ULL Shipyard Gdansk

Mapping Planning Instruments in the Context of the 15-minute City for the Post-Shipyard Areas

See the Effects of Each Step in this Section


Context Exploration

This part examines the location and spatial relations of the former shipyard areas, as well as the social issues related to the development of these areas. In addition, the city policy in the context of the former shipyard areas and the transformation of post-industrial areas in other countries is analyzed.

In order to explain the location of the selected area and its spatial relations, a series of urban analyses were performed at various scales, from the metropolitan to the immediate vicinity. Functional, historical and communication analyses were carried out to show the factors that indicate the unique potential of the post-shipyard area.

In order to best define social issues, the previous participatory processes were analyzed, including drawing conclusions from other documents or initiatives related to the shipyard. In addition, a detailed review of completed and planned investments in the former shipyard areas was conducted to examine the current needs of residents in this area.

The transformation of the former shipyard areas is an important element of Gdańsk’s urban policy. It is clearly defined in planning and strategic documents and aims to revitalize former industrial areas and integrate them with the modern, multifunctional urban layout of the city, which is summarized in this section.

The transformation of waterside areas, especially post-industrial areas, has become one of the key challenges of contemporary urban planning. Therefore, several model cities were selected, where various activities of this type were carried out and a detailed analysis was prepared, focusing on the issues raised in the project.


Analysis of Planning Instruments

In this step, based on the literature, a tabular description of the instruments was prepared, along with examples of their use, and the issue of operational urban planning was presented. An extended and critical analysis was prepared concerning the instruments of managing the development of the city, with particular emphasis on planning instruments in terms of the specificity of the post-shipyard areas.

The scope of activities covered by the issue of operational urbanism is presented and its concept in various literature texts is explained. The full set of planning instruments related to the shaping of the modern city, including the 15-minute city and its public spaces, is characterized.

Master plans play a key role in managing spatial development, integrating diverse urban functions and sustainable development of regions. This section discusses contemporary examples of both European and Polish practices in relation to masterplanning.

The main focus was on the issue of the master plan. The districts emerging on the basis of the master plans for the post-shipyard areas are characterized, and the strengths, limitations and adaptive potential of the master plans for the post-shipyard areas are analyzed.

Achieving the goals of the 15-minute city concept requires coordination and integration of activities. Based on the analyses conducted, the use of non-statutory instruments, such as master plans, was proposed, but the importance of social participation was also cited.


Social Participation

Here, possible forms of participation, consultations with residents or users of the post-shipyard areas were analyzed. The specificity of participation processes in the post-shipyard areas was characterized and critically assessed in the context of the processes already carried out and the pre-defined specificity of the area.

Existing participation tools were analyzed. The general concept of participation was characterized in terms of its constitutive features, currently used tools and their possible application in the context of further development of the post-shipyard areas was indicated.

The shipyard areas, due to the long duration of the transformation, were covered by a significant number of different activities that can be classified as participatory. These activities were presented and grouped depending on the party initiating these activities.

The main challenges for participation in the post-shipyard areas are related to the previously mentioned conditions for the transformation of the shipyard area. The defined forms of participation were analyzed in terms of the post-shipyard areas.

Taking into account the criteria for effective public dialogue analysed at the beginning, a list of recommended actions was drawn up in the process of shaping public spaces for the purposes of building a 15-minute city in the former shipyard areas.


Opportunities of 15mC Planning Tools

Based on the previous parts, predefined planning instruments were indicated and possible correlations of forms of participation with the aforementioned planning instruments were presented in tabular form. In addition, the possibilities of using various technologies were determined, possible directions of shaping, developing and using the indicated instruments in the process of planning the 15-minute city.

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