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 ...

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 ...

The purpose of this article is to describe the forms of spending leisure time by elderly people as well as the problems associated with the topic. The investigation focuses on such aspects as active and passive forms of ...

The term of spatial mobility applies to all age groups of the population. Among researchers there is a lively debate about migration of older people caused by still progressive problem of aging. The article brings up the ...

The issue concerning activation of the elderly is mainly presented in raports or special programmes aimed at preventing the seperation of senior citizens from the society. The examination of social activity among the old ...