<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The research discussed in the article focuses on public space in urban areas and revitalization activities carried out by local governments. The goals of the paper are to identify the conditions and opportunities for the development of public space by local governments of Bulgaria and Poland, to find regularities (similarities and differences) and to assess the actions taken. The specific objective is to illustrate the process of planning and managing selected large revitalization investments in urban public spaces in Bulgaria and Poland. The research methods used comprise the analysis of literature, including official documents and acts of law and case studies.</p><p>The paper analyzes the conditions and manifestations of activities taken by local governments regarding investment in public space (development and revitalization of public space programs and investing in real estate) in Bulgaria and Poland, using examples from selected cities. The authors selected two comparable urban areas: Varna in Bulgaria and Poznań in Poland, chosen intentionally due to the similarity of the two post-socialist bloc countries and the availability of information. Bulgarian and Polish state law and various acts of local law were analyzed. The experimental part of the publication introduces case studies of investments in the revitalization of real estate in public space managed by the local governments. It shows examples of projects which are relevant to the development of the cities under study.</p></abstract>

The research discussed in the article focuses on public space in urban areas and revitalization activities carried out by local governments. The goals of the paper are to identify the conditions and opportunities for the development of public space by local governments of Bulgaria and Poland, to find regularities (similarities and differences) and to assess the actions taken. The specific objective is to illustrate the process of planning and managing selected large revitalization investments in urban public spaces in Bulgaria and Poland. The research methods used comprise the analysis of literature, including official documents and acts of law and case studies.The paper analyzes the conditions and manifestations of activities taken by local governments regarding investment in public space (development and revitalization of public space programs and investing in real estate) in Bulgaria and Poland, using examples from selected cities. The authors selected two comparable urban areas: Varna in Bulgaria and Poznań in Poland, chosen intentionally due to the similarity of the two post-socialist bloc countries and the availability of information. Bulgarian and Polish state law and various acts of local law were analyzed. The experimental part of the publication introduces case studies of investments in the revitalization of real estate in public space managed by the local governments. It shows examples of projects which are relevant to the development of the cities under study.

The Activities of Local Governments in the Revitalization of Public Space in Bulgaria and Poland

Department of Economics and Management of Construction Faculty of Economics University of Economics – Varna

Department of Spatial and Environmental Economics Faculty of Management Poznań University of Economics and Business

Department of Management and Public Law Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities The President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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The research discussed in the article focuses on public space in urban areas and revitalization activities carried out by local governments. The goals of the...

The Activities of Local Governments in the Revitalization of Public Space in Bulgaria and Poland

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 103 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/remav-2017-0007

Keywords
revitalization, public spaces, local government expenditures, localities policy, municipality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Activities of Local Governments in the Revitalization of Public Space in Bulgaria and Poland

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 103 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/remav-2017-0007

Keywordsrevitalization, public spaces, local government expenditures, localities policy, municipality

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
revitalization, public spaces, local government expenditures, localities policy, municipality