The complex integration of water and flood risk management, climate change adaptation, and sustainable planning requires advanced, dynamic tools that are unavailable to most planning offices. This paper aims to demonstrate that the available GIS technologies and large, variable, and diverse datasets (big data) already allow us to create effective, easy-to-use, and, most importantly, cross-sectorial and holistic tools that integrate issues related to planning, flood risk management, and adaptation to climate change. Resulting from an interdisciplinary study of districts in Kraków, Poland, which have been heavily affected by pluvial floods in recent years, the accumulated runoff mapping analysis method proposed in this paper can be considered an effective planning tool that can be used at the initial stage of pluvial flood risk assessment and, above all, for spatial planning analysis and urban design. The proposed tool accounts for a correlation of development, land cover, and hydrological conditions, as well as their impact on vulnerability and the urban climate, while integrating environmental, urban, and social amenities. Intended for preliminary planning phases, it uses open-source software and data, which, although giving approximate runoff volumes, do not require advanced hydrological calculations or costly and time-consuming field research. The method allows studying alternative scenarios that can support the cross-sectorial, inclusive, and interdisciplinary discussion on new developments, sustainable planning, and adaptation to climate change. Most importantly, it can reduce, if not eliminate, issuing decisions that may have negative impacts on urban areas and enhance their resilience before more sophisticated, detailed, and advanced methods are ready for implementation.

Las ciudades que muestran signos tanto de crecimiento como de contracción y que, sin embargo, sobreviven, muestran tendencias a ser resistentes. Su proceso de desarrollo puede ser visto como pulsativo. El objetivo del trabajo era demostrar los vínculos entre el desarrollo espacial y el diseño hidrológico de Gdańsk, señalando cómo el diseño espacial de la ciudad estaba determinado por el contexto del agua. Los resultados de los análisis de los distritos centrales permitieron identificar tres etapas de la evolución hidrourbana: 1) Fase de reconstrucción (después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial), que condujo al refuerzo del desarrollo este-oeste del eje del espacio público, 2) Fase de transformación (después de 1989), que enfatizó la nueva dirección norte-sur del desarrollo urbano después de la liberación del sistema de agua del río, y 3) Fase de metamorfosis (iniciada en el siglo XXI), que supone la expansión de la estructura de la ribera, teniendo en cuenta La integración multicapa de los aspectos espaciales y funcionales de la aglomeración con la prevención de inundaciones y la política ecológica. El estudio permite rastrear la relación entre la estructura física y el sistema hidrológico que han llevado al desarrollo de una configuración rica en sistemas hidrourbanos. La destrucción del centro histórico de la ciudad (durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial) y la pérdida posterior de áreas de astilleros, que constituían una parte de la identidad de la ciudad, proporcionaron espacio para un experimento urbano. La investigación demuestra cambios en la percepción del papel del sistema de agua en la estructura urbana, lo que puede considerarse una herramienta valiosa para los planificadores y diseñadores urbanos, que se utilizará para satisfacer las demandas de las ciudades resilientes. Les ciutats que mostren signes tant de creixement com de contracció i que, no obstant això, sobreviuen, mostren tendències a ser resistents. El seu procés de desenvolupament pot ser vist com pulsatiu. L'objectiu de la recerca era demostrar els vincles entre el desenvolupament espacial i el disseny hidrològic de Gdańsk, assenyalant com el disseny espacial de la ciutat estava determinat pel context de l'aigua. Els resultats de les anàlisis dels districtes centrals van permetre identificar tres etapes de l'evolució hidrourbana: 1) Fase de reconstrucció (després de la Segona Guerra Mundial), que va conduir a el reforç de el desenvolupament est-oest de l'eix de l'espai públic, 2) Fase de transformació (després de 1989), que va emfatitzar la nova direcció nord-sud de el desenvolupament urbà després de l'alliberament de el sistema d'aigua de riu, i 3) Fase de metamorfosi (iniciada al segle XXI), que suposa l'expansió de la estructura de la ribera, tenint en compte la integració multicapa dels aspectes espacials i funcionals de l'aglomeració amb la prevenció d'inundacions i la política ecològica. L'estudi permet rastrejar la relació entre l'estructura física i el sistema hidrològic que han portat a el desenvolupament d'una configuració rica en sistemes hidrourbans. La destrucció de el centre històric de la ciutat (durant la Segona Guerra Mundial) i la pèrdua posterior d'àrees de drassanes, que constituïen una part de la identitat de la ciutat, van proporcionar espai per a un experiment urbà. La investigació demostra canvis en la percepció de el paper de el sistema d'aigua en l'estructura urbana, el que pot considerar-se una eina valuosa per als planificadors i dissenyadors urbans, que s'utilitzarà per a satisfer les demandes de les ciutats resilients. Cities that show signs of both growth and shrinkage and that nevertheless do survive, show tendencies to be resilient. Their development process can be seen as pulsative. The objective of the paper was to demonstrate the links between spatial development and Gdańsk’s hydrological layout—pointing out how the city spatial layout of was determined by the context of water. The results of analyses central districts made it possible to identify three stages of hydrourban evolution: 1) Reconstruction phase (after WW2)—which led to the reinforcement of the east-west development of axis of public space, 2) Transformation phase (after 1989)—which emphasised the new north-south direction of urban development following the freeing up of the river-water system, and 3) Metamorphosis phase (initiated in 21st century)—which assumes the expansion of the hydrourban structure, while taking into account the multi-layered integration of the spatial and functional aspects of the agglomeration with flood prevention and ecological policy. The study allows tracing the relationship between the physical structure and the hydrological system which have led to the development of a rich hydrourban system configuration. The destruction of historical city centre (during WW2) and the later loss of shipyard areas, which constituted a part of the city's identity, provided space for an urban experiment. The research demonstrates changes in the perception of the role of water system in the urban structure—which can be considered a valuable tool for planners and urban designers, to be used in, meeting demands of resilient cities.

The numerous effects of climate change on the urban environment over the past decades have urged many planning professionals to implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Higher education institutions (HEIs) bear particular responsibility for sustainability-aware designers able to implement specific measures in this field. This paper presents a typology of design solutions for urban contexts intended to implement Sustainable Development Goal 11, which refers to making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable, which can be included in university curricula. The study presents a comprehensive source base of possible interpretations of sustainability guidelines in architectural, landscape, and transport solution design and can be used to guide and assess projects in these fields. Solutions identified and analyzed were grouped into four dimensions related to sustainability aspects (accessibility, ecology, functionality, and identity). The framework proposed was developed based on the teaching experience of thesis design projects and practice-based workshop course projects featured in the curricula of first and second cycle Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Transport programs taught at the Cracow University of Technology, Poland. The projects were prepared as a part of workshop-based public consultations for a real-world project—the construction of a transport hub in Hrubieszów, Poland. The most complex implementation of various individual sustainable design solutions was linked to the interdisciplinarity of the design team and the broadest public participation spectrum.

Magdeburg seems to be a particular example illustrating complex urban processes of the post-war development of Central and Eastern Europe. Devastations of the Second World War are still visible in the multiple aspects of the city life – its spatial form, social aspects, cultural heritage and others. Post-war 'cleaning phase' exceeded the regular debris removal and caused further elimination of city heritage. Continued within the next decades rebuilding processes, especially under the Socialist Realism impact, transformed the new plan into a patchwork derived from alien urban patterns, neglecting and erasing previous identity. The 1990-ies commercial aspects contributed to further changes, unfortunately also redeveloping the city centre into one-use form. Unwanted urban qualities resulted after 1990 in the enormous shrinkage, followed by the vast demolition of the housing areas. The paper refers to the postrevitalisation aspects of the IBA Saxony-Anhalt 2002-2010 and further involvement of the Kompetenzzentrum Stadtumbau projects. The recent workshops have driven the attention to the housing heritage of the 1920-ies, which became the topic of the revitalization workshop prepared by international teams from University of Applied Sciences at Dresden (a coordinator), Università degli Studi di Padova, Cracow University of Technology, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Szent István Egyetem University in Budapest. The program was coordinated by Kompetenzzentrum Stadtumbau Magdeburg with the collaboration of the Ministry for Regional Planning and Traffic of Saxony-Anhalt and the City of Magdeburg. The part of the paper presents various aspects of revitalization of the "Cracau Estate", the proposal involves traffic calming aspects and social participation.

The ongoing period of the pandemic makes everybody focused on the matters related to fighting this immense problem posed to the societies worldwide. The governments deal with the threat by publishing regulations which should allow to mitigate the pandemic, walking on thin ice as the decision makers do not always know how to properly respond to the threat in order to save people. Computer-based simulations of e.g. parts of the city or rural area should provide significant help, however, there are some requirements to fulfill. The simulation should be verifiable, supported by the urban research and it should be possible to run it in appropriate scale. Thus in this paper we present an interdisciplinary work of urban researchers and computer scientists, proposing a scalable, HPC-grade model of simulation, which was tested in a real scenario and may be further used to extend our knowledge about epidemic spread and the results of its counteracting methods. The paper shows the relevant state of the art, discusses the micro-scale simulation model, sketches out the elements of its implementation and provides tangible results gathered for a part of the city of Krakow, Poland.