Published : 2021-06-30

Reclamation and Development of Post-industrial Cites for Recreation as Exemplified by Projects Carried Out in Poland in the 1920s and 1950s

Elżbieta Zagórska



Łukasz Makowski



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The aim of this article is to present spectacular examples of reclamation and development of post-industrial sites, carried out in Poland in the 1920s and 1950s, with emphasis on their recreational function. Examples include a park built between 1889 and 1920 by Wojciech Bednarski in the valley of the former quarry in Podgórze, now the right-bank district of Krakow, and "General Jerzy Ziętek Provincial Park of Culture and Recreation", now called "the Silesia Park", created in the 1950s on degraded post-industrial land located within the borders of three cities: Chorzów, Katowice and Siemianowice Śląskie. Both parks are examples of reclaiming brownfield sites for recreational use in order to create attractive leisure spaces. They have become a model and point of reference for other park planning projects in Poland. Their spatial and functional design is exceptionally timeless. The study is mainly based on a review of the literature of the subject.(original abstract)

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Post-industrial areas, City revitalization, Reclamation of soil



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Zagórska, E., & Makowski, Łukasz. (2021). Reclamation and Development of Post-industrial Cites for Recreation as Exemplified by Projects Carried Out in Poland in the 1920s and 1950s. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej W Poznaniu, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5899

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