Agnieszka Jaszczak

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn · Department of Landscape Architecture

The revitalisation of small towns is an attempt to find multi-directional solutions to numerous social, economic, and spatial problems. Properly planned and coordinated actions aimed at the renewal and countering of social exclusion through corrective interventions. Although there is a wealth of research on the significance of revitalisation projec...

In the contemporary world, where globalization and industrialization are progressing, there are no large cities that do not generate noise. Noise is usually connected with industrial areas, airports, circulation spaces or city centres. However, it is increasingly felt in places that have previously been associated with peace and quiet, such as subu...

Stormwater quality in an urban watershed can be influenced by several factors, including land use patterns, atmospheric deposition, and human activities. The objective of this study was to investigate spatial and temporal changes in stormwater quality and heavy metal content during the rainfall-runoff in an urban sub-catchment (30 ha) in the town o...

Mill races were an integral part of many towns in the past. But when they lost their economic importance, they were mostly filled and buried underground. Although we can now find them in their original form in a few cases only, their spatial corridors have often been preserved in the urban structure. The research aims to detect the historical trace...

Analysis of urban green infrastructure is used to identify the concepts of its planning, implementation, and management at the level of the whole city as well as its individual parts. Green infrastructure, as a planned network of natural and semi-natural elements in cities, delivers a wide range of ecosystem services and improves urban environmenta...

In recent years, unfavorable changes in the development of city squares can be observed in Poland due to poorly conducted revitalization. These changes include, among others, the elimination of greenery or its significant reduction and the introduction of impervious surfaces to the places formerly designated by forms of greenery. This article highl...

The above-ground parts of plants, including leaves, constitute an important part of a human diet. Their mineral and biological composition can be modified by proper preparation of the soil substrate, i.e., supplying it with nutrients. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) at 0, 50, 100 and 200...

Blue-green infrastructures (BGI) integrate solutions implemented to enhance water management and landscape values for more climateresilient and livable cities. BGI have created an opportunity to renew the natural structure of water balance in cities through the increase in rainwater retention and enlargement of permeable areas. The review of the li...

Abstract The revitalization of small towns is connected with an attempt to find multidirectional solutions to numerous social, economic and spatial problems. It is possible to remove degraded areas and areas with a high risk of social exclusion through coordinated and skillfully planned activities consisting of corrective interventions within these...

This article deals with the important issue concerning that small towns and villages play an important role in the development of many European regions, not only from the point of view of agricultural function, but also due to the preservation of identity and heritage as well as social relations and management of spatial structures. On the other ha...

Well-being and soundscape analysis should be useful in re-design works involved in the planning of recreational areas and green spaces on campuses to improve the health of students, academics, and university staff. Proper space planning, for example, in campus parks, including the planning of soundscape zones, is important in relieving study and wo...

Revitalization of cities varies depending on the scale of a city, type of challenges, and the socio-environmental context in each case. While revitalization projects carried out in globally known cities are well described, there is still a gap in characterizing revitalization processes that aim to improve quality of life in smaller units like mediu...

Soundscape analyses and noise measurements should be a part of pre-design works involved in planning green areas in city centers. The aim of the study was to conduct a multi-criteria analysis of the soundscape of three parks in Olsztyn (Poland) as a part of the landscape planning process to determine the directions of re-design of places most expos...

Specific locations of small objects of sacral architecture in the landscape represent both tangible and intangible values, which are the result of long-lasting ties between man-society and the landscape. The objects of small sacral architecture, small chapels, statues of saints, crucifixes, small belfries or other typological forms of small sacral...

Public spaces in the historic cores of cities need to adapt to changing requirements for their use, reflecting the current needs of their users. High-quality public spaces provide a safe, accessible, suitable and pleasant environment for various types of activities and meet the needs of residents-users. Based on their good functioning, cities are g...

The urban environment is constantly changing, which results in the depreciation of its natural elements. Progressing urbanization means that a person ceases to perceive larger cities as an attractive place to live or relax, while the city becomes first and foremost a place of work or an economic center. The thing that may change the attitude of the...

Public spaces in the historic cores of cities need to adapt to changing requirements for their use, reflecting the current needs of their users. High-quality public spaces provide a safe, accessible, suitable and pleasant environment for various types of activities and meet the needs of residents - users. Based on their good functioning, cities are...

TEACHING INCLUSIVE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES K. Kristianova1, A. Jaszczak2 1Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SLOVAKIA) 2University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (POLAND) Although Universal Design, which aims to provide a safe, accessible and inclusive environment for all, is usually taught as a specialist subject of curricula at scho...

K. Kristianova1, A. Jaszczak2 1Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SLOVAKIA) 2University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (POLAND) Research and teaching are the key higher education activities and the method of “research by design” is often used to support research activities at education institutions focused on design. The common practi...

It is well known that growing motor traffic in urban areas causes air pollution and noise which affects the environment and public health. It is hardly surprising then that cycling should be used as an alternative mode of transport, not just in major cities but also in smaller ones including those that are members of the Cittaslow network. Their ap...

The work concerns the concept of biophilia and livability in the planning of public space and using that space by urban residents. The authors refer to theories discussing human-nature co-relations and sustainable planning. Nature-based solutions and multisensory of space issues are also presented, and examples of pro-ecological programs and soluti...

ABSTRAKT Przez ostatnie kilkadziesiąt lat regiony nadmorskie Republiki Cypryjskiej zmieniły się głównie pod wpływem rozwoju turystyki. W tym czasie tradycyjne obszary wiejskie stopniowo się przekształciły w związku m.in. z migracją mieszkańców do miast. Na tych terenach tradycyjny krajobraz wiejski utracił swój pierwotny charakter oraz rytm narzuco...

The beginnings of the Cittaslow movement date back to 1998. Italian towns became a model for other European towns, and subsequently for others, around the world. This is how an international movement came into being, founded on the idea of improvement of the quality of life of residents, savouring “slow”, healthy lifestyle, drawing on the tradition...

The quality of public spaces contribute significantly to the quality of life and livability in small cities. Though the idea of livability bridges a lot of concepts, it refers specifically also to the particular attributes of the place, which may meet the fulfillment of the economic, social and cultural needs of the inhabitants, needs to promote th...

Abstrakt Krajinno-architektonické úpravy sú dôležitou súčasťou riešenia okružných križovatiek. Krajinno-architektonické úpravy okružných križovatiek musia spĺňať v prvom rade požiadavky bezpečnosti, ale dôležité je aj ich estetické pôsobenie, ktorým významnou mierou dotvárajú charakter a miestnu identitu verejných priestorov v urbanistickej štruktú...

The issue of revitalization of public space in cities appeared in the countries of Western Europe in the early 1960s. Much later, the issue of renewal was introduced in countries such as Slovakia and Poland. The beginnings of the revitalization programs date back to the period of political transformation, and in particular concern the accession of...

The premise for the development of sustainable forms of road infrastructure in small towns is the appropriate plan at an early stage or modification in the case of existing spaces. A multi-directional approach is extremely important, which takes into account the specific city of the regional (country) road system, availability, and capacity of traf...

Planning the public space as part of the “village renewal” should be based on rural identity and its traditions, but on the other hand also on contemporary design trends. “Village renewal” is a joint action of local authorities, experts and – above all – inhabitants, aimed at improving the quality of life, aesthetics of the surrounding area, protec...

The problem examined in this research is how the loss of rural settlements, small towns, villages and farms contributes to changes in rural landscape and how can this change be managed? The survey was conducted in matching locations in Poland, Slovakia, Germany and in the southern part of Cyprus. The research methods were based on the analysis of s...

Insufficient analysis of green infrastructure spaces benefit to youth activity promotion in Lithuanian social sciences discourse enabled to formulate scientific problem – what can be possibilities of using green infrastructure spaces while strengthening youth integration and participation in local community? The aim of the article – after analyzing...

The problem of the research – community and municipal institutions in renewal the public space and landscape in rural areas. The aim was to investigate the application of support measures ("small grants") to improve the quality of life of the population and the improvement of the environment in rural areas and to submit proposals for its improvemen...

This paper presents selected issues related to changes occurring in the landscape of the Polish countryside, resulting from an increase in the use of European Union funds. The article dis-cusses traditional rural area development, its most important contemporary transformations and ex-amples of the impact of projects implemented with the use of EU...

The identity is well-grounded by the strong unity of society. This cohesion is related with natural, cultural and social factors which are mostly in regional and local structures. The identity issue in regional context was focused on and its role in social space shaping was pointed in this work. It was necessary to present the examples of well-grou...

Transformation of regions and small towns have never been as rapid and visible as today. Those processes can be attributed to globalization which promotes the growth of large metropolises at the expense of small towns, in particular those with a peripheral location. The Cittaslow movement is committed to improve the quality of life of the local res...

Rural areas in the EU are highly varied in terms of their spatial, environmental, social and functional features. Their specificity is associated mainly with the agricultural production profile in the area. In recent years, programs aimed at limiting the adverse effect of agricultural production (especially using intensive methods) on the natural e...

It is justifiable to talk about some kind of fashion in today’s Poland for growing plantations of short rotation trees and shrubs. Experts estimate that the total area of such plantations may substantially increase and reach 1.0 – 4.3 million ha in 2020. This will certainly cause big changes in the agricultural landscape. New species of trees and s...

W ostatnich latach szybki rozwój pozarolniczych funkcji, w tym turystycznej i rekreacyjnej, spowodował zmiany w strukturze wsi. Dotyczy to przede wszystkim regionów atrakcyjnych przyrodniczo i kulturowo. Zwiększona liczba obiektów noclegowych i letniskowych, a także dofinansowanie działalności pozarolniczej zdecydowało o zmianie sielskiego charakte...

Every suburban area is individually formed by cultural, natural and historical aspects, as well as by its proximity to urbanised areas and the social, economic, and industrial development that such proximity incurs [Jaszczak et al. 2012]. The analyses of landscape function changes are essential to understand the development of the given area in ord...

Cemeteries are a sign of past period and people, who lived near us. They show the level of people’s culture of historic époques and of us. Cemetery, as a public space, is connected not only with religion, history and people but mostly with the region and the place. Special relation between different forms of greenery and groves, crosses and chape...

There were examined recreational and landscape management aspects of suburban areas in the study. As an example it was analyzed the suburban area of Göttingen called Kerstlingeröder Feld (Lower Saxony, Germany) with the goal to emphasize the necessity of protecting its landscape values, namely environmental, cultural and visual ones. The aim of the...

The role of greenery and traffi c calming measures in road infrastructure planning. The "life" of a town is connected with its infrastructure. So it is that, apart from serving their principal function, motorways, roads, airports and other facilities which make transport possible largely determine contemporary urban design. To achieve balanced form...

Rural landscape of many European regions is an element of their identity. Therefore it should be a subject of multidisciplinary research. Landscape analysis allowed for spatial identification and evaluation of rural areas with a perspective of their socio-economical development. In regions with unique natural and cultural potential, the most recomm...

The purpose of this article is to present the role of regional projects in the development of rural areas, based on the attractiveness of the landscape and environmental potential. Programme ''Warmia House'' is an example for integration of many economical, social and environmental elements to develop and preserve the heredity of rural areas. The s...

Rural tourism, including agritourism, fulfils an important role in the activation of rural areas, especially regions of high unemployment and particular natural and cultural qualities. Proper development of such areas should be multidirectional. Apart from the economical aspect, also the social and ecological aspect is of great importance. The incr...