ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Sustainable Revitalization Potential
of Agricultural Brownfield - a Case Study
of East Slovakia
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Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies,
Letná 9 Košice, 04 001 Slovakia
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University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia
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University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Business Management, Dolnozemská cesta 1,
852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia
Submission date: 2022-09-11
Final revision date: 2022-10-24
Acceptance date: 2022-11-30
Online publication date: 2023-02-06
Publication date: 2023-02-23
Corresponding author
Zuzana Hajduová
Department of Business Finance, University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Business Management, Dolnozemská cesta, 05201, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(2):1049-1059
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The interaction between soil quality and the potential of Paulownia cultivation in terms of
revitalization of a specific agricultural brownfield located in the East Slovak region of the Slovak
Republic is studied. At the same time, the qualitative indicators of soil and phytomass, including
planted Paulownia seedlings, to further possible revitalization of agricultural brownfields in terms of
the obtained soil quality data is presented. Based on the obtained qualitative data on the soil, originally
occurring phytomass, summary findings and recommendations for revitalizing a particular agricultural
brownfield in Paulownia are presented, as fast-growing trees are supporting not only the revitalization
of a specific agricultural brownfield but also the climate change mitigation. At the same time,
selected indicators of Paulownia’s growth are used to potentially revitalize the agricultural brownfield
with the aim of its practical use.