Post-industrial areas management and evaluation with a view to redevelopment - case study

Purpose: The study focuses on the problem of redevelopment of post-industrial areas. Their location is often attractive, but potential investors are deterred by a lack of knowledge about the area or an unstable ownership situation. It is therefore necessary to collect information on the past of the area, its current state and the ongoing effects of its former use. The article is an example of a preliminary examination of unused land in order to determine the possibility of its re-use. Design/methodology/approach: The scope of the study includes the identification of the main characteristics of the studied area. Findings: The direction of redevelopment of the analyzed area was initially determined. Practical implications: This study should be followed by a comprehensive analysis of the substances contained in the ground of the area in question and their impact on human health, planning of actions to neutralise any possible negative impact and an estimate of the costs of implementing such modifications. Social implications: The development of the studied area will be an extension of the recreational functions of the adjacent nature and landscape complex. Originality/value This article is a contribution to holistic research on the described area in order to give it valuable functions.