Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture

Monika Trojanowska

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Monika Trojanowska ¹ ^*

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¹ Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, POLAND^* Corresponding Author

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This paper presents the assessment of Gdynia-Zachód–a new sustainable housing project in Gdynia. This assessment uses a series of justification tools: the universal standard for health-promoting places and the universal standard for eco-neighborhood design. The first tool evaluates the therapeutic qualities of public open green space–public park and walkability of pathways leading to open green space. The second one assesses the basic sustainability standards and lifestyle quality. Gdynia-Zachód is a flagship urban development based on a new urbanism charter. The charette and workshops were organized to invite public participation in this project. The project is still under development, but it was assumed it is a good moment for the assessment to justify future design decisions. This study also demonstrated the practical usage of the universal standards as justification tools.

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eco-neighborhoods
health-promoting urban places
universal pattern
assessment tools

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EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES, 2022, Volume 6, Issue 1, Article No: em0179

https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska, M. (2022). Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 6(1), em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska M. Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2022;6(1):em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska M. Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2022;6(1), em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska, Monika. "Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2022 6 no. 1 (2022): em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska, M. (2022). Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 6(1), em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581

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Trojanowska, Monika "Assessment of New Sustainable Housing Project in Gdynia Using Justification Tools for Health-Promoting Urban Design and Architecture". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 2022, em0179. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/11581