Published: 2020-11-21

Opportunities of and threats to the development of newly formed small towns

Barbara Konecka-Szydłowska

Abstract

In the years 1989–2010 a total of 82 small towns appeared in Poland. The newly formed towns contribute significantly to the country’s urban settlement system since they account for 9.0% of all the Polish urban places. The research embraced small towns of up to 20 thousand population. It involved a survey analysis carried out in those established in the years 2009–2010. The respondents represented public administration institutions, schools of a variety of levels, as well as social, sporting, cultural and religious organisations and associations. The aim of the study was to seek an answer to the following cognitive questions: (1) What positive and negative features distinguish the towns? (2) What is the significance of the towns for their immediate surroundings? and (3) What is their future and what is their chance for further development?

Keywords:

new small towns, opportunities of and threats to development

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Konecka-Szydłowska, B. (2020). Opportunities of and threats to the development of newly formed small towns. Studia Miejskie, 7, 123–134. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/sm/article/view/2652

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