Rewitalizacja a rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy miast (wybrane przykłady)
Revitalization and the socio-economic development of cities (selected examples)

Summary/Abstract: The issue of socio-economic development is now a very important problem with regard to local government politics. It is not surprising, therefore, that all activities leading to this development are becoming equally important. One of them is revitalization. Obviously, the term is usually understood as actions taken in relation to industrial facilities, rarely – ones related to functional units and settlements. Taking into consideration problems of modern Polish cities, it is hardly possible to state that there is any urban unit that is no need of revitalization actions or that revitalization process has been fully accomplished in a degraded area. It is even more probable that the development of a settlement unit will cause new social or economic problems. There will always be some areas considered critical, where development does not occur or its level is so negligible that it is impossible to demonstrate any improvement. In those areas, burdened with a wide range of socio-economic problems, revitalization seems to be an appropriate tool which can lead to improving or changing their condition. This article is based on the Master thesis under the title “Rewitalizacja miast szansą ich rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego” [Revitalization of cities as a chance for their socio-economic development] defended at Wrocław University in 2014. The material has been updated and complemented with current statistical data.

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