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New Concepts for Regeneration of Industrial Cities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 32790

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jan Ženka

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Guest Editor
University of Ostrava, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Interests: economic geography; local and regional development; geography of manufacturing; spatial distribution of knowledge-intensive business services

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Although there have been some recent cases of successful urban regeneration and economic transformation, many industrial cities are still struggling with negative effects of their inherited unfavorable economic structure. Low adaptability, high unemployment, social tensions, outmigration and population shrinkage, declining urban cores, low residential attractiveness due to negative image, low walkability and liveability, and also low entrepreneurial rate are among the most visible threats to the sustainability of these cities. There is probably no single “one size” solution to the problems mentioned above. An integrated approach that would tackle several demographic, social, economic, and cultural issues is needed.

We invite theoretical and empirical papers focusing on various issues that industrial cities have to face and prospects of possible solutions:

  • Economic/social resilience/adaptability of industrial cities, resilience at intraurban level;
  • Spatial distribution and dynamics of knowledge-intensive business services or creative industries at intraurbal level, their role in regeneration of urban cores and city economics;
  • Vacant land in inner cities and possibilities of its reuse;
  • Green infrastructure, urban wilderness as tools for increasing liveability, regeneration of brownfileds and reuse of vacant lots;
  • Walkability and liveability (especially in inner cities);
  • Concept of smart cities and its relevance for industrial cities;
  • Smart mobility in industrial cities.

Dr. Jan Ženka
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • industrial cities
  • smart cities
  • smart mobility knowledge-intensive business services
  • creative industries
  • walkability
  • liveability
  • green infrastructure
  • vacant lots

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The Digital Exclusion of Vulnerable Children: Challenge for Sustainability Issues in Czech Social Work Practice
by Soňa Kalenda and Ivana Kowaliková
Sustainability 2020, 12(23), 9961; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239961 - 28 Nov 2020
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The aims of this study are (1) to draw attention to the digital exclusion of vulnerable children as a systemic (socio-ecological) problem that is gaining momentum during emergencies; (2) to reflect the subjectively perceived readiness of social workers as one of the actors [...] Read more.
The aims of this study are (1) to draw attention to the digital exclusion of vulnerable children as a systemic (socio-ecological) problem that is gaining momentum during emergencies; (2) to reflect the subjectively perceived readiness of social workers as one of the actors in the system, whose task is to contribute to the mitigation of risks arising from digital exclusion of the target group and to ensure the sustainability development of society; (3) from the position of the target group, to reflect the situation of their digital literacy and thus exclusion; and (4) to make recommendations to public policy makers and social workers to mitigate these risks and to promote sustainability. We draw on the socio-ecological model of social work which views a person in the context of their environment. The aim of the research was to analyze the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social work with vulnerable children and their families and to detect system deficits contributing to digital exclusion. Based on a questionnaire survey (N = 105), interviews with representatives of the target group (N = 20), and expert interviews (N = 4), both the main shortcomings in the digital skills of employees and the needs of the target group were identified and systemic measures were proposed. Full article
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Wastelands, Greenways and Gentrification: Introducing a Comparative Framework with a Focus on Detroit, USA
by Paul Draus, Dagmar Haase, Jacob Napieralski, Alec Sparks, Salman Qureshi and Juliette Roddy
Sustainability 2020, 12(15), 6189; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156189 - 31 Jul 2020
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Vacant, abandoned or unproductive land parcels, sometimes called “wastelands”, offer opportunities to create new green spaces in cities. Such spaces may be utilized to add to the stock of urban nature, expand recreational green space, promote real estate or commercial development, or simply [...] Read more.
Vacant, abandoned or unproductive land parcels, sometimes called “wastelands”, offer opportunities to create new green spaces in cities. Such spaces may be utilized to add to the stock of urban nature, expand recreational green space, promote real estate or commercial development, or simply remain undefined. These various trajectories have significant implications for population health, ecosystem services and real estate values. However, they may also contribute to inequitable outcomes. Are disadvantaged communities, which may be paradoxically rich in wastelands, more advantaged when green space redevelopment occurs, or are they more at risk of green gentrification and associated displacement? To address this question, we first review some of the literature relative to wastelands, especially as they relate to processes of urban change such as depopulation, land use planning, regrowth and gentrification. We utilize historical redlining maps, the Detroit Master Plan and projected land use scenarios from the Detroit Future City (DFC) Strategic Framework Plan to identify areas of vulnerability or possibility within walking distance of the proposed Joe Louis Greenway (JLG). Finally, we consider how wastelands situated along the JLG may be reframed as flexible opportunity spaces, their potential leveraged to advance environmental justice, economic opportunity, and social equity, especially as the City of Detroit takes socioeconomic and racial equity as a key orienting principle—an alternative to green gentrification that we call green reparations. Full article
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How Attractive for Walking Are the Main Streets of a Shrinking City?
by Aura-Luciana Istrate, Vojtěch Bosák, Alexandr Nováček and Ondřej Slach
Sustainability 2020, 12(15), 6060; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156060 - 28 Jul 2020
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This research assesses the way main streets are perceived and used by pedestrians in an industrial, Central-European city—Ostrava in Czechia. The city has recently experienced shrinkage and changing patterns of socio-economic exchange, reason why this research is timely and needed in view of [...] Read more.
This research assesses the way main streets are perceived and used by pedestrians in an industrial, Central-European city—Ostrava in Czechia. The city has recently experienced shrinkage and changing patterns of socio-economic exchange, reason why this research is timely and needed in view of city center regeneration. Four main streets have been purposefully selected for this study. The research methods include questionnaires with street users (n = 297), direct observations of human activities and pedestrian counting. A link between business types and the way the street is experienced emerged. Results also indicate that vacant and unproperly managed spaces negatively affect the desire to walk on main streets. Furthermore, pedestrian volumes coupled with the amount of static activities determined several benchmark conditions for lively street segments. This research provides recommendations for policy-making and design and planning practice for regeneration of industrial city centers undergoing commercial and spatial transformation. Full article
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Formulation Matters! The Failure of Integrating Landscape Fragmentation Policy
by Tereza Aubrechtová, Eva Semančíková and Pavel Raška
Sustainability 2020, 12(10), 3962; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12103962 - 12 May 2020
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Uncoordinated land development results in landscape fragmentation, which is a complex and serious environmental threat to the Czech landscape. It poses a challenge especially for (post)industrial urban agglomerations with extremely low connectivity of green–blue infrastructure. Environmental and spatial planning strategic policy documents are [...] Read more.
Uncoordinated land development results in landscape fragmentation, which is a complex and serious environmental threat to the Czech landscape. It poses a challenge especially for (post)industrial urban agglomerations with extremely low connectivity of green–blue infrastructure. Environmental and spatial planning strategic policy documents are considered to represent long-term communicative instruments for effective environmental protection. Current experience shows that policy documents are commonly poorly integrated, and burdened by formulation inconsistencies. In this study, we (i) specified the driving factors causing landscape fragmentation, describing how the issue is understood by environmental and spatial planning strategic policy documents and (ii) identified criteria for the formulation of these documents at the national and regional governance levels. A content analysis of 12 strategic policy documents enabled the calculation of internal consistency and an assessment of their inter- and cross-sectoral integration. The results revealed formulation flaws in documents, leading to serious misunderstandings of the meaning of the landscape fragmentation between environmental (biocentric) and planning (anthropocentric) policy domains. This aspect makes the horizontal and further vertical cooperation between policy domains difficult. Guidelines for the formulation of strategic policy documents may improve their intelligibility and support smoother environmental policy integration. Full article
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The Cost Benefit Analysis for the Concept of a Smart City: How to Measure the Efficiency of Smart Solutions?
by Kamila Turečková and Jan Nevima
Sustainability 2020, 12(7), 2663; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072663 - 27 Mar 2020
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This paper is dedicated, both theoretically and conceptually, to a methodical approach towards the efficiency evaluation of proposed smart city solutions. The implementation of smart solutions in proposed projects and activities is supported by a complex assessment of benefits and costs as part [...] Read more.
This paper is dedicated, both theoretically and conceptually, to a methodical approach towards the efficiency evaluation of proposed smart city solutions. The implementation of smart solutions in proposed projects and activities is supported by a complex assessment of benefits and costs as part of a cost benefit analysis (CBA) with the goal of maximizing the efficiency of such a solution, especially in the case of public activities for which it is typical to lack a market evaluation. A smart solution can be defined as an innovative and functional approach towards solving situations in a responsible way and with positive consequences for society. These smart solutions represent the core of the smart city concept, which together with the smart region concept presents a new economic domain where new markets or market segments offering innovative and intelligent (tangible and intangible) solutions for said cities and regions can be developed. CBA and feasibility analyses represent suitable tools for evaluation of socially and economically acceptable projects and their implementation in real life. The efficiency of these solutions is then proved by benefit and cost comparisons under the condition that these outcomes are acceptable for all stakeholders. Methodically, the paper is structured inductively. The detailed literature review provides the basis for a formulation of general principles of using a CBA for innovative smart city solution efficiency evaluations based on chosen cases, for example, from the Moravia Silesian region. Due to the originality of each submitted project, it is possible to use this proposed methodical approach of CBA applications as a primary analytical frame and it is necessary to add the specific attributes of each solution that is being evaluated. Full article
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Spatial Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Cities of Various Sizes, Morphologies and Economies
by Jan Ženka, Ondřej Slach and Igor Ivan
Sustainability 2020, 12(5), 1845; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12051845 - 1 Mar 2020
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We compare intra-urban localization patterns of advertising and IT companies in three large Czech cities. The main aim of our analysis is an empirically-based contribution to the question to what extent do knowledge bases affect the spatial distribution of various knowledge-intensive business industries. [...] Read more.
We compare intra-urban localization patterns of advertising and IT companies in three large Czech cities. The main aim of our analysis is an empirically-based contribution to the question to what extent do knowledge bases affect the spatial distribution of various knowledge-intensive business industries. The central research question is: To what extent is the localization of these two industries influenced by different modes of innovation/knowledge bases (symbolic vs. synthetic) and to what extent by contextual factors, such as urban size, morphology, position in the urban hierarchy and economic profile of the given city. We found that the urban contexts shape the localization patterns of advertising and IT companies more than differences in knowledge bases—both industries cluster primarily in the inner cities and urban cores. Formation of more suburban IT “scientific neighborhoods” is limited. Full article
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Last-Mile Travel Mode Choice: Data-Mining Hybrid with Multiple Attribute Decision Making
by Rui Zhao, Linchuan Yang, Xinrong Liang, Yuanyuan Guo, Yi Lu, Yixuan Zhang and Xinyun Ren
Sustainability 2019, 11(23), 6733; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11236733 - 27 Nov 2019
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Transit offers stop-to-stop services rather than door-to-door services. The trip from a transit hub to the final destination is often entitled as the “last-mile” trip. This study innovatively proposes a hybrid approach by combining the data mining technique and multiple attribute decision making [...] Read more.
Transit offers stop-to-stop services rather than door-to-door services. The trip from a transit hub to the final destination is often entitled as the “last-mile” trip. This study innovatively proposes a hybrid approach by combining the data mining technique and multiple attribute decision making to identify the optimal travel mode for last-mile, in which the data mining technique is applied in order to objectively determine the weights. Four last-mile travel modes, including walking, bike-sharing, community bus, and on-demand ride-sharing service, are ranked based upon three evaluation criteria: travel time, monetary cost, and environmental performance. The selection of last-mile trip modes in Chengdu, China, is taken as a typical case example, to demonstrate the application of the proposed approach. Results show that the optimal travel mode highly varies by the distance of the “last-mile” and that bike-sharing serves as the optimal travel mode if the last-mile distance is no more than 3 km, whilst the community bus becomes the optimal mode if the distance equals 4 and 5 km. It is expected that this study offers an evidence-based approach to help select the reasonable last-mile travel mode and provides insights into developing a sustainable urban transport system. Full article
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