Published: 2020-10-14

CREATIVITY OF BIG POLISH CITIES AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GLOBAL TENDENCIES

Elżbieta CHĄDZYŃSKA

Abstract

In the beginning of21 st centuries, when we move ever fastertowards global economic integration, the role of major cities, in driving forward growth, prosperity and social wellbeing is changing significantly. Citiestoday are dense networks ofinterchanging investments, Information, goods and people as well as centers ofinnovation and knowledge management. City is place to live, which means somewhere to grow, to develop and to enjoy. It’s also a place to work, to educate, to socialize and to relax. Cities aim to provide a warm
atmosphere, welcoming people to stay, enjoy themselves and in doing so spend their money. City managers require a new approach to networks and arenas for dialogue with citizens, companies and organizations so that strategie growth and development can be achieved on a sustainable basis. In several cities ofthe world this aims had achieved and they are a good examples for cities which are "on the way to develop”. Situation of Polish cities is different. They start to develop with the delaying so processes which take place in them are characteristic for 60th and 70th years of XX century.
In the paper author analyses some of big Polish cities in the perspective of theory of creative city. The processes which occurs in them shows that the high intensity of changes appears in them but there are not enough creative places and creativity in management to say that they are the creative cities. They are in the way to creativity.

Keywords:

creative, cities, globalization, creative places, creative class

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CHĄDZYŃSKA, E. (2020). CREATIVITY OF BIG POLISH CITIES AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GLOBAL TENDENCIES. Studia Miejskie, 1, 129–139. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/sm/article/view/2235

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