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Disasters bring about sudden changes to life, the environment and nature; fundamentally altering landscapes and thus also influencing the history, culture, traditions and environmental perspectives of the regions in which they occur. This study aimed to investigate the ways in which a landscape is treated and changed in the process of recovery from a large scale earthquake and to examine the introduction of green infrastructure during this recovery process. To achieve this, we set two specific research objectives....

At present the traffic lights are common part of the road intersections. This type of traffic control has many advantages: increase in traffic safety, clearly defined driving preference, increase in intersection capacity etc. On the other hand the intersections with traffic lights can show also some disadvantages, for example wrong behaviour of road participants, problem with traffic flow continuity, often due to wrong signal program, traffic volumes or geometric and building parameters of intersection, economic a...

In the 1920 accrued one vehicle per one thousand inhabitants, in 1960 twenty cars per thousand inhabitants, and today it is 400 cars per 1000 inhabitants. The population and the numbers of vehicles increase causes a lot of economical and environmental problems, not only in Czech Republic but in the whole world. Today, parking is considered as a big problem for many reasons. The reasons are the numbers of inhabitants and numbers and size of vehicles increase, restricted parking spaces, traffic jams on roads, the lo...

The reason for the creation of playgrounds was the effort to get playing children off the city streets where they could get injured due to increasing car traffic. More than 160 years have passed since, and the playgrounds have gradually been transformed according to the needs of the time. Denser traffic, and generally a sense of greater discomfort among strangers, have increased demands on finding ways how to satisfy all the needs of the children with their escort. With the development of transportation, the feeli...

The article deals with the issue of the current situation of blocks of flats in the Czech Republic and in more detail in the statutory city of Brno and its surroundings. The issue of housing is a very current topic for the Czech Republic. Significant excess of demand for housing over the current supply is reflected, among other things, in the ever-rising real estate prices. In the introductory part, the paper deals with the development of forms of housing and flat ownership in the Czech Republic (state and municip...

Construction creates environment for the use of the latest knowledge and trends in the field of smart and innovative solutions. One of the areas where it is possible and appropriate to use innovative approaches is the area of construction in the preparatory and construction phase. The construction site presents a constantly changing, dynamic place that is used for construction. Its layout is influenced by technological, time, cost, safety, environmental aspects and, last but not least, the surroundings of the cons...

Bicycle transport is usually perceived as environmentally friendly alternative of car transport. From the point-of-view of everyday mobility, the bicycle is relatively fast, inexpensive, healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport, which helps people to overcome the dependence on the car. For this reason, promoting cycling is one of the key concepts of sustainable mobility, which influences the creation of mobility management plans in recent decades. However, not everything is so bright. This article re...

The quality of indoor environment in buildings is one of the key factors of user satisfaction, as it affects their health and well-being. The indoor environment comprises of several components; the chief among them being the thermal and humidity microclimate, lighting, acoustics and indoor air quality. These can also be summed up by the term ?building physics?. The quality of the final indoor environment is largely decided in the initial phases of the building design. The spatial and material configuration of the ...

Students offer a sight both towards society and to the core of creative academic scope. They represent a segment of the population and also an academic canvas. This dichotomy is reflected in the creative outcome guided in academic spectrum. On the one hand, these typologies show the social ?taste? for beauty and society?s view upon interior architecture and design. On the other hand, they show guided directions and academic accepted models. Interior architecture didactic projects of 4th-year architecture students ...

The region of Spis in North - Eastern Slovakia is a region rich in cultural and natural values. Small sacral structures are significant elements of Spis cultural landscapes and trees are an integral part of them. This paper presents results of field mapping of small sacral objects and their greenery in this region. The presented mapping was conducted within the research project VEGA 1/0371/18 ?SacralArch: Preservation of the Historical Legacy and Architectural Diversity of Small Sacral Structures in Cultural Lands...

Road transport is an important component of urban infrastructure planning in developed countries. Not only big cities but now also smaller cities with a smaller population and a smaller area face the problem of a high number of road vehicles. The operation of these vehicles requires the construction of sufficiently high-capacity roads, intersections, parking lots, etc. And it is at intersections, i.e. places where traffic flows meet, that the biggest problems occur, i.e. high traffic accidents, high noise, deterio...

Inventory of the shrubs species composition in the urban ecosystems in the city of Kherson revealed 129 species belonging to 65 genera, 26 families, 2 classes and 2 divisions. Major families of the studied shrub dendroflora are Rosaceae Juss. (36 species representing 27.9% of the total number of species), Caprifoliaceae Juss. (15 species, 11,6%), Oleaceae Lindl. (15 species, 11,6%), Fabaceae Lindl. (10 species, 7,8%), Berberidaceae Juss. (6 species, 4,7%), Hydrangeaceae Dumort. (4 species, 3,1%). Other families ar...

Today our cities are facing different challenges (huge increase of urban population, strong trends of migration toward cities and climate changes that affecting urban environment. These challenges require these changes require intelligent decision-making, with a focus on environmental protection. Ecological urbanism is a new concept for urban development and planning that puts a focus on environment in the processes of urban planning in order to create for communities sustainable places and provide intelligent sol...

The paper is focused on the issue of the economic evaluation of brownfield revitalization, which served as a power plant, but today is primarily intended for society. It is a relatively small former diesel power plant in the center of the town of Piestany in western Slovakia, which started producing electricity in 1906. In 1996, the building was included in the national cultural heritage and in 2009 began to be revitalized for wider social use, such as exhibitions, galleries, various free children's educational ev...

The paper deals with the monetization assessment of the environmental impacts of current systems of flat roofs. Monetization techniques are commonly used for evaluation of the negative environmental impact. Environmental impact can be defined as a change in the environment, whether favourable or unfavourable, which is wholly or partly due to human activity. Very often, environmental impacts are characterized by climate change such as global warming, acidification, eutrophication, ozone depletion, etc. With regard ...

In Bulgaria, every municipality develops an Ordinance for the construction and protection of the green system, which regulates the public relations associated with planning, construction, sustainable maintenance, conservation, and development of the green system, regardless of the ownership. The local authorities are free to customize the ordinance as long as the goals and framework of the Spatial Development Act [1] are maintained. Only 82 of the 265 municipalities have such Ordinances, including some stipulation...

One of the tasks of top priority in the development of the underground mineral deposits in engineering geology is the forecast of changes in engineering geological conditions as a result of anthropogenic factors and the degree of impact on existing buildings and ?onstructions. The most significant anthropogenic impact is associated with the extraction of minerals and host rocks. As a result of the development of the underground space, the deformations of the earth's surface can occur, which may lead to the subside...

Public and green areas are a matter of interest for the Republic of Croatia and local government and are in general use. Informational systems of green areas are a result of politics which reckon on the concept of sustainable development. They are the tools for efficient managing, sustaining and planning of green areas. Active participation of the citizens in updating and reporting damages on public green areas is also one of the ideas of these systems. The task of the project ,,Green Information Systems in the ci...

Reconstruction or modernization of both railway stations and railways lines represent important investments in transport infrastructure with the aim to provide long-term sustainability and development of the railway network in accordance with the current trends. Main benefits resulting from the implementation of these investments bring increased efficiency of infrastructure operation, savings in travel times, reduction of transport impact on the environment and increase in public transport comfort and safety. All ...

The emissions of indoor nitrogen oxides have increased during the last period. Thorough knowledge of the interactions of individual influencing factors to nitrogen oxides pollutions in the indoor working environment provides guarantees of comfort, hygiene, and health for future manufacture buildings performance and production. A comprehensive assessment of the environmental safety of the working environment through appropriate analyses of transfer processes, impact rates, and interaction relationships must become ...

The bearing capacity of steel members and their cross-sections is influenced by geometrical - dimensional and material - strength variations, which are randomly variable. The actual design standards take this into account by characteristic or nominal values yield strength, design cross-sectional dimensions and partial reliability factors of the material to ensure adequate reliability of the proposed structures. There is still insufficient knowledge of the actual geometrical and material deviations and the results ...

The construction industry is among one of the oldest engineering sectors, whose foundations date back to far into the past. The architecture, engineering and construction were able to satisfy the needs of the people in the long run, which ranked it among the most important sectors that affected people's lives at all times. The industry was constantly evolving, which was reflected in many historical works. These buildings were for the time in which they were built very progressively. The efforts of people, technolo...

Transport is part of our lives. We live in an accelerated time and this also affects our transport demands. We need to move from one place to another faster. People often use own cars to move faster. The individual automobile transport has advantages. I tis flexible, fast and comfortable. But the automobile transport disadvantages. Many cars cause traffic jams, have a negative impact on the environment and the public roads are load. Individual car transport competes with public transport. In our country the public...

The general theme of the paper is the study of pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) content, instruments and stakeholders in order to design PEB enhancement preconditions at the local municipal actor?s level. The research-and-development (R&D) framework approach was used applying case study research methodology, including document studies, PEB household survey, observation and main stakeholder?s interviews, seminars, what was organized in two local medium size urban/rural municipalities in Latvia - rural Salacgriva m...

The presentation of the possibilities for the construction of ecological urbanism in the border regions of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Bulgaria is directly dependent on the degree of socio-economic cohesion between the administrative-territorial units separated in these territories. The construction of ecological urbanism is becoming an increasingly important issue given the ongoing climate change. On the other hand, ecological urbanism is associated with the possibilities for planning and building ...

In the context of global climate change, increased anthropogenic pressure, the discomfort of urban areas due to air pollution by vehicles and industrial enterprise emissions, landscaping of urban areas is of particular importance. Green spaces in ecosystems perform several environmental functions. Their key functions are sanitary-hygienic, recreational, artistic, and decorative. The sanitary-hygienic function of the woody and herbaceous plants system of the urbanized territories in the south of Ukraine is air puri...

Cultural ecosystem services are defined as all non-material services and benefits provided by ecosystems that have a symbolic, cultural or intellectual importance [1]. According to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES), natural elements provide people with opportunities to gain cultural goods or benefits. In order to fulfil diverse needs and expectations of an urban community, it is necessary to have a wide range of different spaces that can satisfy various needs of various users - ...

The recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 844 from 2018 stipulates the need of meeting the criteria of nearly Zero Energy Buildings, at both new and existing buildings. Although that the target is starting to get embraced by the design community, the process of modelling such buildings is very time consuming. The modelling and simulation of the construction joints, known as thermal bridges implies knowledge regarding numerical simulation and also the acquisition of commercial licenses in order to...

A significant percentage of nowadays furniture is made of melamine faced chipboard. Even if the surface has a high resistance to aggressive factors, at the time of damage the commonly accepted solution is to replace the board or the entire affected assembly, even if the furniture is relatively new. Surface repair, in addition to being difficult, does not serve the interests of furniture or raw material manufacturers. The study verifies the possibility of repairing the surface of different melamine chipboard boards...

The current building sector is undergoing major changes due to increased pressure to reduce energy consumption in buildings and increase the share of renewable energy sources. Modern systems and technologies can save energy, but also affect the quality of the indoor environment. In terms of air quality, attention was paid to the exterior, such as emission limits, etc. The indoor environment is generally a physical reality that surrounds the living organism with which it interacts, and which constantly contributes ...

With the current worldwide trend of increasing individual car traffic in the urban road network, sustainable transport has become one of the key issues for the sustainable future of transport in cities. In fact, most of the journeys in the urban area are on shorter distances where we can substitute the car very easily. The contribution deals with the current state, after two months from the first appearance of shared e-scooters in the capital of Slovakia - Bratislava. We analysed the shared e-scooters from a mobil...

The idea to analyse the heat transfer between flats through internal walls is based on long-time question: ?How much will the heating demand of a flat increase if the neighbouring flat is not heated or uses a attenuation heating mode during the day??. It is a very complex question due to the complexity of the task and there are many factors that influence the heat transfer between flats. The goal of analysis is to find out how the material of inter-flat wall affects the heat transfer between flats by using differe...

The article focuses on defining socio-economic impacts of investment projects related to sustainable urban development in the field of residential and administrative construction. Large development projects associated with urban development determine the appearance of the city for decades to come. In addition to the direct economic impacts on public budgets (land preparation, construction of roads, backbone networks, etc.), these projects have other indirect, socio-economic impacts on life in their surroundings. A...

The global climate emergency has among its main causes the emission of large quantities of CO2 due to human activities. There are many policies implemented so far worldwide, but as the Union Square climate clock in the heart of Manhattan highlights, a greater effort is needed. The work of Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd shows, with its countdown, how much time we have left to limit carbon emissions before we reach a point of no return. According to the World Green Building Council, 39% of total energy-related carbon emi...

Sustainable agriculture allows to solve many problems related to the development of rural areas - first of all, food security, economic well-being of agricultural entities, the formation of industrial and social infrastructure, the preservation of rural traditions and peasant way of life, and much more. The environmental aspect of sustainable development is particularly important, as further population growth is directly linked to increased exploitation of land and natural resources. According to the FAO, agricult...

The greenery absence is one of the current problems of the central parts in urban area not only in Czech Republic. Simultaneously, the urban greenery is important not only for human well-being, but also fulfills a number of ecological functions for the urban area. It can be expected that this problem - greenery absence - in urban space will become more important in the future, while the placement of new elements of green infrastructure here is already practically impossible. This is mainly caused by the historical...

This article is focused on the issue of the usage of exterior green walls in the conditions of Central European cities, especially in the Czech Republic, and presents the perception of this issue by the general public. Placing the green infrastructure in densely built urban centers, increases their attractiveness not only from the point of view of visitors but also to change the perception of the atmosphere in urban space by their inhabitants and users. In addition, exterior green walls are space-saving elements o...

The rapid growth of urban population and evolution of economy and technology has led to different challenges for our cities. Cities consume more than ? of natural resources, they spew more than 70% of carbon emissions, they produce more than of 80% of GDP. Problems with air pollution, traffic congestion, bad quality of water, the lack of biodiversity require green solutions in order to solve multiple problems and to achieve sustainable development of environment and urban ecosystems. In the last years questions fo...

The paper presents results about a decreasing of a cooling demand in the selected office building where the night ventilation/pre-cooling of building construction is used. The energy saving is about 10 - 15% in comparison with operation of this Office building without using of night ventilation/pre-cooling of building constructions. Mechanical ventilation is used in this selected Office building and the airflow volume was calculated by using the technical standard STN EN 16798-1. These results we got by using ener...

The urban environment in which we live is an important part of the quality of life. The state of the environment affects the quality of life of the inhabitants of settlements. However, the issue of environmental quality of life is not trivial. In urban areas, the average annual air temperature has been increasing for a long time. Due to the city's heat island, the adverse effects of the ever-increasing incidence and duration of heat and extreme temperatures in the city are amplified. The availability of greenery, ...

One of the greatest challenges in restoring the urban landscapes consists in getting data as accurate as possible on the historically evolving landscape. This case study of the historical ensemble of Ciacova, Timi? County in Romania, presents the methods for interpreting data from particular historical and archaeological research that contributed to establishing the principles for the restoration of the ensemble. On the one hand, the research provides the necessary data for the restoration process, on the other ha...