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City profile: Wrocław
AbstractThe present profile describes Wrocław, one of the largest Polish cities. Wrocław currently has 636,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 293km2 - forming the most important urban center in the southwest part of Poland. It is also the capital of Lower Silesia and the hub of Wrocław's agglomeration with around 1 million inhabitants. Several socio – economic processes can be perceived in contemporary Wrocław, that are also taking place in other major Polish cities. On the other hand, historical past and several changes in national affiliation affected development of Wrocław's certain distinctive qualities. The authors focused primarily on identifying the major alterations taking place in the city in recent decades, such as: new phenomena in the economy of the city, the transformation of the functional–spatial structure or evolving demographic situation.
HighlightsWrocław is one of the largest urban agglomerations in Poland.City due to its location repeatedly changed nationality.The economic transformation launched in Poland in 1989 was very important for socio-economic sphere of Wrocław.The city undergoes major demographic changes connected with aging population and suburbanization.
City profile: Wrocław
AbstractThe present profile describes Wrocław, one of the largest Polish cities. Wrocław currently has 636,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 293km2 - forming the most important urban center in the southwest part of Poland. It is also the capital of Lower Silesia and the hub of Wrocław's agglomeration with around 1 million inhabitants. Several socio – economic processes can be perceived in contemporary Wrocław, that are also taking place in other major Polish cities. On the other hand, historical past and several changes in national affiliation affected development of Wrocław's certain distinctive qualities. The authors focused primarily on identifying the major alterations taking place in the city in recent decades, such as: new phenomena in the economy of the city, the transformation of the functional–spatial structure or evolving demographic situation.
HighlightsWrocław is one of the largest urban agglomerations in Poland.City due to its location repeatedly changed nationality.The economic transformation launched in Poland in 1989 was very important for socio-economic sphere of Wrocław.The city undergoes major demographic changes connected with aging population and suburbanization.
City profile: Wrocław
Książek, Sławomir (author) / Suszczewicz, Michał (author)
Cities ; 65 ; 51-65
2017-03-02
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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