Does Thinking about the Region’s Future Make Sense? Cover Image

Czy myślenie o przyszłości regionu ma sens?
Does Thinking about the Region’s Future Make Sense?

Author(s): Marzena Szewczuk-Stępień, Łukasz Dymek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Instytut Śląski
Keywords: prospectus research; foresight; progress programming; regional development; development factors

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the issue of creating regional strategic plans based on forecasting the trends of development. It focuses on the core and the need of systematised thinking about the future. On the example of the planning and prospectus enterprises undertaken in the years 2005–2020 in Opole Voivodeship, the results of the author’s research conducted using the method of a case study are presented. Additionally, various approaches to the identification of key factors of development are displayed. It is accompanied by the discussion on the evaluation of these activities’ integrity and durability.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 88-89
  • Page Range: 359-375
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish