Value description
A compact city is characterized by a continuous built-up area and clear city boundary towards the surrounding countryside. A compact city is the opposite of extending the built-up areas to the outskirts of the city and beyond its boundaries, which is the opposite of the phenomenon called the settlement slurry, which is often observed in satellite villages. In a compact city, transport dependency is ideally reduced. Compact built-up is a prerequisite for increasing social contacts and security of the residents.
Contribution to the city
The city will focus on the regeneration of its built-up area, which is not adequately used (e.g. vacant lots and old industrial properties). These spaces will no longer be an environmental and economic burden. The demand for the construction and maintenance of the linear technical and transport infrastructure will be reduced. People will not be forced to deal with long commuting distances. The newly revitalized territories will bring life to previously risky locations in terms of safety and social cohesion.
Garant
Michal Sedláček
Manager of the Office of the Architect of the City of Brno. Michal Sedláček is a Czech architect and since 2016 the Chief Architect of the City of Brno. He studied architecture at the Brno University of Technology and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He moved to New York in 1990, then worked in Moscow in the mid-1990s, then returned to New York again; from there he moved to Los Angeles, California. There he worked in the studio of Frank Gehry until 2006. In 2007, he founded and then led the Los Angeles branch of the architectural firm Aedas.
| GOAL | INDICATOR | UNIT | ACTUAL VALUE | FUTURE VALUE | TERRITORIAL PROJECTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| primary | Efficient use of spatial reserves within the city incl. brownfield areas | Share of regenerated brownfield areas on the total area of brownfields in Brno |
% |
0 |
90 |
Brownfield sites |
"Share of under-utilized areas and brownfields (transformation areas) on the built-up area of the city Source: MMB Brownfields register " |
% |
4 |
1 |
Brownfield sites |
||
| other | Ensure adequate civic amenities as an integral part of the development / revitalized areas, thus increasing the number of activities within walking and cycling distance | Share of areas with active ground level |
index |
cannot be determined, research must be conducted as part of regular research into City of Brno's retail network |
trend of increasing the share of areas with active ground level |
Brno |
Share of pedestrians in the modal split |
% |
18 |
25 |
Brno |
||
Share of cyclists in the modal split |
% |
1 |
5 |
Brno |
||
| other | Increase the possibilities of the City of Brno to build flats and houses in its administrative boundaries at the expense of the intensity of construction in the suburbia | Year-on-year trend in the difference between the number of square metres of newly built housing space between Brno and the rest of the Brno metropolitan area |
absolute value or index |
cannot be determined, research must be conducted |
trend of increasing the construction intensity in Brno at the expense of the hinterland |
Brno metropolitan area |
| other | Minimize the risk of new brownfields creation, ensure their re-use as quickly as possible | Share of under-utilized areas and brownfields (transformation areas) created after 2016 on the built-up area of the city Source: MMB Brownfields register |
% |
0 |
0,3 |
Brno |