Metropolization of the Polish space and its implications for regional development
Metropolization of the Polish space and its implications for regional development

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss selected changes taking place in the Polish socio- economic space due to the process of its metropolization. Additionally the author tries to determine their impact on the development of the country at the regional level in subsequent years. Despite different difficulties, the metropolization of the Polish socio-economic space advances. To benefit from the development of this process as a country, one must ensure the existence of a development model of polarization and diffusion – recommended by the European Commission in the 2014–2020 programming perspective. The positive impact of metropolization should make easier the flow of information, innovation, capital and diffusion of knowledge which should help to initiate or enhance the endogenous assets of individual spatial units, also those located outside metropolitan areas.

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