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ANALIZA FUNKCJONALNO-PRZESTRZENNA DZIELNIC KATOWIC
FUNCTIONAL-SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF KATOWICE DISTRICTS

Author(s): Alicja Szajnowska-Wysocka
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: functionalism; functional-spatial structure; town

Summary/Abstract: Classifi cation and analysis of urban functions can be conducted in the context of a residence and a workplace. Such a research form, applied to Katowice districts, lets look for answers to the question: to what extent does a given district act as a residence (residential function), and to what extent – a workplace function (service, service-industrial or industrial one)? Evaluation of relations between the residence function and the workplace function let differentiate 5 functional types of districts with: very strong workplace function, strong workplace function, balanced relation between residence and workplace functions, strong residence function, very strong residence function. 1. Analysing the functional-spatial structure of Katowice districts the following regularities can be found: 2. service function in many places of the town, especially in northern districts, 3. service-residence function in the downtown and adjacent districts, 4. residence function (multifamily) scattered in northern districts, 5. residence function (one family) concentrated in south-western districts, 6. industrial function scattered in north-eastern districts, 7. recreation function in the middle part of the town.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 25-36
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish