Housing deprivation (housing poverty) is defined as the accumulation of shortcomings in basic housing conditions. Housing conditions in Poland, measured inter alia by such indicators as overpopulation of flats, lack of ...

In the publications of geographers, sociologists and architects, dealing with housing issues, commonly used terms are: housing environment and housing space. At the same time, the authors in their publications generally ...

Excess of residential areas is common in almost every commune in Poland, in municipalities adjacent to large cities, this situation is especially noticeable. Suburban municipalities often perform only residential function ...

Housing development over the last decades has undergone a huge change which goal was improvement a quality of life of the residents of the housing estates. The article presents contemporary tendencies referring to shaping ...

Due to its unique character and industrial history, in Lodz, there are many post-industrial buildings and spaces within the urbanized area of the city, which are located most often in very attractive settings. Following ...

This study focuses on the spatial diversity of the shapes of land lots in metropolitan conditions viewed through the example of Łódź. The researchers placed particular attention on the diversity and compact of lot shapes. ...

The term NIMBY stands for English Not In My BackYard and describes the attitude of people who disagree with location in their closest neighbourhood of both dangerous facilities and facilities resulting in great loss for ...

The main aim of this article is to trace the changes in the condition of households of retirees, based on data from the study “Social Diagnosis”. Author presents state from years 2000 and 2015. It appears that during last ...

In this paper the diversity of defensive behavior of people aged over 60 years was confirmed. The author analyzes the research results with regard to two main aspects of defensive behavior: perception of the socio-spatial ...