DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism 2020, 12(1):22-40 | DOI: 10.32725/det.2020.002

Application of the smart city concept in process of urban recycling - case study of Špitálka in Brno, Czech Republic

Petr Klusáčeka, Ondřej Konečnýa, Andrea Zgodováa, Josef Navrátilb
a Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, třída Generála Píky 2005/7, 613 00 Brno - Černá Pole, Czech Republic
b University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Branišovská 1668, 307 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Keywords: Smart City, brownfields, urban development, post-socialism, Czech Republic

Today's society is increasingly fascinated by new smart technologies, and the concept of smart cities is reflected in urban planning both in the rich cities of the developed world and in the cities of the former post-socialist countries. The paper, which is methodologically based on results of qualitative interviews with key experts and analysis of available data and information, pay attention to the challenges that are connected with application of the concept of smart cities in post-socialistic urban space. We use the case of Špitálka project, located in Brno, the Czech Republic to show, how difficult is the transformation of a concrete urban neighbourhood with the occurrence of brownfields to the new smart urban area, which can be used as a model for other Czech cities. The results illustrate how for the post-socialistic space is important networking, active participation of stakeholders and the transfer of foreign experiences from other European countries.,

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Klusáček, P., Konečný, O., Zgodová, A., & Navrátil, J. (2020). Application of the smart city concept in process of urban recycling - case study of Špitálka in Brno, Czech Republic. DETUROPE - The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism, 12(1), 22-40. doi: 10.32725/det.2020.002
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