Published: 2017-01-01

Utilisation of the potential of urban spaces during the winter period (using the example of revitalisation and humanisation in the town of Zvolen

Katarina Koštialová

Abstract

The paper deals with the potential of urban space management in Zvolen during the winter period. The urban spaces provide the opportunity for diverse and wide-ranging activities that are organised by the town authorities for its citizens. The way they are used, as well as their form and function, depend on several factors that include the microclimatic and geographical conditions. Within this context, the paper deals with the transformation of urban spaces, namely the main square, and the activities that the city offers its citizens during wintertime. The starting point for the paper is the concept of Smart City and other urban space concepts: their functions, the revitalisation and the humanisation. The paper is based on the long-term ethnological research on the town of Zvolen, located in central Slovakia, focusing on the present time

Keywords:

public spaces, Smart Cities, transformation of urban spaces, winter period, Zvolen

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Koštialová, K. (2017). Utilisation of the potential of urban spaces during the winter period (using the example of revitalisation and humanisation in the town of Zvolen. Journal of Urban Ethnology, 15, 129–143. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/jue/article/view/707

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