'Slow' Revitalization on Regional Scale, the Example of an Integrated Investment Project

World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium - WMCAUS

土木建筑工程

Mazur-Belzyt, Katarzyna^1

Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Akademicka 7 Street, Gliwice

44-100, Poland^1

关键词: Case study methods;    Inner potential;    Integrated project;    Investment projects;    Joint ventures;    Quality of life;    Regional government;    Regional scale;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/245/5/052040/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/245/5/052040

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The study arose from question about the future of towns, as well as the possibility of their development. The paper is an attempt to look at the direction in which many towns around the world aim, connecting to a networks, and especially the network of Cittaslow. The author asked a few questions-whether the Cittaslow network actually helps towns to use their inner potential, build their brand and improve the quality of residents' lifes? The starting point for the case study method adopted in the paper is a discussion of examples of urban networks as a background for a wider Cittaslow characteristic. For this purpose, there was conducted literature and in situ research on the Cittaslow towns, the query of documents related to Polish Cittaslow, own photographic documentation was collected and a series of talks were carried out in different offices and municipalities. The database constructed in this way, allowed the analysis and conclusions. An important part of the research was the synthesis of information on the integrated project which has been taken in 14 Polish Slow Cities. "The Cross-Local Programme of Revitalization of Cittaslow Town Network in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship" is a unique action on the scale of the entire international Cittaslow network. Each of the participating towns tried to exploit through revitalization its own unique potential for real growth and improve the quality of life of its residents. Through the joint action, even the smallest town could more easily obtain significant funding. The involvement of regional government and understanding of the idea was also crucial. Cittaslow network, although not perfect, may in the long term strengthen linkages and exchange of experience between the slow towns and not lead to their unification. Furthermore, as shown by the example of Polish "The Cross-Local Programme of Revitalization of Cittaslow Town Network in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship", belonging to the Cittaslow network could help to raise funds for the implementation of a comprehensive revitalization, as well as to integrate revitalization projects in the whole region. Joint venture naturally consolidated these slow towns in the Warmia-Mazury region and facilitated to operate efficiently in the network, as well as to undertake other common «hard» measures. As a result, obtained effect of revitalization is likely to be a more coherent and holistic.