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<p>As many countries pursue private financing for urban public infrastructure, the tools for public value capture (PVC) gain prominence. This paper analyses Polish PVC tools in general, and spotlights a specific type: developer obligations (DOs). The authors conclude that the tools are ineffective for a series of reasons: negligence in the elaboration of pragmatic rationales (to mitigate the negative impacts of urban development), a lack of feasible (affordable) coercive land policy tools, and legislation (which puts Poland in sharp contrast to other countries) that prohibits municipalities from requiring DOs in exchange for approval of a land-use plan or planning permit, as well as the general ban on securing such obligations in a planning agreement (except for specific situations introduced by recent laws that have not yet been applied). As a consequence, new urban development in Poland neither includes sufficient urban public infrastructure, nor does it provide for social/affordable housing.</p>
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As many countries pursue private financing for urban public infrastructure, the tools for public value capture (PVC) gain prominence. This paper analyses Polish PVC tools in general, and spotlights a specific type: developer obligations (DOs). The authors conclude that the tools are ineffective for a series of reasons: negligence in the elaboration of pragmatic rationales (to mitigate the negative impacts of urban development), a lack of feasible (affordable) coercive land policy tools, and legislation (which puts Poland in sharp contrast to other countries) that prohibits municipalities from requiring DOs in exchange for approval of a land-use plan or planning permit, as well as the general ban on securing such obligations in a planning agreement (except for specific situations introduced by recent laws that have not yet been applied). As a consequence, new urban development in Poland neither includes sufficient urban public infrastructure, nor does it provide for social/affordable housing.

<bold>Failure and opportunities</bold> of public value capture and developer obligations in Polish urban development

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Geograohy and Regional Studies

Miscellanea Geographica

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 of public value capture and developer obligations in Polish urban development

As many countries pursue private financing for urban public infrastructure, the tools for public value capture (PVC) gain prominence. This paper analyses...

Failure and opportunities of public value capture and developer obligations in Polish urban development

Published Online: Jan 31, 2022

Page range: 15 - 30

Received: May 30, 2020

Accepted: Sep 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0071

Keywords
Public value capture, urban development, Poland, urban public infrastructure, affordable housing, developer obligations, land readjustment

© 2022 Demetrio Muñoz Gielen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Failure and opportunities of public value capture and developer obligations in Polish urban development

Published Online: Jan 31, 2022

Page range: 15 - 30

Received: May 30, 2020

Accepted: Sep 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0071

KeywordsPublic value capture, urban development, Poland, urban public infrastructure, affordable housing, developer obligations, land readjustment

© 2022 Demetrio Muñoz Gielen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Public value capture, urban development, Poland, urban public infrastructure, affordable housing, developer obligations, land readjustment