Revitalization actions as a tool to shape a sustainable city (a case study of Opole Voivodship, Poland)
Abstract
The principal goal of the article is to identify the influence of the revitalization actions which were implemented according to the rules of sustainable development in cities located in opole Voivodship (Province). The first part of the article is devoted to the theory of a sustainable city and the significance of city revitalization processes. The second part focuses on answering the following questions: Were the changes in the case of particular revitalization actions related to social, environmental and economic spheres? and Have they effectively led to shaping a sustainable city? Furthermore, it identifies the performance and actions which were taken in the durability context of the sustainable development concept. Moreover, the author mentions actions within the urban policy, pertaining to examples of revitalization, and offers recommendations in the case of occurrence of negative interactions with economic, social and environmental aspects. The research was conducted on the basis of analyses of: applications of revitalization projects co-financed within the Regional operation Program for opole Province in the years 2007–2013, local revitalization programs in cities of opole Province, focus studies conducted in 12 cities of the region, as well as survey research carried out among representatives of all local government units in the Province.
Keywords:
sustainable development, urban policy, city’s development, revitalization processReferences
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