VLÁDA SCHVÁLILA AKTUALIZACI POLITIKY ÚZEMNÍHO ROZVOJE ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY
EVROPSKÁ ÚMLUVA O KRAJINĚ A ČESKÉ ÚZEMNÍ PLÁNOVÁNÍEuropean Landscape Convention and Czech physical planning, by Karel Maier & Tomáš Peltan
The Planning and Building Act of 2006 has implemented European Landscape Convention to the Czech system of spatial planning. This provides a new approach to landscapes, which are defined through their perception by the public; no difference is made between valuable and normal landscapes, disturbed landscapes and landscapes designated for reconstruction. All landscapes are to be defined, analysed, evaluated and monitored, on the basis of which they will be subject to protection, management and planning. An essential tool for planning is the determination of the landscape quality objectives, which should create a shared vision of the landscape and guide the creation of specific measures. Throughout the process of planning the landscape the Convention requires that specialist knowledge then be combined with consultation with the public and other stakeholders. Although Czech spatial planning provides sufficient instruments to meet the requirements of the Convention, it has a few weaknesses. These include, in particular, the varied practical implementation of the Convention in the Principles of Spatial Development, limited expert capacity for planning of the landscape, in particular at local level, and little tradition of public participation in planning processes.
PROMĚNY VIZUALITY MĚSTSKÉHO PROSTORUMetamorphosis in the spectacle of urban space, by Jan Sedlák
Long-neglected problems of public space have gained attention in the last twenty years, becoming emancipated and a subject of public discussion. A lot of measures have been taken in order to improve the quality of urban environments. In spite of this, public space is today undergoing a certain crisis, showing symptoms of adolescence and related worrying features.
SÍDLIŠTĚ, JAK DÁL?Housing estates: what now? by Michal Kohout, David Tichý & Filip Tittl
Housing estates represent an important social phenomenon in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe. Estimates say that approximately one third of the population of the Czech Republic live on housing estates, while in the city of Prague it is almost a half. The search for answers to questions raised by these distinctive territories is therefore one of the most important topics for physical planning and urban administration today. Also, panel estates represent a distinctive system of housing development very different from common urban settings. Public space constitutes up to three fourths of the area of these territories, uncoordinated transportation and technical infrastructure usually do not follow the spatial logic of built-up areas and the identity of separate locations is characterized by solitary buildings instead of public and shared zones. These facts imply a need for a special approach and intensive care of public areas by public administration authorities.
HISTORICKÉ ZÁSAHY DO URBANISTICKÉ STRUKTURY ČESKÝCH MĚST VYVOLANÉ ZMĚNAMI ZÁKONŮHistorical interference in urban structures of Czech towns and cities as caused by alterations in legislation, by Dana Novotná
In the first place the look of a town is created by its urban structure; only then is it shaped by the mass of buildings, principally urban houses, which make up its largest part, with an accent on the seat of the nobility and ecclesiastical buildings. Another important element for the image of a town is its fortification.
POČÍTÁME S VODOU VEŘEJNÁ INFRASTRUKTURA – DOPRAVA A INŽENÝRSKÉ SÍTĚ. KONFERENCE AUÚP, JESENÍK 2015
