The liquidation of railway lines and the changes in the functional and spatial structure
of towns on Lower Silesia Cover Image

Likwidacja linii kolejowych
na Dolnym Śląsku a zmiany w strukturze funkcjonalno-przestrzennej miast
The liquidation of railway lines and the changes in the functional and spatial structure
of towns on Lower Silesia

Author(s): Barbara Miszewska, Robert Szmytkie
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: urban functional and spatial structure; functional succession; rail network; Lower Silesia

Summary/Abstract: The main object of this paper is to examine the influence of the railway lines liquidation on changes in the functional and spatial structures of towns in Lower Silesia. In the article different forms of the postrail and railside areas land use were illustrated, at the assumption that it is the first phase of searching for appropriate forms of using them.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 190-202
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English, Polish