Rola i znaczenie placów targowych w dużym mieście. Przykład Łodzi
Role and Significance of Marketplaces in a Large Town – the Example of Łódź in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Currently, the further functioning of marketplaces in towns is in question. This is related to both the intensive development of large -scale trade, displacing this traditional form of trade, and the appropriation of this space by the town authorities for other, non-commercial purposes. At the same time, however, for many inhabitants marketplaces still play an important role, mainly as a place to shop every day. In the context of observed research inaccuracies, the article deals with the problem of identifying the role of marketplaces in a modern town. The theoretical and methodological basis of the undertaken research is the concept of the function of a place of A. Suliborski (2001). Using said concept allowed for investigating the utility and social role of marketplaces. The article uses various research methods: study and field methods including a questionnaire interview that was carried out on a group of 200 Łódź residents.

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