1247 | 489 | Opportunities to change the development trajectories of the inner periphery areas in Poland. Case study of the Włocławek Functional Urban Area | Paweł Churski, Czesław Adamiak, Anna Dubownik, Barbara Szyda, Maciej Pietrzykowski
The place-based approach in regional policy implies taking into account the peculiarities of areas and their local spatial connections during development interventions. Of particular interest are urban functional areas, which reflect the spatial ranges of functional relations generated between cities and their commuting zones. The TIPERICO (https://tiperico.web.amu.edu.pl/en/), research project conducted precisely in the layout of urban functional areas, led to the new delimitation and classification of the inner peripheries in Poland. On the basis of migration, commuting and transportation accessibility two categories of inner periphery areas were identified._x000D_
The study presents the identifying the development trajectories of areas classified as inner periphery. A quantitative analysis of development dynamics was conducted to verify if the development inequalities between peripheral and core areas are widening. The results of the research may be of use to conclude whether cohesion policy intervention is effective in Poland._x000D_
The second part of the presentation provides the Włocławek FUA’s case study as an example of inner periphery area. During the qualitative study it was checked how peripheral areas have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine shocks. Especially interesting are the opportunities and challenges faced by the areas of the inner periphery after the crises. Different components of the territorial capital of the inner periphery can guide these areas toward sustainable development._x000D_
Paweł Churski, Czesław Adamiak, Anna Dubownik, Barbara Szyda, Maciej Pietrzykowski
(1) Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, (2,3,4) Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, (5) Poznań University of Economics and Business
ID Abstract: 489