Maria Gunko
Articles
Who defines urban regeneration? Comparative analyses of medium-sized cities in Poland and Russia
Geographia Polonica (2020) vol. 93, iss. 2, pp. 245-259 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0172
Abstract
The aim of the current study was to identify the main actors (leaders) involved in transformations of medium-sized cities in Poland and Russia that share similar legacies but took different development paths after the collapse of state socialism. These transformations are discussed using the framework of urban regeneration and are based on empirical data from two cities – Kolomna (Russia) and Kalisz (Poland). The data were obtained through expert interviews, as well as nonparticipant observation in the two cities. Though the process of urban regeneration shows similarities, the process leaders are different.
Keywords: urban transformations, urban change, urban regeneration, urban planning, medium-sized cities, Eastern Europe, Poland, Russia
[przemko@amu.edu.pl], Faculty of Human Geography and Planning Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań: Poland
[msgunko@igras.ru], Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Staromonetny pereulok 29, 119017 Moscow: Russia
[gpivovar@skolkovo.ru], ‘Skolkovo’ Moscow School of Management Novaya ulitsa 100, 143025 Skolkovo Odintsovsky rayon, Moscow oblast: Russia
"Seasonal suburbanization" in Moscow oblast’: Challenges of household waste management
Geographia Polonica (2016) vol. 89, iss. 4, pp. 473-484 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/GPol.0069
Abstract
Second homes used for recreation are widespread, in Russia they are located mainly in the suburbs. Our research is aimed at contributing to the debate on environmental impact of second homes. We focus on the issue of household waste management drawing empirical evidence from Moscow oblast’. The paper proposes a spatial analysis of remote sensing data concerning the number and localization of illegal landfills and tests the spatial relation between illegal landfills and second home settlements. The significant number of identified illegal landfills and their location reflect the inefficiency of region’s waste management system and population’s low environmental awareness.
Keywords: second homes, suburban development, illegal landfills, Moscow oblast’, Russia
[msgunko@igras.ru], Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Staromonetny pereulok 29, 119017 Moscow: Russia
, Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Staromonetny pereulok 29, 119017 Moscow: Russia