Studia Geographica: Recent submissions
Wyświetlanie pozycji 221-240 z 280
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Roma ethnic minority risk of social exclusion in Poland
(2014)Roma people are one of the most colourful minorities in Poland and arouse interest and controversy among contemporary Polish society, nearly monolithic in terms of ethnic origin and nationality. At present, the socio-economic ... -
Ski and spa tourism as local development strategy – the case of Krynica Zdrój (Poland)
(2014)The socio-economic, cultural and technological transformations, characteristic features of the globalization era, result in altering the ways in which tourist and recreational services are rendered, leading to the formation ... -
Tourism development in small cities on the example of Pistoia in Tuscany
(2014)The dynamic development of tourism in many regions of the world causes competition boost which, in turn, leads to a variety of changes in tourist offers. Tourism is an alternative for other types of economic activity, ... -
Industrial and commercial suburbanization in post-socialist city: the Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland)
(2014)The subject of this paper is the issue of urban sprawling in the Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland). Particular attention is paid on the changing role of industry as one of the key elements of development and metropolization ... -
Housing conditions in selected metropolitan areas in Poland
(2014)Housing conditions are considered an element reflecting the living standard of the population. In addition, it is also an important index illustrating advancement of suburbanisation processes. The article presents ... -
Spatial structure transformations in small towns in view of rehabilitation and gentrification processes
(2014)During the time of centrally controlled economy Polish cities were shaped by processes and structures typical of a socialist state. When changes in the economic, social and political system in Poland begun, Polish cities ... -
Human geographical ideas of Eugeniusz Romer
(2014)Eugeniusz Romer’s contribution to the development of Polish geography has been extensively appreciated. Historians of geography emphasized however his contribution in the field of physical geography and map making. ... -
The concept of geographical space
(2014)In the process of shaping the geography as a science there appeared two research trends. One of them is reflected in ongoing scientific specialization and isolation of new disciplines, while the other is characterized ... -
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. 155. Studia Geographica 5
(Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego, Kraków, 2014) -
Kuřim – the largest small town in the South-Moravian Region (Czechia)
(2015)The author has dealt with a role of the small city of Kuřim (population ca. 11,000) in the suburban zone of Brno. Based on statistical data and field research, this small towns was analysed with its own activities in ... -
Conditions of divided towns development – an example of Guben and Gubin
(2015)The article concerns about conditions of development of a peculiar small towns – Guben (German) and Gubin (Polish). Their situation is interesting with reference to their border location, as well as peripheral and divided ... -
Models of service systems in the split towns of the Polish-German and Polish-Czech borderlands
(2015)On the basis of an empirical study, this article offers some generalisations concerning service systems characteristic of split towns in East-Central Europe. Three frontier urban complexes were examined, including two ... -
Development of educational services in small towns of the Małopolskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships
(2015)The aim of this study was to present the variety of educational services in small towns of Małopolskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships. Performance of educational services is determined by numerous factors, of which the ... -
Endogenous capital of small towns in the Poznań agglomeration
(2015)The aim of this paper is to identify the endogenous capital of small towns in the Poznań agglomeration and to analyse its role in their development. The agglomeration of Poznań (a NUTS 4 unit) is located centrally in the ... -
The role of industry in the labour market of small towns
(2015)The problem of changing and shrinking economic base of many small towns causes necessity of searching new paths of development for them. Central service functions existing in those towns previously are largely washed out ... -
Influence range of towns in the light of economic linkages – an example of small and medium-sized towns in the Lodz voivodeship
(2015)The main aim of the author was to determine the influence range of towns in the light of their economic linkages. The text is part of the author’s larger research project which focuses on the problem of identification ... -
Population changes as litmus paper of the socio-economic development level of small towns in Poland
(2015)The main aim of the author was to analyse the population changes of small towns in Poland between 2002 and 2012. Small towns’ reaction to the global and regional demographic trends confirms their position between the ... -
Small towns in peripheral regions of Germany
(2015)The paper summarizes the main findings of a study on small towns in peripheral locations in Germany. In its first part, the results of the data analysis are presented and the spatial distribution of shrinking and growing ... -
Between shrinking and blooming: the crossroad of small towns’ urbanisation in Hungary
(2015)The authors present an overview about small towns’ urbanisation in Hungary. Following the specific aspects and factors of their urbanisation in the last centuries, the authors conclude that 20 years after the political ...