Malgorzata Hanzl

Urban forms can have numerous direct and indirect effects on the health of residents. This article focuses on the relationship between health and urban form, in particular the role of green open spaces. The goal is to identify criteria for evaluating the impact of physical forms such as streets and open spaces, green infrastructure, and built structures on urban health. These criteria are then used to identify paths for the redevelopment of modernist housing estates with the aim of improving living conditions. This challenge remains particularly significant in Poland and Eastern Europe, where a large share of the urban population lives in modernist blocks of flats. First, we examine the modernist housing concept in Europe and Poland and the guiding principles for their development, including the role of green, open spaces. Then, we refer to several studies on urban health to identify normative factors that define the open space design conditions in modernist housing estates. We appl...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused despair, poverty and, above all, pain and death across the planet. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that it has also given a strong global impetus to the digital world, asserting its importance, sustainability and richness of perspectives. With our work we intend to establish a set of best practices aimed at defining methods and technologies that will enable those fascinated by digital technologies to contribute effectively to the digitisation of cultural heritage on a large scale. Various aspects that play a crucial role in the digitisation of artifacts will be discussed, with a focus on the issues involved in the manual realisation of works using Blender and Unity software. For demonstration purposes, two very popular use cases in the Umbria region of Italy are presented: “Piazza IV Novembre” in Perugia with the magnificent “Fontana Maggiore”, the “Palazzo dei Priori” and the Duomo on one side and the Republic square in Foligno on the other, with the Du...

Przedmiotem zajęć prowadzonych w Zespole Projektowania Urbanistycznego Instytutu Architektury Politechniki Łódzkiej jest szeroko rozumiane projektowanie urbanistyczne. Celem prowadzonych wykładów, ćwiczeń projektowych i praktyk inwentaryzacyjnych jest rozbudzenie w studentach wrażliwości na walory przestrzeni zurbanizowanej, zarówno pozytywne, jak i negatywne. Efektem powinna być umiejętność ich oceny oraz świadomość możliwości wzbogacania warsztatu urbanistycznego dzięki czerpaniu inspiracji z historii urbanistyki, a także znajomości najnowszych zasad i tendencji kształtowania założeń przestrzennych. Bardzo ważnym elementem obecnym w działaniach Zespołu jest powiązanie prowadzonych zajęć dydaktycznych z praktyką projektową, co przejawia się zaangażowaniem studentów w działania świadczone różnym podmiotom w Łodzi oraz w miasteczkach podłódzkich. Celem takiego podejścia jest przekazanie studentom aktualnej wiedzy teoretycznej oraz umiejętności jej praktycznego stosowania.The subject ...

In the current article, we are looking at some of the challenges of planning for healthy and resilient cities with a focus on the features of the physical structure. In order to examine the physical structures, we use qualitative assessment based on the comparative framework and the typomorphological approach. We look for criteria of assessment based on the already existing indexes of health measurement. The above attempt is illustrated by the case study of the city of Lodz, Poland. We are looking at the best solutions which would enable healthy lifestyles and climateresilient development. Our discussion refers to optimal models of mixeduse development and streetscapes of a central part of Lodz, namely focused around so-called New City Centre of Lodz, indicating possible alternative paths of its redevelopment. The methodological approach is supported by background research into the fields of resilience and healthy lifestyles.

The term “smart city” has recently become a popular buzzword with as many taints and shades of meaning as urban life itself. Not only does it describe the applicatons of technology to urban infrastructure and service provision, it has also become an umbrella containing all manner of innovatve management and organizaton. It attracts stakeholders coming from different branches of industry, who perceive it as a chance to develop and sell products and services. Because of this successful marketng, the concept of smart city will contnue to develop and be adopted, whether we as urban planners and designers, support this growth or not. Smart city implies a systematc approach to the urban economy using telecommunicaton, informaton and communicaton technologies [01]. Smart City as a concept is currently understood as authorites using technology to beter manage the city. Smart cites initatves around the world are driven by the pressure on public fnancing, climate change, producton of energy, limits of resources and rapid urban populaton growth. Wirz Schneider [01] lists Smart Economy/stakeholder management, Smart Buildings, Smart Mobility, Good Governance, Smart Grids and Technologies and Scarcity of resources and energy producton as some of the key factors of the urban assets of smart city initatves. ISOCARP has been involved in “smart cites” for many years, and this is reflected in Society programming and artcles in previous issues of the Review. Former ISOCARP President Alfonso Vegara was a leader in this movement. In 2004, he authored the book Territorios Inteligentes describing the Spanish natonal program for a regional system of smart cites. More recently ISOCARP collaborated in many global events that focus on smart cites. At the May 2016 Metropolitan Solutons conference in Berlin, ISOCARP coordinated with public and private sector organizatons on smart city planning. In October 2016, Habitat III in Quito had several sessions devoted to this topic, and ISOCARP was engaged in many of these as a partner with UN-Habitat and the Global Planners Network. In 2017, the theme for the ISOCARP World Planning Congress was “Smart Communites” with an emphasis on blending technology with social, environmental, and economic planning theory and practce. These programs were revisited earlier this year at the World Urban Forum where ISOCARP organized a session devoted to “Internatonal Smart Cites”, again in coordinaton with UN-Habitat and the Global Planners Network. ISOCARP members have also been actve in promotng smart city discussions through sessions organized at multple events including several American Planning Associaton conferences, Moscow Urban Forums, REAL CORP conferences, Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cites and Regions conferences, and many others

Autorka w swojej pracy poddaje analizie cztery miasta Polski centralnej, które można zaliczyć do miast małych lub średnich. Obok badań stanu istniejącego oraz zapisanych w dokumentach planistycznych kierunków rozwoju, badaczka zwraca uwagę na stopień unifikacji struktury miejskiej i przedmiejskiej oraz najbliższego otoczenia miasteczek. Celem przyjętej perspektywy badawczej jest próba praktycznego sprawdzenia założeń teorii.

Comitato scientifico del workshop internazionale "The space inside" Faenza, Ravenna dell'ottobre 2013. Presenti professori e studenti dell'Università di Ferrara, Università di Bologna, Università di Bordeaux, Università di Haifa e Università di Lodz. Obiettivo una ricerca sulle possibili rigenerazioni di grandi complessi religiosi all'interno del centri storic

The threats that arise from climate change and their associated economic, social, and environmental impacts are leading to the transformation of the spatial structures of cities. The growing demand for climate adaptability calls for the development of normative criteria for the design of forms of urban settings that integrate vegetation. Climate-responsive urban design reacts to the challenges of urban physics, which depend heavily on the forms of urban structures and the role of greenery. This method includes research on vegetation indexes and their impact on urban regulatory functions. The goal is to propose a comprehensive framework for assessing the functioning of urban public space, which considers the role and maintenance of green infrastructure. The intersection with the subject matter of analytical urban morphology is evident, in terms of the resolution of the urban fabric and its transformations over time. The framework of climate-responsive urban design also covers examini...

The paper proposes the index keys methodology of analysis of urban structures. The research stems from the descriptions of urban settings with regard to culture related issues. The geometrical analyses of public spaces, including the examination of streets and squares profiles and urban silhouettes, draw upon the writings of Kazimierz Wejchert, widely recognised for his contribution to the theory of urbanism in Poland. Cultural aspects of given settings require developing methods of description of public spaces. A few hypotheses are formulated concerning the relation between the crowd of people representing a given culture and the urban settings which constitute their habitus. Quantitative parameters describing the form of space are introduced, including: central angle, corrugation and regularity. The algorithmic method has been applied for the automatisation of the process. The preliminary results of analyses are presented as well as further research pathways.

Quality of life remains a principal concern of contemporary urban planning and design. This keyword repeats in documents of global organisations such as the UN and the policy documents of the European Union. To satisfy this requirement, we need proper evaluation framework which would enable planners and all involved stakeholders to make the appropriate decisions and transform the human living environment in the right directions. In the current paper, we have reviewed several assessment schemes used for urban benchmarking looking for methods which might indicate how to improve the quality of life of residents. The article uses the case studies of three housing estates in Lodz, Poland, which we assess looking for recommendations for future planning. The evaluation scheme addresses several features considered essential for citizens’ well-being. We present the method of how to combine them to obtain a consolidated system of indicators. The current study is the first step towards a more developed framework of evaluation for the quality of life in urban planning.

Sustainable urban planning has to maintain an adequate relationship between demographic dynamics and the development of physical urban structures. The discrepancy between potential urban land capacities and actual population data indicates demographic growth or shrinkage, which needs to be considered as an essential issue of urban strategic planning. In order to maintain proper population densities, one of the key challenges is the establishment of reliable and quick methods to quantify both potential and real densities. The current paper reviews available methods of density calculations with a focus on possibilities to integrate GIS tools. It uses an assessment matrix to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each method. A fresh look is given to the usage of urban morphology, which is particularly efficient at the small-scale urban areas and in situations of data scarcity.

The paper presents the process of education and its results which addressed the issue of innovation in the field of Smart City technology. The project was realised within the framework of a European Project Semester (EPS) at Lodz University of Technology. The Project Based Learning methodology enhances collaboration and creativity in finding solutions to defined problems. The first phase of the project was assigned to define germane areas of research under the general umbrella of Smart Cities. Further, brainstorming allowed students to choose a detailed task to be performed. The implementation phase entailed work on an application of their choice and its reality check in the urban environment of Lodz city centre. The students developed a smart phone application which may serve as a social platform allowing citizens to express their opinion on various spots in the city. The functionality is based on crowd-sourcing. The app structure is open and flexible and may be subsequently extend...

1 ABSTRACT The increasing interest in the strategic urban plan ning observed worldwide is connected with the development of tools of urban revitalisation and en gagement of local authorities into concerted dialog ue with the key stakeholders and actors, taking into accoun t theirs role in the implementation process. The Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities , approved 24 May 2007, by the Member States Ministers responsible for Urban Development, underlines the r ole of the urban strategic planning, among others strengthening the role of the coordination and spat ial focus of use of funds by public and private sec tor player, as well as forming of coalitions or partner ships as the source of financing for urban redevelo pment. The integrated redevelopment policies are considere d the best way for solving the current urban proble ms, i.e. for improving the quality of life and creating the lively, sustainable and resilient urban scapes . The paper analyses the case study of th...

The current paper develops and extends the methodology of the geometrical description of urban outdoor places, formerly defined as the index keys method. The previously defined features of street and square profiles and skylines, i.e.: central angle, regularity and corrugation, are further completed with variations which develop into a clear, mathematical explanation of the basic notions defining genius loci, including the scale and atmosphere of a place. Altogether, the geometrical analysis defined here stems from the descriptions of urban settings with regard to culture related issues. It also reveals some of the morphological processes in the transformation of urban settings which took place in the discussed locations. The algorithmic method, namely the use of Grasshopper scripting, has been applied for the automation of the process. The preliminary results of analyses are presented as well as further research pathways.

Publikacja stanowi omówienie æwiczeñ z rysunku planistycznego, prowadzonych od trzech lat na Wydziale Ekonomiczno-Socjologicznym Uniwersytetu £ódzkiego dla studentów trzeciego roku kierunku Gospodarka Przestrzenna. Æwiczenia odbywaj1 siê w oparciu o oprogramowanie ArcView GIS. Przedstawiono charakterystykê rysunku planistycznego, oraz warunki jakie musi on spe3niaæ aby staæ siê skutecznym narzêdziem w warsztacie planisty przestrzennego. Artyku3 okreœla poruszan1 na zajêciach problematykê oraz podaje krótki opis zakresu i formy poszczególnych æwiczeñ. Omówiono rozwijane przez studentów umiejêtnoœci, a tak¿e g3ówne problemy, które wystêpuj1 w trakcie æwiczeñ. Ilustracj1 artyku3u s1 przyk3adowe prace studenckie wykonane na zajêciach.

Urban settings are widely recognised as an artefact of the cultures that created them (Rossi 1984). Among the factors that influence the form of urban structures the pivotal place belongs to everyday life (Tilley 1994). The general framework, defining the way citizens use space and what their attitudes towards place are, is strongly related to their systems of values and beliefs. All this finds its reflection in the actual form of the urban settings (Bandini 2000, Panarai et al. 2009). When looking at the culture of various Jewish communities living in towns and cities of central Poland before World War II, including the culture of usage of space, we may distinguish several significantly different types (Wodzinski 2005). The changes in lifestyle resulted from the progressing acculturation processes, migrations, and to some extent, the movements of individuals between various smaller and larger urban centres. One of the crucial factors influencing lifestyles was religion, which deter...

The current paper presents the experience of mapping pre-war Jewish communities in pre-war central Poland. While going through a period of intensive social and cultural transformations these communities may be considered a prototype of contemporary complex societies. The initial analytical framework, provided thanks to the GIS database and concatenation of attributes coming from various sources, makes some initial observations and conclusions possible. It confirms the thesis that Jewish communities in pre-war Poland may be considered an example of a self-organising society, one which could be considered a prototype of contemporary postmodern cultural complexity. The current study provides the initial framework to map the morphology and spatial distribution of the complexity of everyday culture of use of space proper to this extremely diverse group.

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ABSTRACT The paper discussed the information layer of urban public spaces presenting considerations which relate their appearance with the cultural characteristics of a given community. A classification of ele-ments pertaining to a notion of spatial order is proposed. The epistemological approach of anthropology and urban design studies is focused around the outdoor, public realm which is represented in the urbanscapes by a void of street or square. The current paper yields some clues in this respect, providing theoretical background both for analyses of existing urbanscapes with emphasis on their cultural aspects, and for the design process.

Information technology offers new potentials of citizen participation in urban planning. The essential tasks to achieve with the use of new media are: providing a communication platform which suppresses a barrier of non-professionalism, allowing for distant contacts and enabling participatory ...

Przedmiotem zajęć prowadzonych w Zespole Projektowania Urbanistycznego Instytutu Architektury Politechniki Łódzkiej jest szeroko rozumiane projektowanie urbanistyczne. Celem prowadzonych wykładów, ćwiczeń projektowych i praktyk inwentaryzacyjnych jest rozbudzenie w studentach wrażliwości na walory przestrzeni zurbanizowanej, zarówno pozytywne, jak i negatywne. Efektem powinna być umiejętność ich oceny oraz świadomość możliwości wzbogacania warsztatu urbanistycznego dzięki czerpaniu inspiracji z historii urbanistyki, a także znajomości najnowszych zasad i tendencji kształtowania założeń przestrzennych. Bardzo ważnym elementem obecnym w działaniach Zespołu jest powiązanie prowadzonych zajęć dydaktycznych z praktyką projektową, co przejawia się zaangażowaniem studentów w działania świadczone różnym podmiotom w Łodzi oraz w miasteczkach podłódzkich. Celem takiego podejścia jest przekazanie studentom aktualnej wiedzy teoretycznej oraz umiejętności jej praktycznego stosowania.

ABSTRACT Contemporary computer techniques offer many new opportunities to engage citizens into the planning process. There are new possibilities of interaction, introducing an observer into the ?game?. The research project presented in the paper assumes the use of a visual 3D language which consists of a series of schematic types of buildings. They form a language which is easy to understand both by professionals and by laymen. Understanding is the very first step towards getting convinced by the ideas presented. The next step is interaction - the user?s action induces the response of the system. The solution proposed by the user meets an evaluation from the part of the system which evokes the user?s interest - in the case presented here the evaluation introduces the simulation of future state of the site. The problem posed is to find out the best way to convince people that some places are less or more suitable for settlement, depending on the media present there, distance from the urban areas and the environment protection. The attempt to create a tool which could be helpful in an educational process is described in the paper. The idea is to prepare a form of a master plan record which uses the visual 3D language and may be accessed via World Wide Web pages. The paper formulates the assessments for the software described above and examines the possibility to create an application. The trial to prepare a web based service using the flash and shockwave technology is presented.

Sposób postrzegania miejskiej przestrzeni oraz zespół znaczeń, które ta przestrzeń przenosi, pozostaje różny w zależności od grupy odbiorców przekazu. Dla badania znaczeń oraz sposobu funkcjonowania miejskich przestrzeni na styku dwóch kultur zastosowano w niniejszym opracowaniu metodę bazującą na badaniach morfologii miasta oraz antropologii i analiz kultury. Studium przypadku podejmuje temat relacji pomiędzy strukturami urbanistycznymi zasiedlonymi w okresie przed drugą wojną światową przez społeczność żydowską, a aspektami życia codziennego właściwymi dla tej społeczności. Podczas gdy różnorodność stylów życia cechująca społeczność żydów polskich była w owym czasie znaczna, pewne cechy dają się klarownie wyodrębnić, szczególnie w odniesieniu do społeczności zachowującej tradycyjne formy życia społecznego. Cechy te wyraźnie przekładały się na formy struktur, gdzie omawiane grupy społeczne zamieszkiwały. Trzy główne obszary życia społecznego związane z trzema podstawowymi sferami ż...