Impact of Suburbanisation on Sustainable Development of Settlements in Suburban Spaces: Smart and New Solutions

Petr Hlaváček, Miroslav Kopáček and Lucie Horáčková
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Petr Hlaváček: Department of Regional Development and Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Moskevska 54, 40096 Usti nad Labem, Czechia
Miroslav Kopáček: Department of Regional Development and Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Moskevska 54, 40096 Usti nad Labem, Czechia
Lucie Horáčková: Department of Finance and Accounting, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Moskevska 54, 40096 Usti nad Labem, Czechia

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 24, 1-18

Abstract: The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact of suburbanisation on the development of settlements with an emphasis on environmental aspects that need to be addressed in the process of extensive growth of municipalities in suburban regions. In the theoretical part, the article evaluates the processes of suburbanisation and their environmental impact. On a methodological level, municipalities in the suburban zone were first defined on the basis of driving distances. These municipalities were subjected to an analysis of the intensity of residential suburbanisation by calculating a multicriteria indicator from five selected criteria. In the second part of the analysis, a questionnaire survey of mayors was carried out in the particular municipalities. The responses were evaluated using the Likert scale method, and then statistically significant dependencies were sought among individual phenomena and environmental problems which need to be solved by the municipal management due to the growth of municipalities. It was found that the mayors consider changes in the landscape character to be among the most significant impacts of suburbanisation in the territory. A change in the rural character of municipalities because of the construction of urban-type houses is perceived as being very problematic. Another serious problem is the insufficient capacity of technical infrastructure such as sewerage and waste-water treatment. The costs of ensuring the quality of the environment and of public spaces, which are, in many cases, beyond the economic possibilities of municipalities, are also increasing significantly. The article also includes specifications of selected smart solutions and procedures that can help preserve the quality of the environment.

Keywords: suburbanisation; environment; smart solutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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