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Czynniki kształtujące warunki życia w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim po transformacji ustrojowej
Factors shaping living conditions in Piotrków Trybunalski after the system transformation

Author(s): Sylwia Nowak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Social development
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: living conditions; standard of living; quality of life; social services

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes a very complex research problem of urban living conditions in Piotrków Trybunalski and factors affecting them in the context of consequences of the system transformation in Poland. The analysis employs objective indices describing living, housing, working and leisure/recreation conditions in Piotrków Trybunalski. The knowledge about the level of the local community need satisfaction has been gained as a result of a field measurement on a representative (random) sample of Piotrków Trybunalski inhabitants. The key element affecting the level of satisfaction among inhabitants with their own residential environment is in the light of the work results the building aesthetics and the availability of social services (especially primary healthcare facilities and public libraries).

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 59-66
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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