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Zmiany funkcjonalne terenów przemysłowych i poprzemysłowych ziemi kłodzkiej
Functional changes in industrial and postindustrial areas of the Kłodzko region (Poland)

Author(s): Dominik Sikorski
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Rural and urban sociology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: urban area; rural area; functional changes; functional succession; industrial areas; Kłodzko region;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of research on functional transformations of industrial and post-industrial areas of the Kłodzko region (Poland) in 2004–2020. The presented research is based on the analysis of statistical data from the REGON database and on the conducted field research. The article shows that the process of functional succession, i.e. the gradual entry of entities with various functions into industrial and post-industrial areas, in the Kłodzko region, takes place both in towns and villages. The observed scale and dynamics of functional changes is much greater in cities than in rural areas. It is largely related to the availability, the possibility of adapting to other functions and the knowledge of this type of land by potential investors. Functional transformations significantly changed the face of industrial and post-industrial areas of the Kłodzko region after 1989, modifying their physiognomy (appearance) and morphology (structure).

  • Issue Year: 36/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 108-120
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish