Search Advanced

Right menu

Not logged in

User information

There are 0 registered and 0 anonymous users online.

Advanced search


Connectgreen

Restoring and managing ecological corridors in mountains as  green infrastructure in the Danube basin.

standard logo - light green ink-image-ConnectGREEN (1)

Making City (H2020)

LogoMC

MAKING-CITY, the new large-scale demonstration project funded by Horizon 2020 EU’s research and innovation programme, holds its kick-off meeting on 13th-14th December in Valladolid, Spain. Gathering 34 partners coming from 9 countries, this 60-month H2020 project with a budget of 20 million euros aims to address and demonstrate the urban energy system transformation towards low carbon cities following the Positive Energy District (PED) concept.

prof. Maroš Finka - short bio

Maroš Finka

president of Association of European Schools of Planning, professor of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia and at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univerisity, China, Expert of UN Habitat III and Ministry for Investment, Regional Development and Innovations of SR, director of SPECTRA Centre of Excellence of th EU at STU in Bratislava.

Read more...

SaveGREEN

The SaveGREEN project: Safeguarding the functionality of transnationally important ecological corridors in the Danube basin

standard logo - light green ink-BIG

Project is set to work on the critical theme of ecological corridors in the Carpathian and further mountain ranges of the Danube region.

Currently, eco-corridors are threatened by the lack of adequate planning of economic development initiatives. Linear transport infrastructure, urban development, intensive agricultural, forestry, and water management practices can interrupt ecological corridors, cause traffic-deaths, and lower the reproductive success of key species and the effectiveness of ecosystem services we all depend on.

Therefore, building on the key results of previous Interreg DTP projects — i.e. TRANSGREEN, ConnectGREEN and HARMON — the SaveGREEN project will identify, collect, and promote the best solutions for safeguarding ecological corridors — including monitoring the impact of mitigation measures. Thus, basing its work on integrated planning, it will help derive proper recommendations for follow-up actions and policy design. 

Spa-ce.net Network Conference 2022: “Future of the Traces of Modernity: Public Mass housing neighbourhoods“

An annual Network Conference of Spa-ce.net (network joining Central and South European Universities and Research Institutes focused on Spatial Planning) under the headline “Future of the Traces of Modernity: Public Mass housing neighbourhoods“ will be held 26th-28th September 2022 in Bratislava. The conference will be joint event, co-organizing partners are Spectra, Centre of Excellence, AESOP, AESOP young academics and ECTP.

Read more...

Challenges of spatial and urban development of Vajnory

Students of master study of Spatial planning took part in the research cooperation of the Slovak University of Technology and Municipality of Vajnory (part of Bratislava), aimed to solve various problems and challenges of spatial and urban development of Vajnory. Our students dealt with the territory of Vajnory from various interdisciplinary angles:  two groups were analysing the territory from the point of view of specific needs of particular groups of inhabitants (handicapped people, teenagers) anf their role in spatial development, foreign students from ERASMUS Exchange programme dedicated their work to revitalisation of an abandoned old airfield in Vajnory. All three presentation belonged to the most outstanding and distinguished and they yielded vibrant attention at final presentation day, 13th, January 2023 at House of Culture in Vajnory. Cooperation with Municipality of Vajnory will be prolonged also in summer semester.

Read more...

BISON (H2020)

bison-projects_logo

The BISON project focuses on infrastructure development and preservation of biodiversity, respectively, in order to achieve social and economic well-being. Resulting from this, two issues should be considered:

  • Spatial relationships between infrastructure location and protected areas. The majority of the infrastructure development will likely occur within or around preserved areas and ecosystems with a high level of biodiversity. This may undermine past, current and future conservation investments if spatial planning is not carefully applied. Negative consequences could include the shift of species range due to climate change and the movement of key biodiversity areas (under legal protection or not), towards areas that are also considered to meet current infrastructure demands. Predicting these shifts and (re)designing infrastructure to enhance ecosystems’ resilience, in the context of climate change, can be enhanced by applied research to address these key challenges.
  • Innovations in project design can provide a safer and more efficient infrastructure network and reduce the negative impacts on biodiversity, particularly away from protected areas. In addition, upgrading or enhancing the efficiency of existing infrastructure (rather than developing new infrastructure) should be explored as a critical solution to mitigate further land-use change and ecosystem fragmentation16. The innovation potential in this sector is aligned with the European ambition of being a leader in creating green jobs.

V4RIT-SUARR

Logo V4RIT-SUARR

Three partners from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia – IETU, IURS, SPECTRA with UA partner – NGU LEDA NET want to support reconstruction of Ukrainian regions destroyed by Russian invasion. Project partners have planned activities aimed at the most effective transfer of knowledge on various aspects of transformation (social, economic and environmental). Issues related to the development of regions in the future, post-industrial land repurposing (including post-mining assets), especially in the context of the environment and the quality of the life of the inhabitants, will be important. The facilities of the mining industry and other sectors can be an excellent potential for building post-industrial tourism, as it was done in the V4 countries (examples in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia). The project is intended to help cities and regions of Ukraine to plan and implement regional just redevelopment and transition, with aware people of Ukraine involved.

Three partners from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia – IETU, IURS, SPECTRA with UA partner – NGU LEDA NET want to support reconstruction of Ukrainian regions destroyed by Russian invasion.

The project will organize study tour for stakeholders from Ukraine in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia and virtual schools for academia/students to transfer the knowledge and experience of V4 regions in transition, which will be crucial in the rebuilding of Ukraine.

V4RIT-SUARR – Virtual Winter School, 14.03.2024

In the framework of the project Visegrad+ V4RIT-SUARR, Spectra, Centre of Excellence and STU Bratislava are co-organizers of Virtual Winter School "Theory is not boring"
Redevelopment and reconstruction of Transition Regions in Climate and Society changes.

On-line meeting on the ZOOM platform
14.03.2024, 9:00 - 15:00 CET time

Read more...