Geographia Technica, Vol 14, Issue no.2/2019, pp. 120-130
CATEGORIZATION OF IMPACT OF THE SELECTED VARIABLES FOR POTENTIAL BROWNFIELD REGENERATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC BY MEANS OF CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS
Kamila TURECKOVA , Jan NEVIMA, Jaroslav SKRABAL, Pavel TULEJA (Karvina, Czech Republic)
ABSTRACT: Brownfields are undesirable urbanistic heritage and their occurrence is associated with a number of negative effects, which our society tries to minimize repeatedly, both successfully and unsuccessfully. Especially in the context of the multi-perspective concept of sustainable development, the issue of brownfields is accentuated with the intention to reuse abandoned areas that have lost their original use and regenerate them in a way that enriches not only indi-vidual stakeholders but generally the whole society. Although each brownfield is unique within its set of partial characteristics, it is possible to determine by means of mathematical-statistical methods the key patterns that are important for brownfields in terms of their overall nature. The identification of these common patterns across a selected set of brownfields is im-portant for establishing of general recommendations for their potential regeneration. In our paper, we proceeded from the analysis of 460 non-regenerated brownfields located in the Czech Republic, and by means of correspondence analysis we determined which categories most influence the potential brownfield regeneration from the perspective of a two-dimensional (stage) approach. Information on brownfields was taken from the publicly avail-able database of the state-funded company the CzechInvest for 2018 and supplemented by au-thors with other relevant variables. The analysis of the data revealed factors that may have a major impact in the initial phase of the decision on potential brownfield regeneration, and at the same time factors that do not seem to be substantial for regeneration. The applicability of the results of our analyses creates space for better-targeted brownfield regeneration policies, especially in the area of specifications for calls for brownfield regeneration projects, their fi-nancial support, implementation of process innovations, etc.
Keywords: Brownfield, Multiple Correspondence, Czech Republic, Factor, Regeneration.
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