Development and spatial differentiation of water and sewage infrastructure in Poland in the years 1995–2014 Cover Image

Rozwój i przestrzenne zróżnicowanie upowszechnienia infrastruktury wodociągowo-kanalizacyjnej w Polsce w latach 1995–2014
Development and spatial differentiation of water and sewage infrastructure in Poland in the years 1995–2014

Author(s): Jacek Sierak
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Public Finances
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: municipal infrastructure; investment municipalities; water supply; sewerage

Summary/Abstract: Municipal infrastructure has an impact on the functioning and development of the settlementsystem of the country, the development of cities and rural areas. The aim of the article is to presentchanges in the level of water supply and sewage infrastructure, showing the dynamics of the processesin the country, the various provinces and comparing the effects of the implementation of tasks in urbanareas and rural areas. The time range of the study covers the last 20 years, ie. the years 1995–2014.The study showed significant effects of investment. In the first years of self-realized investmentconcerned all water supply, then complementary projects for sewer were launched. Large investment effects were noted especially in the regions of eastern and central Poland. To a large extent thiswas possible thanks to the support programs funded by national and EU subsidies.In terms of the spatial layout much attention should be paid to the disproportion percentage onthe network between Polish eastern and western and northern regions. In part this is due to continuingwith the historical conditions and the uneven allocation of investment in the post-war period.Despite reported significant improvements in property investment the scale of the needs in thevarious regions of the country it is still high. This means that in the coming years it will be necessaryto economise in the budgets of municipalities further funds for development of infrastructure ofwater and sewage. This is one of the conditions shaping the growth of competitiveness of territorialunits and the possibility of multi-functional, sustainable development.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 49
  • Page Range: 302-321
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish