The problems of spatial planning and natural determinants of urban development – the Case of Powiśle in Warsaw

Journal of Water and Land Development

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Joanna Koszewska¹  Łukasz Kuzak³ 

[1] Sorbonne Université – Faculté des Lettres, Ecole Doctorale de la Géographie de Paris, Institut de Géographie;Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture;Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography

关键词: urban planning;    flooding protection;    urban sustainability;    city transformation;    urban resilience;   

DOI  :  10.24425/jwld.2021.137688

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Instytut Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego / Institute of Technology and Life Sciences

【 摘 要 】

This research examines the relationship between urban planning and environmental conditions. As urb-anisation processes increase the density of the built-up tissue of cities, this process puts a lot of pressure on land and natural resources such as rivers and soil. This article aims to verify whether environmental risks (e.g. flooding) and land protection from them is sufficiently addressed in the examined spatial policies and strategies. This problem can be observed in the Powiśle district of Warsaw where buildings are constructed in the proximity of the unregulated Vistula River and that is why there is the direct risk of flooding. It is done despite the lack of legally binding Master plans which would consider the natural risk. The literature research on the Municipality-led spatial planning policies and documents was completed with qualitative interviews with key actors in this process (planners: the authors of Master plans under construction, regarding the area of Powiśle South and North). Main designers and team members were asked about the priorities of these plans as well as their dynamics (taking more than ten years to establish those plans). An environmental analysis was conducted in the GIS mapping system of many databases. The comparison of both aspects of current development, formal urban planning and environmental protection was made in an interdisciplinary approach. The study presents an analysis of the situation for urban planning along with flood maps and other environmental conditions. The results show the lack of necessary alignment of environmental issues with the planning documentation and strategies.

【 授权许可】

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