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Genius Loci – Examples of Changes of the Image of Post-industrial Areas in Poland in the Region of the Upper Silesian Conurbation

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Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure (AHFE 2017)

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The objective of these deliberations is to broaden the discourse relating to the effect of revitalisation measures undertaken in post-industrial areas and their references to issues connected with preserving the identity and heritage of a place. Upon the example of the Upper Silesian conurbation, the Authors shall present research reflecting how post-industrial areas can become creative urban spaces. The first to be presented will be the case of the city of Gliwice, where the territory of a former coal mine assembles the most innovative IT and R&D companies. The second case will focus on the city of Katowice, where the territory of the former coal mine have been included in structures of a zone assembling cultural facilities. In both cases, a phenomenon that seems to be extremely valuable is the attempt to change the negative image of post-industrial areas into an attractive urban space, preserving the industrial heritage.

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    Perception (from the Latin perceptio, percipio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical or chemical stimulation of the sense organs. For example, vision involves light striking the retina of the eye, smell is mediated by odor molecules, and hearing involves pressure waves. Perception is not the passive receipt of these signals, but is shaped by learning, memory, expectation, and attention [Wikipedia.org].

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    Pallasma, J.: Oczy skóry (oryg. The Eyes of the skin: Architecture and the Senses), p. 26.

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    According to the Central Statistical Office for the year 2013.

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    The works lasted 3 years and were completed in 2008. The cost of this project reached over EUR13m, and the financial support from the Phare fund amounted to EUR9.5m.

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  1. Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 7, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

    Katarzyna Ujma-Wasowicz & Anna Sulimowska-Ociepka

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Ujma-Wasowicz, K., Sulimowska-Ociepka, A. (2018). Genius Loci – Examples of Changes of the Image of Post-industrial Areas in Poland in the Region of the Upper Silesian Conurbation. In: Charytonowicz, J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 600. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60450-3_6

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