TRADITION AND HISTORICAL CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN THE FORMER PROVINCIAL CITIES IN POLAND

Journal Title: Revista Romana de Geografie Politica - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1

Abstract

The tradition of the function of an administrative center in terms of historical background on the various territorial divisions is essential for understanding the formation of the culture of the organization and management of the city, for making its development and for creating a sense of civic identity. These factors may condition the socio-economic development and the functioning of the city despite the loss of prestigious positions in certain historical periods. The speech will discuss the historical conditions and the tradition of performing administrative functions according to its rank in the currently degraded provincial cities. Retrospective analysis will address the 31 urban centers, since their formal establishment. The aim of the study is to identify the differences and similarities of the former provincial cities by the time the highest performing administrative functions and administrative functions according to the rank of the center in a historical perspective. Consequently, the attempt is made to identify opportunities for further development of these degraded administratively cities due to the factor of administrative traditions.

Authors and Affiliations

SZYMAŃSKA Wioletta

Keywords

Related Articles

THE EXPANSION OF THE RITZ-CARLTON® ON FOREIGN MARKETS

The spreading of globalization drives the companies’ pursuit to expand on foreign markets for various reasons. In this paper it will be analysed the expansion on non-US markets of the Ritz-Carlton®, a hotel company with...

THE CITY IN ITS STRUGGLE AGAINST URBAN SHOCKS OR THE ROAD TOWARDS THE RESILIENT CITY

The challenges Europe faces nowadays greatly affect cities as well. Globalization, climate changes, migration, demographic decline and energetic security are true shocks for urban centers. These shocks offer cities some...

SYRIA, AN AGONIZING COUNTRY. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND ENVIRNOMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CONFLICT

The Syrian conflict that broke out in March 2011 seems to not end anytime soon. For various reasons, the efforts of the international community to stop the civil war have not been successful. The Assad regime, still supp...

THE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVES

Civilization has always been the center of the progressive world, where the tendencies of the moment develop and where the great men, the rulers and the ingenious ones have been able to implement the ideas and ambitions...

THE ROLE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN PERPETUATING THE CONFLICTS IN YEMEN

Lying in a strategic region from the economic point of view, on the Bab al-Mandab Straits, the Republic of Yemen is known for its ancient civilization, but also for the political instability affecting the country for sev...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP184248
  • DOI -
  • Views 222
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

SZYMAŃSKA Wioletta (2016). TRADITION AND HISTORICAL CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN THE FORMER PROVINCIAL CITIES IN POLAND. Revista Romana de Geografie Politica, 18(1), 5-17. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-184248