Revitalization of brownfields in the Czech Republic and in France

This diploma thesis is about the revitalisation of a degraded, abandoned buildings which are called brownfields. The main objective is a comparison between different approaches to the solution of these areas in the Czech Republic and France. There are two case studies. One of them is a regeneration of a former textile factory in the Nord Pas de Calais region and the second one is a current textile factory in Strakonice. The thesis also contains propositions about new usage. France has more developed ideas because it has more experiences in brownfield transformations, since the seventieth years of the twentieth century. Effective instruments are public organization of land (EPF). The collaboration of the public and private sector is also useful, the completion of the legislative tools of strategic planning and indirect tax tools. The most used instrument for the regeneration of brownfields in France is ZAC. The function of this instrument is based on the preparation of the land for a new development. The Czech Republic is being concerned about this topic since the year 1989 and more intensively in 2000. A lot of brownfields are sorted out, but many of them are still there. The biggest barrier of the revitalisation of brownfields are unresolved property rights. There is a financial aid from the fonds of the Europe Union. The Czech Republic also needs a big support from the public sector