Centra handlowe a gospodarka miasta na przykładzie Krakowa
SHOPPING CENTRES AND CITY ECONOMY: THE CASE OF CRACOW

Summary/Abstract: Although shopping centres in Poland appeared only at the end of the twentieth century, they have becomean inherent part of the landscape of large, and now also smaller, cities across the country. The past two decadeshave been a period of tremendous growth in the number of shopping centres, also bringing a rapid evolutionof their formulas - from hypermarket stores to large, nearly self-sufficient facilities, catering to almost everyneed of their customers. The aim of the paper is to examine the surroundings of Cracow shopping centresfrom the perspective of their impact on the structure of these enterprises. Cracow shopping malls are classifiedand then, based on location data, changes in the structures of the enterprises in their vicinity are examined. Theresults are visualized using GIS software. This enables the author to verify the hypothesis that there is a higherpercentage of shopping, dining, and hotel businesses in areas adjacent to the shopping centers than in the restof the city.

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