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Dr. Ferdynand Morski

Development of the polycentric urban region of Silesia as a special case of a metropolitan area in Central Europe. Dr. Ferdynand Morski Executive Director, The Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts, Poland 30 th November 2010.

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Dr. Ferdynand Morski

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  1. Development of the polycentric urban region of Silesia as a special case of a metropolitan area in Central Europe Dr. Ferdynand Morski Executive Director, The Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts, Poland 30th November 2010

  2. 1. VOIVODESHIP of SILESIA (POLAND) as A POLYCENTRIC URBAN REGION • View from the Space • Spatial layout of the region • The most urbanized region in Poland • The Upper Silesian (polycentric) Conurbation – developing into metropolitan area (The Metropolis Silesia) as a special case of a metropolitan area in Central Europe • The Metropolis Silesia as 11th largest metropolitan area in Europe Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 2

  3. LIGHTS of the EUROPEAN CITIES and SILESIA (POLAND) Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 3

  4. GENERAL SPATIAL LAYOUT of the REGION of SILESIA Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 4

  5. CONCEPT of the SPATIAL POLICY of the REGION Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 5

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  8. 2. METROPOLITAN AREAS in POLAND: MAIN PROBLEMS and CHALLENGES • 3 types of metropolitan areas in Poland: • central city + its hinterland • ThreeCity (Region of Pomerania, North of Poland) • the Silesian Metropolitan Area • Demographic issues in some Polish metropolitan areas (shrinking cities) • Growing diversity in the Polish metropolitan areas on example of Silesia, Warsaw and Cracow • gated communities Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 8

  9. 2. METROPOLITAN AREAS in POLAND: MAIN PROBLEMS and CHALLENGES • Degraded districts in metropolitan areas in Poland (and need for massive Urban Conversion) • Weaknesses of spatial planning in the metropolitan areas and a concept of COMPACT CITIES • Polish metropolitan areas in the National Concept for Spatial Development (KPZK) Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 9

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  16. 3. DILEMMAS in INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS in the POLISH METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE • General Perspective: • Polish institutional landscape • problem of low social capital • lack of horizontal and verticalcoordination • weakness of Multilevel Governance (MLG) • Existing situation: • GZM as an intermunicipal union (a weak form of metropolitan coordination) • Only 14 cities (no hinterland / adjacent areas): Bytom, Chorzów, Gliwice, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno, Katowice, Mysłowice, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, Tychy, Zabrze Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 16

  17. 3. DILEMMAS in INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS in the POLISH METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE • Metropolitan cooperation in Polish metropolitan areas examples: Poznań, Wrocław,Cracow, Kielce • Bills on urban development / metropolitan areas • 2 concepts: • soft - prof. Kulesza • hard – public administration unit • different ideas Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 17

  18. 4. PROSPECTIVE TASKS of METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT in POLAND • Land use planning / spatial development planning and coordination of local spatial policies • Transport policy in metropolitan areas: Upper Silesian Conurbation: experience of KZK GOP • Environmental protection on metropolitan scale • Others: … Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 18

  19. 5. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY of the METROPOLITAN UNION / ASSOCIATION of UPPER SILESIA (GZM) • Selectedkey actions for the development of the Metropolis "Silesia" to carry out or to coordinate by the GZM: • Creation of the metropolitan scholarship programme • Construction of a rail link Katowice International Airport in Pyrzowice with the cities of Metropolitan Area • Construction of waste incineration plants • Selected complementaryactionsfor the development of the Metropolis "Silesia" to carry out or to coordinate by the GZM: • Applying for a titleof European Capital of Culture 2016 • Construction of a sewage sludge management center Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 19

  20. 6. SUMMARY • How metropolitan governance in Poland can be reflected in the achievement of the EUROPE 2020 Strategy? • Guiding principles of good metropolitan governance • What is to be sacrificed? Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 20

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  22. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! www.silesia.org.pl zwiazek@silesia.org.pl Development of the polycentric urban region... I Tuesday, 16 November 2010 I Page 22

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