Contemporary problems of cities and regions 4208-Apm-OG

The aim of the lecture is to present the key topics, concepts and problems concerning the theory and practice of regional and local development in Poland, against the European and world background. An important element of the lecture is to discuss the results of the latest research in the field. As a result, students gain a basic understanding of the research issues of regional and local studies, which is a convenient introduction to further studies of the topic for interested people, including, for example, the selection of a valuable subject of the bachelor or master thesis that will be a part of the current scientific debate.

Classes include three thematic blocks, each of which is led by a different lecturer or lecturers.

Block I: Contemporary issues in regional and local development
• Cities, metropolis and metropolisation
• Functional areas: metropolitan and problem areas
• Public policy and regional/local development

Blok II: Nowe podejścia teoretyczne
• Smart specialisation (theory and policy)
• Economic complexity & related variety
• Resilience and adaptability

Block III: Institutional and administrative framework of regional and local development
• Territorial division of the country, self-government and government administration structures
• Competences and tasks of the local government
• Local government finances - sources of revenues, expenses, budget, including civic budget
• Local policy and local elections

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Treści tego przedmiotu były już realizowane w semestrze zimowym 2020/21 przedmiotem o kodzie 4208-KZS-OG, zatem studenci, którzy zrealizowali przedmiot 4208-KZS-OG 2021Z nie powinni rejestrować się na ten przedmiot 4208-Apm-OG

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Olechnicka

Learning outcomes

K_W01 , student knows and understands in a detailed way facts, objects and phenomena a well as scientific theories related to mechanisms of regional and local development as well as methodology empirical research in this field and terminology used in literature of the subject
K_W02, student knows and understands in a detailed way the main development tendencies and relations between regional and local studies, and other disciplines in the framework of social sciences, as well as knows opportunities and limitations resulting from interdisciplinary nature of research carried out in the field of regional and local studies; understands relationship of terminology used in the field of regional and local studies and terminology applied in other disciplines in the framework of social sciences.
K_W03, , student knows and understands in a detailed way significance of human as agent of research as well as significance of human, community and space as objects of research in the framework of regional and local studies.
K_W04, student knows and understands fundamental dilemmas of contemporary civilisation and economic, legal and ethical ramifications of professional activities related to regional and local studies, including principles of protection of industrial property and intellectual rights
K_W05, student knows and understands principles of creation and development of forms of individual entrepreneurship which makes use of knowledge in the fields of science suitable for regional and local studies
K_K05 student is prepared for creative thinking and acting in order to solve problems in the field of regional and local studies

Assessment criteria

Test (closed-ended questions, pass from 30%)

Bibliography

Literatura obowiązkowa:
• H. Izdebski, Samorząd terytorialny. Podstawy ustroju i działalności. LexisNexis, Warszawa 2014 (rozdziały I, VI-IX,XII-XIII)
• Smętkowski M., 2013, Rozwój regionów i polityka regionalna w krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej w okresie transformacji i globalizacji, Scholar.
• Nazarko Ł. (2014), Inteligentne specjalizacje polskich regionów – przyczynek do ewaluacji, „Przedsiębiorczość i Zarządzanie”, T. XV, Nr 8, s. 247–262.
• Foray D. (2014), From Smart Specialisation to Smart Specialisation Policy, „European Journal of Innovation Management”, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 492–507.
• Pylak, K., & Majerek, D. (2018). Pokrewna różnorodność branż. Implikacje dla rozwoju innowacyjności. Przegląd Organizacji, (2), 8-14.
• Hidalgo, C. (2015). Why information grows: The evolution of order, from atoms to economies. Basic Books. [PART IV: The Complexity of the Economy].
• Celińska-Janowicz D., Płoszaj A. (2015) Rola samorządów w kształtowaniu potencjału adaptacyjnego lokalnych układów społeczno-gospodarczych – przykład Mazowsza [w:] D. Celińska-Janowicz, A. Płoszaj (red.) Rozwój lokalny w turbulentnym otoczeniu: mazowieckie samorządy wobec wyzwań adaptacyjności.Warszawa: MGG Conferences. [Wstęp – strony 5-8].
• Pike, A., Dawley, S., & Tomaney, J. (2010). Resilience, adaptation and adaptability. Cambridge journal of regions, economy and society, 3(1), 59-70.

Literatura pomocnicza:
• B. Dolnicki, Samorząd terytorialny, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2019.
• P. Swianiewicz, Finanse samorządowe: koncepcje, realizacja, polityki lokalne. Municypium, Warszawa 2011.
• Gorzelak G., Smętkowski M., 2005, Metropolia i jej region w gospodarce informacyjnej, Scholar.
• Pacione M., 2009, Urban Geography: a global perspective, 3rd edition, Rouledge.
• Pike A., Rodrigues-Pose A., Tomaney J., 2011, Handbook of Local and Regional Development, Routledge.
• Śleszyński P., Bański J., Degórski M., Komornicki T., 2017, Delimitacja obszarów strategicznej interwencji państwa: obszarów wzrostu i obszarów problemowych, Prace Geograficzne IGiPZ PAN.

Additional information

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