The Transformations of the Use of Land Property by the Institutions of Science and Higher Education in Krakow in the Years 1983-2012 (Illustrated with an Example of the Former Cadastral District - Śródmieście) Cover Image

Przemiany użytkowania nieruchomości gruntowych przez instytucje nauki i szkolnictwa wyższego w Krakowie, w latach 1983-2012 (na przykładzie byłej I dzielnicy katastralnej – Śródmieście)
The Transformations of the Use of Land Property by the Institutions of Science and Higher Education in Krakow in the Years 1983-2012 (Illustrated with an Example of the Former Cadastral District - Śródmieście)

Author(s): Bogusław Luchter
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Public Administration
Published by: Fundacja Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: economic geography;settlement geography;land management;spatial development;real estate management;use of land in urban space

Summary/Abstract: The article is the continuation of the Author's previous studies on the reinforcement of Krakow economic functions. The main object of the research is one of the oldest leading functions of the city, namely science. The aim of the article is the analysis of the transformations of the land use in the area occupied by this sector of economy both in 1983 and in 2012, carried out on the example of the oldest part of Krakow, the former cadastral district - Śródmieście. As a result of the conducted research, field research in particular, an increase in the area occupied by science and higher education in this part of the city was noted, from 3.27% in 1983 to 4.03% in 2012. The research also showed the growth of the area occupied by other sectors of economy, also considered in the past as leading in the development of Krakow, namely culture and tourism, and a decrease in the areas used by industry, the function particularly developed in the period of the centrally planned economy.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 96
  • Page Range: 55-62
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish