<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The development of particular towns is a factor that determines the economical, social and spatial development of the country. Therefore we turn our attention to it with a critical eye. On 20<sup>th</sup> October 2015 the government in Poland accepted a bill connected with the Country Town Policy 2023, that is addressed to towns. Its main point is to strengthen towns in their sustainable development, betterment of standards of living and workplace creation. The socio-economical transformation that occurred in Poland in 1989 has caused a lot of changes in the country. In Ukraine it happened in 1991 and it appears that due to various reasons, its transformation seems to be a much longer process and the process has not finished yet. This article focuses on the development of small towns in Ukraine and Poland, which, in currently difficult times, find themselves in a hard and unstable socio-economic situation. This article analyzes the economic, demographic and spatial aspects of small towns in Ukraine and Poland.</p></abstract>

The development of particular towns is a factor that determines the economical, social and spatial development of the country. Therefore we turn our attention to it with a critical eye. On 20th October 2015 the government in Poland accepted a bill connected with the Country Town Policy 2023, that is addressed to towns. Its main point is to strengthen towns in their sustainable development, betterment of standards of living and workplace creation. The socio-economical transformation that occurred in Poland in 1989 has caused a lot of changes in the country. In Ukraine it happened in 1991 and it appears that due to various reasons, its transformation seems to be a much longer process and the process has not finished yet. This article focuses on the development of small towns in Ukraine and Poland, which, in currently difficult times, find themselves in a hard and unstable socio-economic situation. This article analyzes the economic, demographic and spatial aspects of small towns in Ukraine and Poland.

The Problems of Small Towns in Ukraine and Poland

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The development of particular towns is a factor that determines the economical, social and spatial development of the country. Therefore we turn our attention...

The Problems of Small Towns in Ukraine and Poland

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2020

Páginas: 73 - 88

Recibido: 03 sept 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737xct.19.103.11027

Palabras clave
urban-type settlement (UTS), small urban settlement, creative economy, decentralization, united territorial communities

© 2020 Andrii Dmytrenko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

The Problems of Small Towns in Ukraine and Poland

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2020

Páginas: 73 - 88

Recibido: 03 sept 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737xct.19.103.11027

Palabras claveurban-type settlement (UTS), small urban settlement, creative economy, decentralization, united territorial communities

© 2020 Andrii Dmytrenko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Palabras clave
urban-type settlement (UTS), small urban settlement, creative economy, decentralization, united territorial communities