GeoPlanner to modify land use structure guided by a real-time verification of indicator-based results. Finally, a too detailed model can also be perceived as not helpful in regional planning. The user-friendly interface of GeoPlanner helped users develop a shared understanding of urban systems and design action plans, and contributed to capacity building by local stakeholders and raising their awareness.

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“…This is similar to a hierarchical system of new values, instead of direct benefit, the improvement of personal happiness is cared and more outstanding (Radwanek-Bąk 2008). Most of the conflicts happen due to the suitability of the plan of infrastructure development in mines with regard to the demand for natural protection and the economic benefit of the surrounding residents (Furmankiewicz et al 2019).…”

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