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Nowe interpretacje teoretyczne polityki wielkomiejskiej

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Lackowska M.

Studia Regionalne i Lokalne

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2010

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nr 2(40)

28-49

PL

Artykuł przedstawia rozwój koncepcji teoretycznych, które w ostatnich latach stosowano w badaniach nad polityką wielkomiejską. W centrum uwagi znajduje się propozycja teoretyczna rescaling, u której podstaw leży uznanie konieczności przestrzennej reorganizacji badań i praktyki polityki miejskiej. Wobec reterytorializacji szczególne znaczenie zyskuje szczebel lokalny, regionalny i miejski, na których rozgrywa się globalizacja. Procesy globalizacji, stawiając wielkie miasta wobec konieczności konkurencji międzynarodowej, wpływają między innymi na ich organizację. Obecny dyskurs nad zarządzaniem metropolitalnym znacznie odbiega od debaty prowadzonej w duchu starego regionalizmu. Zarządzanie metropolitalne doświadczyło przekształcenia – nastąpiło odejście bowiem odejście od relacji wertykalnych, redystrybucyjnych i koordynacyjnych przebiegających w ramach struktur i polityk państwowych, ku horyzontalnemu konkurowaniu z innymi światowymi metropoliami o przyciąganie kapitału zewnętrznego. W obrębie mało elastycznych ram instytucjonalnych wykształcają się relacje przekraczające tradycyjnie zdefiniowane poziomy organizacji. Rozwijanie dla nich ram konceptualizacyjnych stanowi tym poważniejsze wyzwanie dla współczesnych badań polityki wielkomiejskiej, gdyż skuteczność instytucjonalnych rozwiązań metropolitalnych często pozostawia wiele wątpliwości.

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The article, referring to the elaboration offered in 2005 by Swianiewicz, presents the very recent development of the theoretical concepts used in urban political research. It concentrates on the rescaling concept, which assumes the need for territorial reorganization of urban research and practice. Reteritorialization implies an increase in the importance of the sub-state levels, i.e. the levels most affected by globalization. Globalization has forced big cities to compete internationally, which also influences their organization. The debate on metropolitan governance has changed significantly in comparison to the one of the old regionalism – less attention is paid to administrative solutions, more to conditions and mechanisms of international functioning of metropolises. Metropolitan governance has moved from vertical, redistributive and coordinative relations within the state towards a horizontal competition with other metropolises. New relations, cutting across the traditional levels of organization, are being created within the current stable institutional framework. One of the biggest challenges for contemporary urban political studies is the elaboration of conceptual frames for those relations. The challenge is especially important as institutional solutions to metropolitan areas still leave a lot of questions and doubts.

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Cosmopolitans of small fatherlands

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Swianiewicz P. , Lackowska M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2008

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tom 13

197-208

EN

The paper investigates into the specific features of the residents living in the metropolitan areas (MAs) in Poland. Basing on the statistical data and survey conducted in the two Polish MAs we draw conclusions on the spatial and political behaviour of metropolitan residents and on their territorial identity. The results show that a fair share of metropolitan residents live in a scale wider then their home municipality. Moreover some citizens (especially those who migrated to suburbs recently and those with higher education) reveal stronger spatial identity with the whole metropolitan area then with their home municipality. Delocalisation is also reflected in the lack of interest in municipal politics and low trust in suburb municipal politicians, while their interest in general politics remains on a high level.

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Metropolitan governance (or not!) in Poland and the United States

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Lackowska M. , Norris D. F.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2017

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tom 21

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nr 3

EN

In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S. We find that, despite numerous differences between the two nations, the state of metropolitan governance is quite similar in both. That is, neither country exhibits examples of well-developed metropolitan governance. What is even more interesting is that the factors responsible for this situation are quite similar in both countries. Our principal finding is that political factors (mainly having to do with citizens' preferences and the resulting lack of support for metropolitan institutions) have prevented the development of metropolitan governance in both. Moreover, because of the strength of these political factors, the current state of metropolitan governance in Poland and the U.S. is not likely to change in the foreseeable future, even under the presumed pressure of economic competitiveness.

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Lakes sensitivity to climatic stress - a sociological assessment

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Lackowska M. , Nowicka B. , Bałandin M. , Grochowski M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2016

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tom 20

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nr 4

38-47

EN

One of the conditions for effective water resources management in protected areas is local decision makers' knowledge about potential threats caused by climate changes. Our study, conducted in the uNeSCO Biosphere Reserve of t uchola Forest in poland, analyses the perception of threats by local stakeholders. their assessments of the sensitivity of four lakes to the extreme weather events are compared with hydrological studies. the survey shows that the lakes' varying responses to extreme weather conditions is rarely noticed by ordinary observers. their perception is usually far from the hydrological facts, which indicates a lack of relevant information or a failure in making it widely accessible and understandable. moreover, it is rather the human impact, not climate change, which is seen as the biggest threat to the lakes. Insufficient environmental knowledge may hinder the effective protection and management of natural resources, due to bad decisions and lack of the local communities' support for adaptation and mitigation policies.

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Disappointment or unexpected gain? A survey-based study of the motives and outcomes of inter-municipal cooperation in Poland

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Gendźwiłł A. , Krukowska J. , Lackowska M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2019

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tom 23

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nr 4

EN

Based on a survey of inter-municipal unions (IMUs) and inter-municipal companies (IMComs) in Poland, this article identifies the most common motives for launching inter-municipal cooperation and the most frequently reported outcomes. The declared motives are compared with the perceived outcomes, with a particular focus on mismatch situations: disappointments (when the expected gain was not realised) and unexpected outcomes (when the reported outcomes exceeded initial expectations). The research shows that the latter are reported more frequently than the former. The most frequently indicated motives for cooperation were related to financial benefits and included cost reduction and applying for additional funding. The “defensive” motive of IMC - cooperation to maintain the status quo - is practically absent. The data also suggests that cooperation can be perceived as “a value in its own right”.