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<p>The urban heritage of modernist housing estates in cities has undergone a process of permanent adaptation to the requirements of the current social needs, environmental requirements, and spatial development conditions. It turns out that these spaces have a great potential for implementation of sustainable development principles. The main aim of this work is a presentation of the potential of the urban heritage embedded in modernist housing estates in contemporary urban structures and an attempt to answer two questions: to what extent modernist housing estates satisfy qualitative requirements dictated by sustainable development, and whether they can be an inspiration and creative continuation in the contemporary city. This topic deserves attention as this field has not been comprehensively studied yet and is perceived from the perspective of numerous stereotypes, while the image of such housing estates and their social perception and position in spatial structures of cities are of key importance for their future in the spatial and social structure of the city. The adaptability of modernist housing estates makes them perfect candidates for sustainable revitalisation of cities.</p>
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The urban heritage of modernist housing estates in cities has undergone a process of permanent adaptation to the requirements of the current social needs, environmental requirements, and spatial development conditions. It turns out that these spaces have a great potential for implementation of sustainable development principles. The main aim of this work is a presentation of the potential of the urban heritage embedded in modernist housing estates in contemporary urban structures and an attempt to answer two questions: to what extent modernist housing estates satisfy qualitative requirements dictated by sustainable development, and whether they can be an inspiration and creative continuation in the contemporary city. This topic deserves attention as this field has not been comprehensively studied yet and is perceived from the perspective of numerous stereotypes, while the image of such housing estates and their social perception and position in spatial structures of cities are of key importance for their future in the spatial and social structure of the city. The adaptability of modernist housing estates makes them perfect candidates for sustainable revitalisation of cities.

Urban heritage of modernist housing estates and their contemporary potential in the city structures

Środowisko Mieszkaniowe/Housing Environment

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The urban heritage of modernist housing estates in cities has undergone a process of permanent adaptation to the requirements of the current social needs,...

Urban heritage of modernist housing estates and their contemporary potential in the city structures

Data publikacji: 11 maj 2024

Zakres stron: 37 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/he-2024-0004

Słowa kluczowe
modernist housing estates, sustainable development, revitalization of housing estates, city structure

© 2024 Agnieszka Włoch-Szymla, published by Sciendo

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

Urban heritage of modernist housing estates and their contemporary potential in the city structures

Data publikacji: 11 maj 2024

Zakres stron: 37 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/he-2024-0004

Słowa kluczowemodernist housing estates, sustainable development, revitalization of housing estates, city structure

© 2024 Agnieszka Włoch-Szymla, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
modernist housing estates, sustainable development, revitalization of housing estates, city structure