Environmental and Architectural Solutions in the Problem of Waste Incineration Plants in Poland: A Comparative Analysis

Agnieszka Starzyk, Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka, Przemysław Łacek, Łukasz Mazur (), Anna Stefańska, Małgorzata Kurcjusz and Aleksandra Nowysz
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Agnieszka Starzyk: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Przemysław Łacek: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Mazur: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Stefańska: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Małgorzata Kurcjusz: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Nowysz: Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Thermal waste transformation plants (waste incineration plants) are a strong architectural accent in the existing site context. They often function as power plants or combined heat and power plants, producing heat and/or electricity by recovering energy from flue gases. The main objective of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between the architectural quality and protection of the natural environment through the technological solutions applied. The indirect aims of the study include the demonstration of the educational message conveyed through architectural and environmental solutions. The relationships defined by the objective were verified in comparative studies of eight operating waste incineration plants in Poland, located in: Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Konin, Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, and Warsaw. The results were presented in three problem areas: (i) architectural quality, (ii) environmental solutions, and (iii) educational message. The results of the study led to the following conclusions: (i) waste incineration plants operating in Poland show a relationship between the architectural quality and broadly understood pro-environmental solutions, (ii) and all waste incineration plants operating in Poland show educational solutions.

Keywords: industrial architecture; waste incineration plant; architectural quality; environmental solutions; educational message (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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