Poland is indicated as a country, which thanks to strong internal demand,was not deeply affected by the economic recession seen in most of the EU economies. Although, housing market after a rapid and enormous price growth until 2008, experienced a slight slowdown, there are no signs of price...

Poland is a country where economic transformation contributed significantly to the structure and activity level of the housing market. One of the examples of adjustment to the market rules in the housing provision was the appearance of new actors developers. They became responsible for the...

The paper does deals with the following questions in general: * re-defining and re-developing shrinking cities after their industrial era ñ the question of making growth happen in strategic urban development features of shrinking cities ñ íex navicula navisî; * Standing in the shadow ñ the...