This article reveals the geographical distribution, structures, and problematic aspects of business migration to the oblasts of the Carpathian region of Ukraine and abroad. In the context of the Russian–Ukrainian war, the article assesses the risks and threats that internal and international business migration pose to the Ukrainian economic system, economies of the Carpathian region, the internal consumer market, and business entities. Measures to mitigate the threats of business migration to the Carpathian region are offered. The implementation of certain measures will eliminate the identified threats to relocated businesses and minimise the risks to the social and economic development of the Carpathian region and Ukraine as a whole.
Globalisation has led to the dominance and geographical expansion of urban areas. Companies consider a complex set of criteria when deciding on their locations, including the agglomeration area and the presence of similar companies or related businesses. This study examines the spatial distribution and industrial clustering of companies within the agglomeration of Győr, Hungary’s sixth-largest city. The sample comprises 256 companies across 68 settlements, with data processed through map, quadrat and industry analysis. The analyses identified six settlements within the agglomeration where nearly half of the companies are located, five factors that seem to facilitate company location, and five main industrial sectors, four of which are closely related. The article concludes that the agglomeration area of Győr is characterised by a high degree of spatial concentration of companies, industrial clustering and the emergence of industry sub-centres.
The article addresses the structural–temporal changes in the characteristics of the labour market in the oblasts of the Carpathian region of Ukraine (Lvivska, Zakarpatska, Ivano-Frankivska and Chernivetska) due to the large-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Regional, sectoral and market condition–related changes in the labour market and employment in the region during the war are identified. The article defines the threats to the functioning of the regional labour market, which are related to growing unemployment, increasing pressure on social infrastructure and the domestic labour market, reduction in human resources and the growing trend of relocation of business and skilled workers from the western oblasts of Ukraine to other countries. The policy for social-labour stabilisation of the oblasts in the Carpathian region of Ukraine in conditions of war and post-war recovery is substantiated.
This article presents the opinions of residents of the immediate surroundings of three Brownfield Site Urban Regeneration Projects completed in Łódź (Poland) in the years 2006–2016, i.e. Manufaktura (textile industry facilities transformed into a mall), “Lofts at Scheibler” (a former spinning plant transformed into residential buildings with accompanying services) and EC1 (adaptation of a former EC1 power plant for cultural and educational purposes), and their impact on their immediate environment. The article presents the results of questionnaire surveys conducted by the author in 2017 on 587 respondents residing within a walking distance, i.e. up to 500 m from the above-mentioned investment projects.
Rewitalizacja rozumiana jako zaplanowany proces ożywiania zdegradowanych obszarów niesie ze sobą trudne wyzwanie osiągnięcia długotrwałych rezultatów przestrzennych, gospodarczych i społecznych. W Polsce towarzyszący temu napływ funduszy europejskich nie tylko daje szerokie możliwości działania rozmaitym podmiotom zaangażowanym w odnowę miast, lecz także wywołuje pytanie o potencjalne dysfunkcje podejmowanych w tym zakresie inwestycji. Celem artykułu jest rozpoznanie niepożądanych skutków projektów zrealizowanych w Krakowie w ramach Lokalnych Programów Rewitalizacji (LPR) w latach 2007–2013. Projekty te m.in. miały sprzyjać rehabilitacji zdegradowanych obszarów mieszkaniowych. Tymczasem pierwsze efekty prowadzonych działań pozwalają stwierdzić, że odnowa miejsc kryzysowych kryje w sobie również pewne pułapki. Wśród nich do najbardziej niekorzystnych należy zaliczyć pułapkę turystyfikacji, uniformizacji, gentryfikacji i polaryzacji społecznej.