The city identity in the context of political, economic and social changes in contemporary Poland. The case of Kielce Cover Image

Tożsamość miasta w kontekście przemian politycznych, ekonomicznych i społecznych we współczesnej Polsce. Przypadek Kielc
The city identity in the context of political, economic and social changes in contemporary Poland. The case of Kielce

Author(s): Joanna Zuzanna Popławska
Subject(s): Politics, National Economy, Sociology
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: identity of the city; Kielce; transition; metropolisation; conditions for the development; spatial structure; promotion of the city; the city’s image in the opinion of residents

Summary/Abstract: City identity can be defined as a historically distinctive attributes that distinguish that city form all the other cities. Identity is influenced by many factors such as: genesis of a city, economic development, spatial arrangements and the picture of a city in the collective mind of its inhabitants. City identity is not permanent feature. It is influenced by political, social and economic changes. The most important factors that influence city identity are: system transformation, globalization, metropolization and European integration. The combination of all these processes and their influences on the identity of  contemporary city, such as Kielce, is the aim of this study,

  • Issue Year: 15/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 125-146
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish