Newcomers vs. Old-Timers? Community, Cooperation and Conflict in the Post-Socialist Suburbs of Wrocław, Poland

Kajdanek, Katarzyna

doi:10.1057/9781137003638_10

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“…Both the m-UHI and h-UHI indices have the lowest values. As mentioned before, this scenario allows for the unfavorable process of urban sprawl [73]. However, in the context of UHI, the scenario guarantees built-up areas that are developed in smaller patches.…”

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“…The first scenario (S1) was based on local policy (Study of the Conditions and Directions of the Spatial Management of a Commune), which results in the unfavorable process of urban sprawl [73]. The second scenario (S2) was defined on regional policy (Voivodship Spatial Management Plan), which aims to mitigate urban sprawl and stimulate the creation of sub-centers in towns surrounding the core city.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

Kazak

2018

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Abstract:The increasing level of antropopression has a negative impact on environmental resources and has reached the level of our planetary boundaries. One limitation is land use change caused by urbanization. Global policies prove the need to undertake action in order to develop more sustainable human settlements, which would be adapted better to potential future climate change effects. Among such changes are the increase of average temperatures and extreme events like heat waves. Those changes are more severe in urban areas due to land use development, and result in the urban heat island effect (UHI), which has a negative impact on the thermal comfort of citizens. The paper presents a decision support system that can be used for the assessment of areas to the potential exposure to the UHI effect. The system integrates scenario analysis, land use modelling in cellular automata (Metronamica), and an indicator-based assessment in a geographic information system (ArcGIS). The applicability of the model is illustrated through developing scenarios for the future land use allocation of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland). The results of the calculations show which scenario is the least vulnerable to UHI effects. Moreover, for each scenario, cores of urban areas were identified, in which certain urban design patterns accounting for adaptation to climate change could be implemented. The study provides a guideline for local authorities on where to focus actions in order to create more sustainable urban structures and to better adapt to climate change and environmental extremes.

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The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

Kazak

2018

Sustainability

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“…The following aspects were studied with regard to Wrocław's surroundings: economic loss and real estate value fluctuation caused by suburbanisation [70,71], and the socio-cultural consequences for local communities [72]. Other aspects that were studied were the environmental aspects and impacts of urban sprawl: land take and soil sealing [73,74], water consumption increase [75], surface water pollution from new traffic infrastructure [76], low emission and air pollution [77], potential of renewable energy production [78,79], landscape diversification and conversion [80,81], and changes in ecosystem benefits and services [82,83].…”

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Pluvial Flood Risk Assessment Tool (PFRA) for Rainwater Management and Adaptation to Climate Change in Newly Urbanised Areas

Szewrański

Chruściński

Kazak

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Water

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Abstract:The aim of this research is to develop the Pluvial Flood Risk Assessment tool (PFRA) for rainwater management and adaptation to climate change in newly urbanised areas. PFRA allows pluvial hazard assessment, as well as pluvial flood risk mapping. The original model was created using ArcGIS software with the ArcHydro extension, and the script was written using the Python programming language. The PFRA model effectively combines information about land cover, soils, microtopography (LiDAR data), and projected hydro-meteorological conditions, which enables the identification of the spatial and temporal distribution of pluvial flood risks in newly developed areas. Further improvements to the PFRA concern the quantification of pluvial flood-related damages, the application of high resolution precipitation data, and the optimisation of coding.

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“…As one of the largest and most rapidly developing Polish cities [71], Wrocław is impacted by uncontrolled suburbanization [72,73], farmland degradation [74,75], and landscape deformation [76,77]. As a consequence, there are many negative effects of rapid urbanization, such as rising low emission and environmental pollution by traffic flow [78][79][80], changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services [81], thermal stress [82,83], as well as numerous economic and social implications [84,85]. Wrocław and its suburbs are mostly lying in the valleys and floodplains of the River Odra and its tributaries.…”

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A Location Intelligence System for the Assessment of Pluvial Flooding Risk and the Identification of Storm Water Pollutant Sources from Roads in Suburbanised Areas

Szewrański

Chruściński

Hoof

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Water

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The interplay of an ever-growing number of inhabitants, sprawl development, soil sealing, changes in urban traffic characteristics, as well as observed climate trends gives rise to more frequent pluvial flooding in cities, a higher runoff of water, and an increasing pollution of surface water. The aim of this research is to develop a location intelligence system for the assessment of pluvial flooding risks and the identification of storm water pollutant sources from roads in newly-developed areas. The system combines geographic information systems and business intelligence software, and it is based on the original Pluvial Flood Risk Assessment tool. The location intelligence system effectively identifies the spatial and temporal distribution of pluvial flood risks, allows to preliminarily evaluate the total runoff from roads, and helps localise potential places for new water management infrastructure. Further improvements concern the modelling of a flow accumulation and drainage system, the application of weather radar precipitation data, and traffic monitoring and modelling.

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Newcomers vs. Old-Timers? Community, Cooperation and Conflict in the Post-Socialist Suburbs of Wrocław, Poland

Cited by 12 publications

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The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

The Use of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Urbanization and Thermal Comfort in Adaptation to Climate Change Actions—The Case of the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone (Poland)

Pluvial Flood Risk Assessment Tool (PFRA) for Rainwater Management and Adaptation to Climate Change in Newly Urbanised Areas

A Location Intelligence System for the Assessment of Pluvial Flooding Risk and the Identification of Storm Water Pollutant Sources from Roads in Suburbanised Areas

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