ÚZEMNÍ STUDIE BRDY UDRŽITELNÉ NEBO CHYTRÉ MĚSTO?A sustainable city or a smart city? by Tomáš Hák, Svatava Janoušková and Bedřich Moldan
These days there are so many regional and local development concepts and strategies that the situation verges on chaos. They are based on theoretical, conceptual and pragmatic frameworks, contain miscellaneous tools and indicators and strive to contribute to the sustainability of development on various levels. Extensive research has shown that two concepts for the development of communities (towns, cities and regions) are considered dominant: sustainable cities and smart cities. The two concepts share certain characteristics and differ in others. The authors of this article have carried out a comparative analysis of selected tools for both concepts. The results of the analysis of methodologies for implementation and evaluation show that a synergic effect in terms of strengthened benefits delivered by both initiatives is achievable. Although the prospective developments are hard to predict, yet another concept – or rather a synergic interconnection of those mentioned – seems feasible. In fact, the notion of smart sustainable cities has already appeared in the scientific, corporate and political world besides the concurrent development of both initiatives.
VÝZNAM ZELENĚ PRO KLIMA MĚSTA A MOŽNOSTI VYUŽITÍ TERMÁLNÍCH DAT V MĚSTSKÉM PROSTŘEDÍThe importance of greenery for urban climate and options of use of thermal data in urban settings, by Jan Pokorný, Petra Hesslerová, Vladimír Jirka, Hanna Huryna and Josef Seják
Urban greenery plays an irreplaceable role in the creation of local climate. We present principles of the functioning of vegetation as a perfect air-conditioning apparatus that efficiently cools down the environment and balances ambient temperatures by means of evapotranspiration. We show the potential of the quantification of the conditioning role of vegetation, including evaluation of ecosystemic services and examples of use of various thermal data for the assessment of urban environment and climate.
ÚZEMNÍ STUDIE – POMEZÍ ÚZEMNÍHO PLÁNOVÁNÍ A VÝSTAVBYSpatial studies: a twilight zone between spatial planning and construction, by Kryštof Kreisinger & Ondřej Duchan
This article describes the draft, discourse and elaboration of two spatial studies as seen from the viewpoint of an architect. It deals mainly with the approach to spatial solutions in smaller settlements and historic contexts. The article also describes experience gained during the elaboration of spatial studies. The focus is on ways of promoting and defending solutions based on respect for the values of a place rather than technical and procedural simplicity. Architects tend to reflect on the debate over a spatial study with local administrators and on the influence of other stakeholders (landowners in particular) on how the study is elaborated.
PROČ MÁ ÚZEMNÍ PLÁN ŘEŠIT USPOŘÁDÁNÍ KRAJINY?Why a spatial plan should propose landscape arrangement, by Vladimír Mackovič
Spatial planning creates more and more options for how to approach landscape. It is a continuous trend that has undergone positive changes since the publication of the Building Act of 2006. According to the European Landscape Convention, the principles of spatial development should stipulate target qualities of landscapes for the regional level of planning, including the spatial conditions under which these qualities can be achieved and preserved. The constituents of a landscape (biota, water regime, soil and rock conditions) should be taken into consideration by analyses of sustainable development performed by regions and municipaltities with extended powers when they update documents of spatial analysis. Therefore, landscape can be evaluated in relevant contexts on two different levels, regional and municipal. This article is focused on the latter; spatial plans of municipalities should propose the arrangement of landscape within the territory of their administration. This task has been an obligatory part of spatial plans since 2007, but the approach most planners apply to it is still very formal. The level of expert discussion seeking coordination of opinions on the orientation, objectives, content and form of the concept of landscape arrangement in documents of spatial planning is insufficient. This article is a contribution to the debate on this topic.
POZNÁMKY K TEXTU V. MACKOVIČE „PROČ MÁ ÚZEMNÍ PLÁN ŘEŠIT USPOŘÁDÁNÍ KRAJINY?“
