Artikel

Towards sustainable spatial development in small and medium-sized cities: Planning aspirations and realities

Sustainable development of cities is the overarching objective of spatial development and planning activities by municipalities. The key term in this context has become the concept of integrated spatial development planning as the basis for achieving sustainable urban development. However, research so far has tended to focus on planning practices on the level of metropolises and larger cities, while the level of smaller spatial units tends to be neglected. On the basis of empirical research, in ten small and medium-sized city municipalities in Germany and Poland, this contribution will evaluate the congruence of municipal spatial planning practices with an integrated approach. The aspects looked at include, e.g. the prevalence of area-focused operational initiative planning in contrast to estate-focused regulative demand planning, as well as the municipal claim to actively steer spatial development, and the visibility of pursuing spatial priorities (such as brown field site development, or inner-city development). While there are some outcomes, notably concerning operational planning aspects, deriving from the two different national planning systems, results also show a strong dependence of integrated planning practices on the cities' socioeconomic and hierarchical situation beyond the national context.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) ; ISSN: 2081-8319 ; Volume: 18 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 291-311 ; Opole: Opole University, Faculty of Economics

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Land Use Patterns
Regional Government Analysis: Land Use and Other Regulations
Thema
Integrated planning
sustainability
small and medium-sized cities
Germany
Poland

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Mierzejewska, Lidia
Tölle, Alexander
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Opole University, Faculty of Economics
(wo)
Opole
(wann)
2018

DOI
doi:10.25167/ees.2018.45.16
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Mierzejewska, Lidia
  • Tölle, Alexander
  • Opole University, Faculty of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2018

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