Marcin Feltynowski

Urban spatial policy and its impact on open areas – Płock case study

Abstract Spatial planning has to be carried out in accordance with the sustainable development principle. When compiling every document indicated in the Spatial Planning and Development Act, local authorities have to take into account the conditions that are valid in a gmina. They should rely on available materials which are a support for the decisions that are made. An element that constitutes support for local authorities is spatial data available in international sources, e.g. the European Environmental Agency or individual sources, e.g. vector versions of the documents in the scope of spatial planning. The purpose of the article is to present which materials used by local governments can allow for an appropriate assessment of the need for new areas of housing development and the limitation of decisions concerning the liquidation of open areas in cities. The article presents tools and data which constitute a basis for an evidence-based spatial planning policy and have to be used by local authorities. The procedure presented in the article can be a tool supporting the spatial policy and an element of evaluation whether the decisions made by local authorities are correct.

Dane przestrzenne dotyczące zieleni w śródmieściu Łodzi jako element wsparcia procesów rewitalizacji

The aim of the article is to identify the problems associated with maintaining and developing green areas in the city centre of Lodz (the Środmieście district), identified on the basis of spatial data. The main tool of this process is the use of cluster maps, which was carried out using QGIS software. The article is based on research conducted with support of the softGIS method, which is well-known in spatial planning. On the basis of the defined problems an analysis is carried out of data obtained from the study “Count on green”, which shows greenery issues in the city of Lodz. The analysis was integrated with spatial data from Lodz Geodesy Centre, using the classification of green areas of the Central Statistical Office of Poland and spatial data from the Geodesic and Cartographic Documentation Centre. The key result of this empirical study is the spatial presentation of places where greenery is neglected; places where greenery is poorly arranged; and places which lack greenery in the city centre (Środmieście) of Lodz. This study shows the connection between the softGIS method and public participation in greenery planning, which is associated with revitalization processes. The survey also helped demonstrate the utility of spatial data in decision-making processes, which lends credence to the decisions undertaken.

Wykorzystanie danych przestrzennych dotyczących miejsc parkingowych dla celów planowania przestrzennego - przykład centrum Łodzi

Spatial planning is certain of basic areas of activity of local governments. Communes were equipped with planning controls so they can shape the use of space. The main instrument of spatial planning in Poland is land-use plan optionally drawn up by the local government. Planners use various planning materials, which include analysis and thematic studies in the procedure of spatial planning. More and more often there are used spatial data which are collected using GPS devices. The article presents an analysis of spatial data resource, specifying the location of vehicles in the pedestrian part of the Piotrkowska Street and adjacent quarters. It was possible to perform analyzes with the collected material which suggest potential location of the multi-storey car parks. The analysis show too, which of location lies on the areas belonging to the commune. Such studies are an excellent input material, which enables planners to make decisions regarding the location of objects. The use of spatial information for planning is becoming increasingly common, because of and low cost of collecting data. This allows to indicate this resource, as one of the main source of conduct spatial analysis to the needs of local authorities.

Land-Use Planning and Satellite Imagery Used for Green Areas Protection – Case Study of the City of Łódź, Poland

Abstract The article presents the issues of spatial planning on the case study of Łódź. Of significance in Łódź are its outer peripheries, which due to their natural value have become areas that must be protected and monitored in order to limit the anthropogenic impact. Protection of these areas may be carried out through the usage of instruments such as local land-use plans which help to limit the green field development phenomenon and to look after the biologically active surfaces within the borders of the city. The second step which may concern the areas with local land-use plans, as well as those without current local land-use plans, is monitoring. Such monitoring may be carried out through the analyses of satellite imagery of the city area. Such activities are a kind of low-budget enterprises which bring many benefits at a very small cost resulting from the purchase of satellite imagery. From the perspective of the authorities, a crucial fact is that the material collected during the analyses of the satellite imagery may be used in the initial phase of the planning process as an element of the inventory of areas designated for the development of land-use plans.

The Use of Geoinformation in Rural and Urban-rural Gminas of Zgierz Poviat - a Pilot Survey

Abstract The use of geoinformation becomes more and more common due to the implementation of EU law to the regulations of individual member states. The opportunity of faster implementation of spatial information systems and geoinformation is possible thanks to the popularisation of knowledge concerning the ways of using spatial information. The pilot survey was conducted in rural and urban-rural gminas of Zgierz poviat (administrative unit of the 2nd order). The aim of the survey was to check if the officials in small gminas have knowledge and access to geoinformation. A part of the research was the identification of the sources of obtaining knowledge and sources of obtaining spatial data. The consequence of such an attitude was, as well, to prove in which areas of territorial unit activity geoinformation is used. An important element of the study was self-assessment of the knowledge level of the officials about geoinformation and spatial information systems. The study helped to determine if there is a knowledge gap in Polish gminas. The analyses allow for indicating the level and areas of geoinformation usage by the local authorities.