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Warsaw University of Technology, The Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw

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Wielofunkcyjne osiedle społeczne – koncepcja rewitalizacji obszaru pofortecznego w Warszawie

Ewa Jarecka-Bidzińska

Geographical Studies, Issue 172, 2023, pp. 103 - 126

https://doi.org/10.4467/20833113PG.23.017.19204

The reinterpretation of the idea of a social housing complex becomes an alternative, yet a response to numerous contemporary problems visible in many large, homogeneous housing estates and the challenges of spatial planning in large cities. The constitutive features of well- -designed pre-war social housing estates have recently been rediscovered in the context of present-day, often chaotically developed housing estates that lack basic services. Important issues that relate specifically to social housing complexes are local community building and strengthening social connections through proper spatial planning and ensuring a diverse social structure, including less wealthy residents in danger of social exclusion. Possible solutions are diversified forms of access to affordable housing, such as municipal and social housing and various types of subsidies for the purchase or rental of apartments. The article proposes a theoretical re-development concept of a “socially conscious” housing complex in a brownfield in the Wola district in Warsaw that was previously used as a fortification area and then as an industrial site. The proposal includes, in addition to housing, various social services (a school, a kindergarten, a health centre, a community centre, and retail) and various open public spaces accessible to the general public.

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Przekształcenia urbanistyczne miasta a wprowadzenie pojazdów autonomicznych

Ewa Jarecka-Bidzińska

Geographical Studies, Issue 167, 2022, pp. 49 - 67

https://doi.org/10.4467/20833113PG.22.007.16220

The implementation of autonomous vehicles in cities is the future that is now and will change the urban landscape, although it is associated with a number of ethical, social, technical, and economic dilemmas. Additionally, the problem of designing and transforming public spaces with the application of AV is a huge challenge for contemporary urban planning. The following will change: mobility, transport accessibility, space functionality, places for recreation or using micromobility. Conscious identification of significant changes in the city related to the implementation of AV and preparation for the redesign of a part of the city infrastructure provides greater opportunities for the safe coexistence of AV, normal vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. An attempt was made to identify important research aspects and international trends in urban transformation in the context of the application of AV. The aim of this research is to determine what the main areas of impact of the introduction of AVs in urban transformation are. The types of autonomous vehicles dedicated to public transport were identified as well as the general characteristics of the solutions implemented around the world. The above research can be used to create a design, and then test and implement the above activities related to the safe use of the areas served by AV, taking into account the new civilization needs. Research will have an implementation value and may form the basis for further considerations on the impact of AV on the urban transformation of the city.

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