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Infrastruktura przestrzeni konsumpcji we współczesnych miastach w Polsce
Infrastructure of consumption space in contemporary municipalities in Poland

Author(s): Joanna Zuzanna Popławska
Subject(s): Politics, National Economy, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: urban infrastructure of consumption space; shopping street; market; shopping mall; city; Kielce; Białystok; Poznań; Łódź

Summary/Abstract: The importance of particular types of infrastructure of consumption space ineach of the analyzed municipalities is different, due to the historical conditions and policies and actions of municipal authorities, investors, and increasingly active residents. Until the advent of modern shopping malls into town centers, markets and shopping streets were very important for consumption in towns. The presence of modern shopping malls contributes to the weakening of the commercial and social significance of the other two types of urban infrastructure of consumption space. In order to prevent those negative trends local authorities invest in revitalization, changing traffic patterns and public festivities.

  • Issue Year: 20/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 239-255
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish