Community participation in the urban revitalization process: the case of the Integrated Revitalization Program of the Nikiszowiec public housing project in Katowice Cover Image

Partycypacja obywatelska w procesie rewitalizacji na przykładzie planowania Zintegrowanego Programu Rewitalizacji Osiedla Nikiszowiec w Katowicach
Community participation in the urban revitalization process: the case of the Integrated Revitalization Program of the Nikiszowiec public housing project in Katowice

Author(s): Agnieszka Pudełko
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Human Geography, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: community participation; revitalization; Nikiszowiec public housing project; Katowice; Poland

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is an analysis of the planning process of the Integrated Revitalization Program for the Nikiszowiec public housing project in Katowice. The article is based on desk research (data provided by the Katowice Municipal Office, work reports for the project), interview with an expert responsible for the consultation and the final shape of the project – Dagmara Mliczyńska-Hajda, as well as on surveys conducted among organizations working for the citizens of Nikiszowiec. The paper presents the history of the Nikiszowiec housing project and the current crisis area. Discussed is the process of planning and designing a revitalization project by an expert. It has been shown that social participation is needed for successful revitalization and the analyzed example can be considered as a model case study.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 142
  • Page Range: 89-103
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish