Adaptation of Czech Prefabricated Housing Estates to Climate Change
Abstract: More than three million inhabitants of the Czech Republic live in flats on a prefabricated panel housing estate. Panel housing estates are therefore a large part of the housing stock in the Czech Republic. They are often located in very pleasant locations with a large proportion of nature. In these locations we hold great potential left by several decades of intensive construction. In recent years there have been increasingly rapid and significant changes in the climate. Although measures are being put in place around the world to slow climate change, it is clear that this is not nearly enough. As climate change cannot be eliminated but maximally slowed down, it is important to simultaneously address solutions for adapting our settlements to this ongoing process. The paper therefore addresses the question of whether and in what forms adaptation measures to the effects of climate change are being implemented in Czech prefabricated Housing estates. The paper examines, documents, describes, and evaluates how the measures are implemented. In the form of case studies, it examines in detail several projects in Czech housing estates with different scope and focus of the form of adaptation measures. The aim is to compile an overview of possible adaptation measures implemented on Czech housing estates. These measures are primarily divided according to the element of the housing estate (building, public space, etc.) where they are applied. Motivation for the implementation of these adaptations is sought for all measures. As such, the work creates an overview of the available measures that can be applied on the housing estate by the local administration, the owners of the public spaces and, last but not least, by the associations of owners of apartment units of prefabricated houses in housing estates. The paper highlights the importance of the overall context of the measures applied and the importance of a comprehensive solution. It draws attention to the significance of their interaction.
