Magdalena Belof
Biographic Data
| ID | 6505375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magdalena Belof |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Belof |
| SIGNATURE | BELOF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wrocław University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4814-9256 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teachers, traditions, and transitions
Planning education in Poland has developed within a fragmented institutional setting, creating uncertainty about where design-related competences belong and how they are taught. This paper verifies the place of urban design-focused training within planning programmes by examining how curricula and learning outcomes frame graduates’ capacity to make informed decisions on the built environment. Using a framework that integrates contextual, systemic…
Towards a cycle-friendly city? civic-driven mobility reform in Kyiv under conditions of institutional fragility
This practice review examines mobility reform in Kyiv as a case of civic-driven governance under institutional fragility and external crises. It shows how organised civil society brought cycling onto the planning agenda, evolving from protest to participation in policy formation. A key manifestation was the adoption of the Kyiv Cycling Concept, which marked formal recognition but not sustained implementation. Infrastructure development remained u…
Challenges in outsourcing local spatial planning in Poland
This study examines the systemic vulnerabilities of Polish local spatial planning under outsourcing to the private sector, focusing on the implications for the democratic decision-making process. Through critical legal analysis and semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 planning professionals, the research identifies six soft-spots in legal frameworks and procedural practices that undermine transparency, accountability, and public interest.…
Between Architecture and Planning
Urban design, as an academic discipline, was born in the 20th century in response to challenges related to the planning, design, and renewal of urbanized areas. Since then, there has been an ongoing debate about the scope, scientific basis, and teaching formula of the discipline. The aim of this article was to assess the formula for teaching urban design at an academic level in Poland, considering global trends in this field. The theoretical fram…
Social Learning in Transnational Spatial Planning Processes
Social learning can offer a useful lens to analyse multi-actor cooperation processes and their outcomes. In this paper, a conceptual framework based on learning theories is applied to a recent transnational spatial planning process in Central Europe to analyse how the cooperation agenda was shaped, a joint strategy developed, and to understand the possible policy effects of this process. The findings allow a reflection on the potentials of, and c…
Between Architecture and Planning
Urban design, as an academic discipline, was born in the 20th century in response to challenges related to the planning, design, and renewal of urbanized areas. Since then, there has been an ongoing debate about the scope, scientific basis, and teaching formula of the discipline. The aim of this article was to assess the formula for teaching urban design at an academic level in Poland, considering global trends in this field. The theoretical fram…
Social Learning in Transnational Spatial Planning Processes
Social learning can offer a useful lens to analyse multi-actor cooperation processes and their outcomes. In this paper, a conceptual framework based on learning theories is applied to a recent transnational spatial planning process in Central Europe to analyse how the cooperation agenda was shaped, a joint strategy developed, and to understand the possible policy effects of this process. The findings allow a reflection on the potentials of, and c…
Between Architecture and Planning
Urban design, as an academic discipline, was born in the 20th century in response to challenges related to the planning, design, and renewal of urbanized areas. Since then, there has been an ongoing debate about the scope, scientific basis, and teaching formula of the discipline. The aim of this article was to assess the formula for teaching urban design at an academic level in Poland, considering global trends in this field. The theoretical fram…
Challenges in outsourcing local spatial planning in Poland
This study examines the systemic vulnerabilities of Polish local spatial planning under outsourcing to the private sector, focusing on the implications for the democratic decision-making process. Through critical legal analysis and semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 planning professionals, the research identifies six soft-spots in legal frameworks and procedural practices that undermine transparency, accountability, and public interest.…
Teachers, traditions, and transitions
Planning education in Poland has developed within a fragmented institutional setting, creating uncertainty about where design-related competences belong and how they are taught. This paper verifies the place of urban design-focused training within planning programmes by examining how curricula and learning outcomes frame graduates’ capacity to make informed decisions on the built environment. Using a framework that integrates contextual, systemic…
Towards a cycle-friendly city? civic-driven mobility reform in Kyiv under conditions of institutional fragility
This practice review examines mobility reform in Kyiv as a case of civic-driven governance under institutional fragility and external crises. It shows how organised civil society brought cycling onto the planning agenda, evolving from protest to participation in policy formation. A key manifestation was the adoption of the Kyiv Cycling Concept, which marked formal recognition but not sustained implementation. Infrastructure development remained u…
Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental design and planning (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Management science (2 works)