The Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis in the context of socioeconomic challenges Cover Image

Górnośląsko‑Zagłębiowska Metropolia w kontekście wyzwań społeczno‑gospodarczych
The Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis in the context of socioeconomic challenges

Author(s): Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko, Sławomir Sitek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: metropolis; metropolitan area; Silesia; Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis

Summary/Abstract: The article presents challenges related to the development of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis in the context of the genesis of the settlement system and the potential of this urban complex. It indicates activities related to the management process resulting from the Act on the metropolitan association of the Silesian Voivodeship. It also emphasizes the requirements that have to be met in order for the studied cities to become a metropolis in a global sense.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 68-80
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish