Article | 26-August-2018
The aim of research was to evaluate the quality of living conditions in selected prefabricated housing estates built in 1978–1986 in Lublin. The focus was on assessing how this built environment corresponds to current needs of the residents, and on setting priorities for rehabilitation measures in those areas. The method of collecting input was an opinion survey based on an original questionnaire, conducted in the form of direct interview. Statistical analysis of the questionnaires allowed the
Anna OSTAŃSKA
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 9 , ISSUE 2, 13–19
Research Article | 30-December-2016
The article reviews 11 primary studies that examine the impact of social mix on public housing estates. In a growing number of countries policy-makers view social mix as the key mechanism to address the problems often associated with disadvantaged public housing estates – unemployment, anti-social behaviour, poor educational performance and high levels of crime. It is argued that by dissipating the concentration of poverty and exposing public housing tenants to more mainstream residents, the
Alan Morris,
Michelle Jamieson,
Roger Patulny
Evidence Base, Volume 2012 , ISSUE 1, 1–21
Article | 27-August-2018
Problem statement: The paper fits the trend of Universal Design and focuses on urban space of large housing estates, which is not suitable for all users, and has structural and non-structural barriers. Methods: The author for the study of such problems has developed its own method of research, which is part of a larger Urban Audit, published in the author’s habilitation monograph. This article, due to the ability to reach a wider audience, presents this method in English. Findings and
Beata KOMAR
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 9 , ISSUE 4, 13–19
Research Article | 25-August-2018
Between 2000 and 2010 housing development in Poland changed dramatically. Local development plans released large rural areas on the outskirts of most cities for single-family housing. As a result, there are many new low-density housing estates and very few high-density estates within city centres. The paper refers to a research method that has been developed to measure and compare various housing developments. The method can be used to show both density indicators and a general overview of
Tomasz BRADECKI,
Agata TWARDOCH
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 9 , ISSUE 2, 5–12
research-article | 30-November-2019
civilization. The eloquent images of the liquidation of Priutt-Igoe, carry a message of a disruption of the nature by man [20].
Attempts were made to correct the errors of modernist era. The 1950s corresponded to the period of redevelopment of the urban space. In this time, housing estates that were left empty during the day and industrial and service estates that were empty during the day were designed and built. The measures that were followed were guided by planning with a strict separation of areas
Agata GĄSOWSKA-KRAMARZ
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 12 , ISSUE 4, 15–21
research-article | 30-November-2017
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INTRODUCTION
The building of new housing estates in cities is conditioned by maintaining the principles of sustainable development. Creating environmentally effective synergy between such elements as: architectural substance, technical infrastructure and biologically active areas is to ensure the best possible quality of life and work for the users, as well as to support the development of a human being in the entire complexity of its existence. In housing estates which are model solutions
Joanna BIEDROŃSKA
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 11 , ISSUE 1, 15–22
Article | 28-August-2018
The Silesian conurbation consists of cities, which in many aspects function as one metropolitan organism. This paper is an attempt to characterise the structure of the Silesian conurbation not as composed of cities, but as a system of districts, in the context of the theory of polycentric systems and the importance of quarters for modern urban areas. The authors present a model of the Silesian Conurbation as a set of quarters of various characteristics: housing estates, local centres
Michał STANGEL,
Agnieszka CIELIŃSKA,
Łukasz HARAT
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 10 , ISSUE 2, 21–33
research-article | 08-April-2020
Tomasz BRADECKI,
Dawid KĄTNY
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Volume 13 , ISSUE 1, 19–27