Aspekty bezpieczeństwa publicznego w planowaniu przestrzennym
Aspects of public safety in land development planning process

Summary/Abstract: Provision of public safety is one of the most important public tasks of public administration. The obligation to perform the aforementioned task by the public administration results from article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland which states that “The Republic of Poland shall safeguard the independence and integrity of its territory and provide freedoms and rights of persons and citizens, the security of the citizens, safeguard the national heritage and shall provide the protection of the natural environment pursuant to the principles of sustainable development.” Even though the legislator very often uses the term “public safety” in the universally binding acts of law, one cannot find any legal definition of this term. It is worth mentioning here that in Poland many types of entities are responsible for providing public safety. Among these entities, one can find organs of governmental administration, specialized units, organs of territorial self-government units and private entities. Because public safety is an important factor in a land development planning process, it must be taken into account in planning future development of the space. This obligation results from article 1 of the Polish Spatial Planning and Land Development Act.

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