Regional Accessibility of Utility Networks on Brownfields: Implications for Business Development

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Result on the web

<a href="https://emijournal.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/03_-REGIONAL-ACCESSIBILITY-OF-UTILITY-NETWORKS-ON-BROWNFIELDS-IMPLICATIONS-FOR-BUSINESS-DEVELOPMENT.pdf" target="_blank" >https://emijournal.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/03_-REGIONAL-ACCESSIBILITY-OF-UTILITY-NETWORKS-ON-BROWNFIELDS-IMPLICATIONS-FOR-BUSINESS-DEVELOPMENT.pdf</a>

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Regional Accessibility of Utility Networks on Brownfields: Implications for Business Development

Original language description

The study examines the relationship between the accessibility of municipal infrastructure and the potential for brownfield regeneration in Czechia. The aim is to analyse how the level of infrastructure differs across regions, how these differences influence the business attractiveness of territories, and what implications arise for public policies supporting development. The Accessibility of Municipal Infrastructure (AMI) index was constructed from CzechInvest’s National Brownfields Database to quantify regional disparities in the connection of brownfield sites to five categories of utility networks: electricity, potable water, sewage, gas, and telecommunications. The results show pronounced differences between industrially developed and peripheral regions, confirming that infrastructural accessibility strongly determines both redevelopment feasibility and regional competitiveness. Regions such as Pardubice, South Moravia and Pilsen display the highest AMI values, while South Bohemian and Liberec regions remain structurally disadvantaged. The findings highlight that infrastructure represents not only a technical but also an institutional and strategic determinant of territorial development. Improving infrastructural readiness in lagging regions should therefore be a priority for Czech regional policy, as it directly enhances investment attractiveness, innovation potential, and the efficiency of public support instruments. The AMI framework provides a replicable tool for evaluating regional disparities and designing evidence-based development strategies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50702 - Urban studies (planning and development)

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Economics Management Innovation

ISSN

1804-1299

e-ISSN

1805-353X

Volume of the periodical

17

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

15-31

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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