Summary:

The aim of revitalization is to "revive space" and to transform degraded urban areas to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants and to bring out the potential of the place. Nowadays, an additional spatial problem is becoming more and more densely built areas devoid of designed greenery and recreational areas. In recent years the urbanization process has resulted in excessive sealing of the pavement and consequently increases the flow of precipitation into storm and combined sewers, which can lead to environmental degradation. This also applies with the lack of willingness to live in the open air and consequently also the deterioration in the quality of life of the inhabitants and their health. The alternative to traditional water management is to stop the water at its place of occurrence, possibly slowing down its surface runoff and draining it. The presented research is intended to illustrate the challenge of creating spatial guidelines, to improve the microclimate and to involve residents in the rehabilitation process of the degraded environment. The focus was mainly on the residential quarter, located in the north-eastern part of Wroclaw. Both spatial and social aspects have been taken into account. In this paper, however, the economic factor is not focused. Fieldwork and surveys were conducted with the inhabitants of the area. Based on this efforts have been made to develop guidelines for the development of space.