Niesprawność władz publicznych w świetle prawno-przestrzennych i partycypacyjnych narzędzi rewitalizacji

Abstract

Enactment of the Polish Act on Urban Regeneration has granted municipalities new opportunities of using spatial policy development tools, including ones related to the legal, spatial, and participatory domain. The inefficiency of public authorities in the spatial management system manifests itself in insufficient skills as well as the lack of will and determination to shape and protect spatial order. Speaking of urban regeneration, this inefficiency becomes evident, but not only, in the erroneous or incomplete diagnosis of issues that should trigger regeneration processes; the lack of prompt and thoughtful response to the diagnosed problems; the lack of active cooperation with stakeholders (attributable both to the low level of social capital and the attitude of bureaucrats). Ultimately, this inefficiency leads to the implementation of the municipal regeneration program only by public authorities and not by regeneration stakeholders. Based on these findings, the article seeks to determine whether and to what extent urban regeneration tools can reduce the inefficiency of public authorities in the spatial management system (in relation to areas subject to regeneration). The conducted analysis of case studies demonstrates that regeneration tools are not employed to their full potential (to unlock all the related benefits). Participation tools are not fully utilized, either (especially those linked to the operation of the Urban Regeneration Committee).