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<p>The paper focuses on the downtown built environment (downtown waterfronts) and also on individual architectural objects which have an important function in such a space. The quality of the built environment affects its surroundings not only in a physical but also in a social way. To find the most appropriate ways of preventing the occurrence of the built environment pathologies in downtown areas, the study used the diagnostic technique of functional performance understood, among other things, as the ability to satisfy the stakeholders' needs and the impact of stakeholders' actions on their living environment. During the research, a comparative platform was found for the functional performance, the imperative of sustainable development and the ecosystem services of rivers and reservoirs. The investigations resulted in the creation of success indicators illustrated by examples of six voivodeship capital cities in Poland which have the strongest connection with the downtown built environment in waterfront areas, namely: Gdańsk, Szczecin, Warszawa (Warsaw), Kraków (Cracow), Wrocław and Poznań.</p>
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The paper focuses on the downtown built environment (downtown waterfronts) and also on individual architectural objects which have an important function in such a space. The quality of the built environment affects its surroundings not only in a physical but also in a social way. To find the most appropriate ways of preventing the occurrence of the built environment pathologies in downtown areas, the study used the diagnostic technique of functional performance understood, among other things, as the ability to satisfy the stakeholders' needs and the impact of stakeholders' actions on their living environment. During the research, a comparative platform was found for the functional performance, the imperative of sustainable development and the ecosystem services of rivers and reservoirs. The investigations resulted in the creation of success indicators illustrated by examples of six voivodeship capital cities in Poland which have the strongest connection with the downtown built environment in waterfront areas, namely: Gdańsk, Szczecin, Warszawa (Warsaw), Kraków (Cracow), Wrocław and Poznań.

Pathologies of the Riverside Built Environment Versus Success Indicators of Functional Performance

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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The paper focuses on the downtown built environment (downtown waterfronts) and also on individual architectural objects which have an important function in...

Pathologies of the Riverside Built Environment Versus Success Indicators of Functional Performance

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 17 - 33

Received: Dec 20, 2021

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0035

Keywords
Built environment pathologies, Ecosystem services, Functional performance, Success indicators, Sustainable development, Voivodeship capital cities, Waterfront

© 2022 Elżbieta Latusek, published by Sciendo

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

Pathologies of the Riverside Built Environment Versus Success Indicators of Functional Performance

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 17 - 33

Received: Dec 20, 2021

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0035

KeywordsBuilt environment pathologies, Ecosystem services, Functional performance, Success indicators, Sustainable development, Voivodeship capital cities, Waterfront

© 2022 Elżbieta Latusek, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Built environment pathologies, Ecosystem services, Functional performance, Success indicators, Sustainable development, Voivodeship capital cities, Waterfront