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Student scientific conference on economics on a city or regional scale

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23rd November 2023 | 13:00-17:00 | CAMP IPR Praha - Vyšehradská 57, Praha 2

The conference is supported by CTU grant SVK 50/23/F5.

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We would like to invite you to the 8th edition of the student scientific conference on economy on the scale of a city or region.

We open a topic that is seldom discussed in the context of spatial planning in central Europe. We would like to explore the connection between urban and regional planning and the economics. Since 2016 we invite every year academics from various universities and professionals in this field and moderate a discussion in an open forum with PhD students.

The conference combines presentations of PhD students´ work with conference papers of invited experts, allowing for a scholarly and scientific debate and engagement to occur. To this end, the organizers invite professionals that work outside of the academic sphere: municipal representatives, especially those in departments responsible for the budgets of towns and regions; representatives of banks involved in financing public construction projects; or experienced managers of private sector interested in co-operation between public and private sector.

Speakers

Renáta Kaščáková

Renáta Kaščáková

STÚ, Trenčín

Benedikt Gloria

Benedikt Gloria

IREBS, Regensburg

Veronika Špírková

Veronika Špírková

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Lucie Jarešová

Lucie Jarešová

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Ondřej Venhoda<

Ondřej Venhoda

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Dmitrii Grishchuk

Dmitrii Grishchuk

VUT Brno

Martijn Kanters

Martijn Kanters

Tilburg, Holandsko

Zuzana Ladzianska

Zuzana Ladzianska

STU, Bratislava

Alexandar Petrov

Alexandar Petrov

Sofiaplan, Bulharsko

Lucie Pára

Lucie Pára

IPR Praha

Zdeňka Havlová

Zdeňka Havlová

IPR Praha

Jakub Vorel

Jakub Vorel

ČVUT Praha

Program

23 November 2023
13:00 – 14:15

Ph.D. Students

Seniors Not as a Threat but as an Opportunity in Urban Development

Lecturer

Renáta Kaščáková

STÚ, Trenčín

A Deep Learning Model for Operational Real Estate Emissions

Lecturer

Benedikt Gloria

IREBS, Regensburg

Business Support as an Opportunity for Regional Development

Lecturer

Veronika Špírková

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Investment Incentives as Growth Tool for the Region

Lecturer Lecturer

Lucie Jarešová a Ondřej Venhoda

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Optimisation of Public Transport Systems

Lecturer

Dmitrii Grishchuk

VUT Brno

23 November 2023
14:45 – 17:00

Guests

The Economics of Urban Development in The Netherlands

Lecturer

Martijn Kanters

Tilburg, Holandsko

Impact of Automobile Companies on the Spatial Development of Regions in Slovakia

Lecturer

Zuzana Ladzianska

STU, Bratislava

Multicriterial Model for investment Prioritization - Green Infrastructure in Sofia

Lecturer

Alexandar Petrov

Sofiaplan, Bulharsko

The Poor City of Prague? Prague’s Public Finances in Context

Lecturer

Lucie Pára

IPR Praha

Forecast of Population and Public Amenities in Prague

Lecturer

Zdeňka Havlová

IPR Praha

Val4plan: Estimating Hedonic Prices of Public Infratructure

Lecturer

Jakub Vorel

ČVUT Praha

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Previous conferencies - guests

Björn Mattsson

Björn Mattsson

President of Skanska Residential Development Europe

Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou

Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou

The Bartlett School of Planning, London

Peter Gero

Peter Gero

Former Head of Construction Dept. of Freien und Hansastadt Hamburg

Michael Manlangit

Michael Manlangit

UCL School of Management

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Professor at the University of Regensburg, Director at KPMG, Chairman of Real Estate Advisory Austria

Prof. Jan Frait

Prof. Jan Frait

Viceguvernor of Czech National Bank

prof. Ing. arch. Karel Maier, CSc.

prof. Ing. arch. Karel Maier, CSc.

Head of the Maier Studio, Deputy Head of the Institute of Spatial Planning

Ing. Stefano Wagner

Ing. Stefano Wagner

Studi Associati SA (Lugano, Switzerland), partner

Clare Sheils

Clare Sheils

Managing Director of CBRE Czech Republic

Previous conferencies - proceedings

Previous conferencies - stream

2022

Scientific committee konference

  • Prof. Ing. Renáta Schneiderová Heralová, Ph.D., Fakulta stavební ČVUT
  • Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou, The Bartlett School of Planning, London
  • Prof. Ing. arch. Karel Maier, CSc., Fakulta životního prostředí ČZU
  • Bjorn Mattsson, Skanska Residential Development Europe, Praha
  • Ing. arch. Vít Řezáč, Fakulta architektury ČVUT
  • Doc. Ing. Petr Toth, Ph.D., Národohospodářská fakulta VŠE
  • Doc. Ing. arch. Jakub Vorel, Ph.D., Fakulta architektury ČVUT
  • Stefano Wagner, SASA, Lugano

Conference partners

IPR PRAHA Asociace pro urbanismus a územní plánování ČR, z.s. CAMP ARTN

Participating universities

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering Prague University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Univerzita Palackého Olomouc The Bartlett School of Planning (UCL), London International Real Estate Business School, Universität Regensburg
Björn Mattsson

Björn Mattsson

Residential Development Europe

Since 2018, he is the President of Skanska Residential Development Europe, which focuses on residential development in the Czech Republic and Poland. Prior to that, he was a director of Skanska Commercial Development in Norway and Finland. In the Czech Republic, he has been active since the beginning of the millennium in Skanska Property Czech Republic in the early 2000s and later headed Skanska's residential division in Prague.

He has many years of experience in commercial and residential construction in Scandinavia and Central Europe and insight into the strategy of Skanska, a multinational company operating in 11 countries in Europe and America and has around 40,000 employees.
Björn Mattsson

Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou

The Bartlett School of Planning, London

Desperate times require desperate measures: Government-funded Equity Loan schemes and their effects on housing production and housebuilder profitability

Nikos is Associate Professor in Urban Development and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning (UCL). His research interests include housing and property development, the relationship between social differentiations and the production of the built environment as well as institutional change in spatial regulation and spatial production systems, in the context of climate change. His research has been funded by JPI Urban Europe and Horizon 2020, among others. He has published several peer-reviewed journal papers and two books: Planning, Risk and Property Development: Urban Regeneration

Peter Gero

Peter Gero

Former senior construction manager of a.D. Svobodny and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

He lives alternately in Hamburg and Bratislava. He is a member of the supervisory board of a company of a rental housing company in Hamburg. He cooperates with the city of Prague and IPR (Institute of Planning and Development) Member of the Council of Architects in Liberec. Consultant to urban planning and architectural studios, e.g. BB + GG and BLAU from Barcelona, sits on the juries of many international competitions. He is expert guarantor of the Trenčín si Ty project, conceptual urban solutions in Hlohovec, Malacky and Member of the Board of Advisors of the Danube Fund of the Central European Foundation.

Michael Manlangit

Michael Manlangit

UCL School of Management

Michael Manlangit is a PhD candidate at the UCL Bartlett School of Planning under the supervision of Nikos Karadimitriou and Claudio De Magalhães. Michael’s PhD research focuses on the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the strategies and business models of the UK’s largest publicly listed housebuilders. He has also undertaken research on the impact of planning policies and government intervention on housing and property development in the UK, Netherlands, Cyprus, and Hong Kong. Michael is also an Associate Professor of Financial Education at the UCL School of Management, where he teaches modules on corporate and managerial finance, investment management and capital markets, and business statistics and decision-making. Michael is also the founding Programme Director of UCL’s MBA with Peking University.

Associate Professor (Financial Education) and Programme Director (The UCL MBA with Peking University and Global Engagement) | UCL School of Management | mgmt.ucl.ac.uk

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Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Professor at the University of Regensburg, Director at KPMG, Chairman of Real Estate Advisory Austria

Prof. Bienert has worked in a number of international companies in the real estate market, collaborating on research projects at several universities and institutions (ÖVI, RICS, TEGoVA), founded the "Austrian Real Estate Benchmarking Institute", has published in the field of valuation and project finance since 2008 he has been working mainly on "Green Buildings", LEED certification, managing several European-wide projects in the field of sustainable development and real estate valuation. He is involved in IREBS (International Real Estate Business School at the University of Regensburg).
Prof. Jan Frait

Prof. Jan Frait

Czech economist, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, VŠB-TU Ostrava

Prof. Jan Frait is a Czech economist, member of the Czech National Bank's Bank Board from 2000 to 2006. His main areas of interest are macroeconomics, monetary theory and international finance.

Since 1990 he has been a teacher at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Economics in Ostrava. In 2002 he was appointed professor of economics.

He has worked at the Czech National Bank since 2000 and was appointed by the President of the Czech Republic to the Bank Board for a six-year term in the same year. Since 2007, he has been an adviser to the Bank Board and Deputy Director of the Economic Research Department responsible for financial stability analysis. Since October 2010, he has headed the CNB's independent Financial Stability Department.

He is a long-time editor of Finance and Credit - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance and a member of the Scientific Council of Charles University in Prague since 2006.
Karel Maier

Karel Maier

Head of the Maier Studio, Deputy Head of the Institute of Spatial Planning

Karel Maier graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague with a degree in Architecture. Since 2001 he has been a professor in the field of Urbanism and Spatial Planning. He works at the Czech Technical University in Prague and at the Czech University of Agriculture. He is a foreign member of ARL (Akademie für Raumplanung und Landesforschung Hannover) and national representative of the Czech Republic in AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning). In his research activities, he deals with the spatial implications of social and economic processes and related related management options for cities and regions. He is the author of the book The Economy and Development of Czech and editor of the book Sustainable Development of Territories. As an editor he has published under the auspices of the Czech Chamber of Architects Urbanistická čítanka, he has published texts dealing with the revitalization of housing estates, the relationship between information technology and spatial planning, etc. Recently, he has been involved in methodological works for the application of planning contracts in connection with the new Building Act.
Ing. Stefano Wagner

Ing. Stefano Wagner

Studi Associati SA (Lugano, Switzerland)

Stefano Wagner is a partner in the design office Studi Associati SA in Lugano, Switzerland. He is a member of the International Society of Urban Planners (IsoCARP), President of the Swiss Society for Urban Planning and Regional Policies (ROREP), Vice President of the Swiss Society of Environmental Experts (SUV-ASEP). He has been involved in strategic plans for Lugano (Nuovo Quartiere Cornaredo), the National Park "Adula", major transport studies (AlpTransit) and research work (Umwelt und Verkehr) in Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine and Germany.
Clare Sheils

Clare Sheils

CBRE

Clare Sheils is Managing Director of CBRE Czech Republic (global commercial real estate company) and a member of its Board of Directors for Central and Eastern Europe. Originally from the UK, she has lived and worked in the CEE region since 2008. Prior to becoming Managing Director of the Czech office, she was Head of Real Estate Valuation in the region and also Head of the Industrial Sector.
Renáta Kaščáková

Renáta Kaščáková

STÚ, Trenčín

Renáta Kaščáková is a regional development analyst and consultant and a doctoral student at the Institute of Management of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. She completed her master’s degree in 1988 at the Comenius University of Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, in the field of interpreting and translation (English and Italian languages). Professionally, for almost twenty years, from various executive and elected positions, she devoted herself to the issues of local and regional development, preparation of strategic development projects and spatial planning, and public administration as such (she was vice-mayor of the city of Trenčín, member of the city and regional councils, and in the 2016-2020 election period member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic). In the city of Trenčín, she initiated and coordinated the participatory planning project Trenčín si Ty (Trenčín Is You). The goal of her research work is to change the paradigm in the view of the aging population in the process of spatial planning and urban development, in which the increasing number of seniors is not viewed as a threat, but as an opportunity. More specifically, she focuses her research work on the model environment of Trenčín, the capital of the Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Research interests: spatial planning, city management, social innovation, aging, quality of life

Seniors Not as a Threat but as an Opportunity in Urban Development. A Paradigm Shifts in The View of the Aging Population in the Process of Spatial Planning.

The global trend of population aging and the trend of shifting the retirement age limit, which in most of the EU countries has moved to the limit of 65 years and more, are raising many questions about the crucial adaptation of economies to the population crisis. In recent decades, the phenomenon of population aging has also become an important motive for the development of the so-called senior-friendly (age-friendly, elderly-friendly) concepts in various areas of life, including the theory and practice of spatial planning, which is the subject of the presented doctoral thesis. The object of the research is the possibilities of creating frameworks for the inclusion of senior- friendly concepts in the development policies of cities, through which cities could contribute their part to the fulfilment of quality goals of sustainable development aimed at the joint management of current global demographic trends. Their essence should be the effort to find the happiness of a person (especially an aging person or a person with other specific needs) in the centre of interest of spatial planning. In a situation where the importance of economic growth is mainly promoted, in which seniors and other persons with specific needs are usually perceived as an aggravating object of increased costs for society (projected into the threats; category in the SWOT analysis), it is necessary to change the paradigm and count with them as with valuable asset that benefits the society (in SWOT analyses projected into the opportunities; category). It is not only about economic benefits, the onset of which is already demonstrated by several current researches in the field of social (or solidarity) economy or the so-called silver economy, but also for the cultural and social contribution, when the coexistence of generations and their alternation is accompanied by mutual respect, respect and compassion, awakened in children from an early age. It is therefore a necessary change in the perception of concepts such as success, profit, abundance, quality of life, the value of landscape, the value of a person, the meaning of life or sources of personal happiness, with their projection into the centre of interest of spatial planning. Ensuring the quality of life with a positive impact on the individual mental and physical health of seniors and other persons with specific needs, will at the same time be a manifestation of the life quality of all people across all ages and social groups, and thus of society as a whole - in the spirit of the principle that the chain is only as strong as it is strong in its weakest link.
Benedikt Gloria, PhD

Benedikt Gloria, PhD

IREBS, Regensburg

After completing his bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Witten/Herdecke and a semester abroad at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, Benedikt Gloria completed a master's degree in real estate management (M.Sc.RE) with a focus on real estate investment and financing as well as real estate management and development at the International Real Estate Business School (IRE|BS). In addition to his studies, he gained valuable practical experience especially in project development and asset management. Since June 2022, he has been working as a research assistant at the Competence Center for Sustainability in the Real Estate Industry under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert at the IRE|BS Institute for Real Estate Management at the University of Regensburg.

A Deep Learning Model for Operational Real Estate Emissions

We present a deep learning model estimating carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions in the real estate sector. The model, which utilizes convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and image classification techniques, is designed to estimate CO2e emissions based on publicly available images of buildings and their corresponding emissions. Our findings show that the model has the ability to provide reasonably accurate estimations of CO2e emissions using images as the sole input. Notably, incorporating primary energy sources as additional input further improves the accuracy up to 75%. The creation of such a model is particularly important in the fight against climate change, as it allows for transparency and fast identification of buildings, contributing significantly to CO2e emissions in the building sector. Currently, information on emission intensity in the real estate sector is scarce, with only a few countries collecting and providing the required data. Our model can help reduce this gap and provide valuable insights into the carbon footprint of the real estate sector.
Mgr. Veronika Špírková

Mgr. Veronika Špírková

VŠE, MPO ČR

Veronika Špírková works at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic as an expert on preparation, implementation, analysis and evaluation of national policies, strategies, programmes and measures to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. She is the Czech Republic's delegate to the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship and the European Commission Working Group on the Single Market Programme. He is a co-author of the Strategy to Support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in The Czech Republic (2021–2027) and participates in the preparation of annual reports on implementation of the strategy. She collaborates with the OECD on the annual SME and Entrepreneur Financing Yearbook. She was an advisor to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade on EU funds. She has taught at the University of Applied Sciences in Leewarden (The Netherlands) and also works as a lecturer with the private sector on methodologies for subsidy programmes.

Business Support as an Opportunity for Regional Development

The year 2022 was the first in a series of several years that saw a significant decline in the volume of bank financing to non-financial businesses as a result of global political and economic events. Banks were cautious in their lending and businesses were less willing to borrow in a period of high interest rates. As a result, businesses made more use of their reserves and focused them on operational expenses instead of investments. In response to these developments, the Czech authorities, through the National Development Bank, stepped up its activities in providing financial instruments for SMEs, in particular loan guarantees, which were well received by enterprises. Soon the allocations that were increased several times, were exhausted, even in structurally affected regions. In her paper, the author analyses SMEs' access to finance in turbulent times and examines the impact of government support measures.
Ing. Lucie Jarešová

Ing. Lucie Jarešová

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Study at: University of economics Prague – masters degree – International business and Chinese studies, PhD student – Regional development Work experience: Ministry of Industry and Trade, Department of Brownfields and Innovative Business Development – processing of the Investment Incentives agenda, project management process, preparation of legislative material related to the agenda, expert consultations negotiations with investors, public support topics.

Investment Incentives as Growth Tool for the Region

Investment incentives are a much-debated topic across a wide spectrum of experts and governments. Investment incentives can be seen as an economic policy instrument of the state that has historically been used to promote economic development, create new jobs through investment and also to maintain the international economic competitiveness of the country in competition with neighbouring countries for foreign direct investment inflows. This paper seeks to answer the question of what effect investment incentives have on the region itself, whether they contribute to its growth or not. Understanding the impact of investment incentives on a region is important to gain insights in developing strategies to attract investment and their possible further use as an economic policy tool.
Ing. Ondřej Venhoda

Ing. Ondřej Venhoda

University of Economics, Prague, MIT CR

Graduated at Prague University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics, Economic Policy, master thesis: The analyse of the system of investment incentives based on the comparison of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Nowadays Ph.D. student at the same faculty in Economic Theory. Works at the same time in Raiffeisenbank as teamleader in bank´s biggest retail branch.

Investment Incentives as Growth Tool for the Region

Investment incentives are a much-debated topic across a wide spectrum of experts and governments. Investment incentives can be seen as an economic policy instrument of the state that has historically been used to promote economic development, create new jobs through investment and also to maintain the international economic competitiveness of the country in competition with neighbouring countries for foreign direct investment inflows. This paper seeks to answer the question of what effect investment incentives have on the region itself, whether they contribute to its growth or not. Understanding the impact of investment incentives on a region is important to gain insights in developing strategies to attract investment and their possible further use as an economic policy tool.
Ing. Dmitri Grishchuk

Ing. Dmitri Grishchuk

VUT Brno

Ever since I was a child, I have been interested in urban planning and transport – I used to build a cardboard city in my grandparents‘ cottage, planning streets, public transport lines, stadiums and theaters placement. Later on my journey to gain knowledge in these areas, I enrolled at Kazan State Power Engineering University in 2014, where I understood the technical aspects of electric vehicles of public transport and its infrastructure. During the final year of my bachelor's studies, I learned about the possibility of studying in Brno, where I discovered Civil engineering program at the Brno University of Technology, that was the most attractive to me. However, I had to learn Czech and pass the entrance exam, which I did in 2019. Here I met my master’s thesis supervisor, who later offered me to join the team of the Brno City Chief Architect's Office, where I still work as a transport specialist. After obtaining a master’s degree, I did not stop studying, and now I am a PhD student at the same university. My main focus is traffic modeling and urban data analysis - exactly what I have always enjoyed. I believe that good environment around people positively influences their feelings, thoughts and behaviors, and inspires them. It is important for me to know that my work contributes to the sustainable and harmonious development of our society.

Optimisation of Public Transport Systems

The development of public transport in cities, especially large ones, is an important process in the context of increasing the sustainability of their territory – public transport is much more environmentally friendly and spatially efficient, but it is also more financially demanding for the budgets of subscribers and operators. The construction of new buildings usually takes into account the public transport service in their surroundings, and minor changes in the transport service in the city area may occur several times a year. However, mass transit systems are rarely evaluated comprehensively and therefore it may not be known whether all sites are adequately served over time. This is often due to a lack of appropriate data and the absence of a clear methodology. The author's forthcoming dissertation focuses on the development of a methodology for analysing the quality of public transport in different areas of the area of interest, optimising it and comparing the conditions before and after the modifications, with an emphasis on the economic aspects of the operation. Multi-agent traffic modelling is used in this thesis to reveal the potential of passengers in different locations and the importance of certain transport directions. One of the principles is the use of open data and software to make the described procedure easily repeatable and independent of the finances of an individual or institution.
Ing. arch. Zuzana Ladzianska, PhD.

Ing. arch. Zuzana Ladzianska, PhD.

STU, Bratislava

Zuzana Ladzianska works at the Institute of Management STU as an research and teaching assistant, where from November 2022 she is also responsible for the PR activities of the entire institute. She completed her master studies at the Faculty of Architecture STU in the field of Architecture and Urbanism and her doctoral studies at the Institute of Management STU with her dissertation “Reflection of Demographic Changes in Spatial Planning of Slovakia”. She has repeatedly hosted at various foreign universities, in the period 2008-2010 she was part of the DLGS (at IOeR and TU Dresden) in Dresden, Germany. Within the CEEPUS, Socrates-Erasmus and Erasmus exchange programs she visited several universities such as TU Salzburg, AT, PG Gdansk, PL, CTU Prague, CZ, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, where she actively participated in the pedagogical process as well as in the scientific research activities. She is an active member of the SPECTRA Center of Excellence research team at STU, in which she participates in solving various research tasks. In 2011 she became the holder of the grant “Program for the Support of Young Researchers STU: TerKa 2020 – Territorial Cohesion 2020 – Methodological Challenges for Spatial Planning”. As a researcher, she collaborated on more than 20 international and national projects, where she participated in the preparation of various international and national events in the form of summer schools, workshops or trainings (SPECTRA, SPA.CE-NET, ECLAS, AESOP, ISOCARP, LEPOB, IOP, etc.). So far, she has published more than 50 outputs, of which 14 are kept in WOS / Scopus databases whereas she is a co-author of three monographs.

Impact of Automobile Companies on the Spatial Development of Regions in Slovakia

The entry of large automobile companies into Slovakia had a significant impact on the Slovak economy. Slovakia has become an attractive destination for foreign car companies that have chosen this country to manufacture their vehicles. The automobile company Kia Motors entered the Slovak market in 2006 and this year began the construction of its production plant in the village of Teplička nad Váhom, which is located near Žilina. Investments of this kind mean a large-scale impact on the overall development of the region. The preparatory work for the given investment was also associated with additional interventions by the state. They also included the preparation of the territory and related activities, such as the preparation of project documentation, negotiations, or the subsequent purchase of land for the purpose of building a car factory, which in this case was met with the reluctance of the owners. The aim of the contribution will be to bring closer the procedural side of preparation for the entry of such an investment into the region and its subsequent impact on the overall development of the territory, which is not only focused on the territory itself, in which the investment is realized, but in this case also on the entire Žilina region, its employment and overall economy of the region. From a territorial planning point of view, it is necessary to emphasize the readiness for the entry of such an investment into the territory in the territorial plans of the regions or municipalities themselves.
Martijn Kanters

Martijn Kanters

Tilburg, Holandsko

Martijn Kanters has been working in urban development and real estate for almost 25 years. He graduated in 1999 from Utrecht University (NL) with a Master’s degree in International Economics & Economic Geography, his thesis on an industrial development strategy for North-West Bohemia. Starting as a research intern at the Czech Ministry of the Environment, he moved to Prague-based real estate consultancy Kolpron, part of Ecorys-group. In 2002, he was assistant project manager of the Ostrava-Vítkovice Brownfield Regeneration project for CzechInvest, which started his career in complex urban development schemes. After a short period at a real estate investment firm, he became Head of Consulting & Research at the Prague office of DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield) in 2007. During the following years, he advised on major urban development schemes in the Czech Republic and Central & Eastern Europe, such as Bubny Prague. In 2010, he left Prague and became an independent advisor, working a.o. for the International Urban Development Association (INTA) and the city of Tbilisi (Georgia) in the production of the new Land Use Plan. In 2017 he returned to The Netherlands where he has been based since then. During 2017 – 2019 he worked as an advisor for the cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht and Leiden, among others. Since 2019 he has been working for the municipality of Tilburg (220,000 inh.), the 7th largest city in The Netherlands, as City Developer. In this role he connects city-wide vision & strategy with management of large urban development projects. He designed the Tilburg City Investment Plan, a tool to prioritize investments, and facilitates partnerships among private sector and the municipality. Martijn is a member of the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) and a proponent of integrated, inclusive and sustainable urban development.

The Economics of Urban Development in The Netherlands

In his presentation, Martijn will provide a summary on the recent shift in national urban policy in The Netherlands, before zooming in on practical consequences for municipalities. After years of decentralization, the national government started to resume new leadership in urban development. Ignited by an increasing shortage of affordable housing, a new integrated spatial development plan is taking shape. Coupled with a new vision, new financial instruments are developed that stimulate desired developments on the local level. The National Housing Incentive for example, provides financial support for larger housing projects with a minimum of 50% affordable housing units. This incentive in fact stimulates larger urban development projects and necessitates cooperation among real estate developers and with the municipality.
Aleksandar Petrov

Aleksandar Petrov

Sofiaplan, Bulharsko

Aleksandar is a third-generation landscape architect. He completed his master's degree at the University of Forestry – Sofia. In 2004-2005, he specialized in landscaping and production of decorative tree and shrub species at Forestfarm, Oregon – USA. Between 2012-2013, he participated as a senior expert in the project "Mapping and determining the conservation status of natural habitats and species" under the Natura 2000 program – Bulgaria. He served as a consultant and coordinator in the construction of the information systém "Register of Green Areas and Register of Cataloged Vegetation" for the "GREEN SYSTEM" Directorate of the Sofia Municipality. In early 2018, he joined the team of Sofiaplan — Municipal Enterprise, where he has been working to this day. His work at the municipal enterprise is related to all aspects of the green system in Sofia Municipality. Concurrently, since the autumn of 2019, he has been an honorary lecturer at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy – Sofia, where he continues to teach. Since April 2022, Aleksandar has also been working as a data engineer in the GATE institute team (Big Data for an Intelligent Society). He is a co-founder of the OneTree Foundation - an online platform focused on better planning and management of urban greening. He is interested in topics like generative grammar, artificial intelligence, and process optimization. He believes that a society is intelligent when it wisely manages its resources.

Multicriterial Model for investment Prioritization – Green Infrastructure in Sofia

Multicriterial Model for Prioritization (MMP) Handling spatial data has grown more intricate. Yet, it's paving the way for fresh approaches in urban planning we hadn't seen before. This is where the Multicriterial Model for Prioritization (MMP) shines. It's a swift and clear tool that helps decide which areas need to be prioritized for expropriation. Today, data is likened to "gold". It's among the top assets of our cities. As city data swells in both volume and quality, we need new strategies to manage it. The era when paper was the goto resource is fading. In many cases, it's outdated and inefficient. MMP představuje novou metodu pro systematické zpracování velkých objemů dat. Zajišťuje objektivitu a transparentnost při rozhodování v oblasti řízení a urbanistického plánování. Díky využívání moderních datových infrastruktur a inovativních zpracovatelských technik má MMP potenciál stát se nezastupitelným nástrojem v nástrojové sadě městské správy.
doc. Ing. arch. Jakub Vorel, Ph.D.

doc. Ing. arch. Jakub Vorel, Ph.D.

ČVUT Praha

Jakub Vorel is an urban planner with teaching, consulting and research experience in the fields of spatial and strategic planning of territorial development, data analytics, geo-informatics and computer modelling of territorial development. He works at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Val4plan: Estimating Hedonic Prices of Public Infrastructure

The new val4plan software tool is an open-source modular analytical platform that offers a robust set of tools for implementing practical econometric analyses; val4plan is primarily intended for estimating the hedonic prices of attributes of the urban environment and individual parameters of residential real estate. The presentation will show the use of val4plan for estimating the hedonic prices of public infrastructure in Prague.
Ing. arch. Zdeňka Havlová, Ph.D.

Ing. arch. Zdeňka Havlová, Ph.D.

IPR Praha

Zdenka Havlova is an architect and a researcher currently working as the head of the Office for City Analysis, Prague Institute of Planning and Development, focusing primarily on urban analysis, Prague Planning Analytical Materials and the online City Analysis Portal (uap.iprpraha.cz).

Forecast of Population and Public Amenities in Prague

Our presentation will introduce the Prague Population and Public Amenities Prognosis project, a new study conducted by the Office for City Analysis at Prague Institute of Planning and Development in 2022. It is one of the key sources for the debate on the current and future needs of public amenities in the city. The Prognosis is a part of Prague Planning Analytical Materials and serves as an important foundation for urban planning documents, urban studies, development projects in Prague, decision-making, and other activities concerting the development of the city. It serves the departments of the City Hall, Prague City Council and Prague City Assembly and their specialized committees in dealing with funding requests from individual Prague Municipalities.
Lucie Pára

Lucie Pára

IPR Praha

Lucie Para has been part of the Office for Strategies at IPR Praha’s Department of City Development since 2019. Previously, she worked in Paris and concentrated on sustainable management and development strategies for heritage sites. She is a Charles University (Faculty of Social Sciences) and Sciences Po Paris (Regional and Urban Strategies) Alumna.

The Poor City of Prague? Prague’s Public Finances in Context

Have you always considered Prague to be a rich city? How come it has always struggled to finance its strategic infrastructure projects and other city operations? This presentation aims to highlight the key findings of “The Poor City of Prague? Prague’s public finances in the Czech and international context” - an analysis by IPR Praha (2020). How wealthy is Prague from various perspectives? What is Prague’s position in the Czech public finance system? How does it compare to similar European cities?