A multi-speed Poland? Let's approach it with sensitivity

Ola Kloc

18 of November '24

IV Congress of Urban and Regional Policy in Krakow

Photo: Wojciech Dawid © Institute for Urban and Regional Development

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At how many and at what speed is Poland developing? What development challenges Polish cities and regions are facing were discussed by the guests of the IV Urban and Regional Policy Congress in Krakow.

The event, organized by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development as part of the Urban and Regional Policy Observatory and the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, was held in early October at the Fabryczna 13 Conference Center in Krakow.

The event was an opportunity to look at the development of our country with a certain sensitivity - in a polycentric structure, we should take care on many levels not only of the large centers, but also of the development periphery, which is more at risk due to the demographic crisis and the progressive processes of metropolization. And it is about possible solutions, urban resilience, energy transition and territorially sensitive development policies that the event's participants discussed.

IV Congress on Urban and Regional Policy in Krakow

Maintaining polycentrism, maintaining our development wealth, which is multicentrism, the fact that Poland and Poland's development is somehow absolutely unique against the background of Europe in terms of sustainable development, is today the main strategic challenge for Polish regional development ," said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, during the opening of the congress.

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy

Please join us for the broadcast from the stage "Development of the country, regions and cities" (sessions: Sensitive territorialization - one system and different development conditions; National Urban Policy 2030 - implementation of the Implementation Plan; Two-speed Poland? Between convergence and divergence; Sensitive territorialization from the perspective of local governments and regions - conclusions from regional meetings; The policy of regions towards cities), and you will be able to read an account of the event already in the December issue of A&B.