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Children’s geographies is a relatively young sub-discipline of human geography, dating back to the 1990s. Drawing attention to the marginal consideration given to children in geographic research in the past, as well as other problems that scientific studies of the time overlooked or struggled with, it was possible to formulate a set of basic assumptions that continue to guide those studying children’s geographies today. The subdiscipline is constantly gaining popularity among researchers from around the world. We are currently witnessing its unprecedented flourishing. This article attempts to achieve two goals. Firstly, the characterization of children’s geographies based on a review of the literature. It includes basic information about this subdiscipline, such as a description of its origins, main assumptions and scope of research, an explanation of key terms, a characterization of the location of children’s geographies in the structure of scientific and geographic knowledge, as well as outlining the main problems and challenges within this subdiscipline. Secondly, the identification of the undertaken research issues within the framework of children’s geographies based on bibliometric data – indicating the most popular issues undertaken in research, identifying the popularity of the subdiscipline, as well as recognizing the leading centers and researchers working on children’s geographies. This work is intended to be a comprehensive coverage of the issues of this subdiscipline for those interested in gaining basic information on child geographies and conducting research in this area.
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Children’s geographies – a object and subject of and popularity of the sub-discipline

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The paper presents deliberations on the observed evolution of the process of urban regeneration of degraded urban areas. In addition to the common formula of transformations, which result in the creation of multifunctional, representative public space zones, more and more often activities leading to the creation of intimate areas of local importance are taking place in underserved areas. The resulting new enclaves with diversified functional structures are an interesting example of integrative urban regeneration aimed at achieving a high quality of life for residents and stabilizing the comfort of using space. The presented approach is illustrated by field research carried out in 2019, 2021 and 2022 in the Fuzja complex in Łódź, located in the successively revitalized former Karol Scheibler factory complex.
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Localism in the revitalization process. Example of the Fuzja complex in Łódź

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The Vistula Lagoon region has well-established maritime traditions, but socio-economic and geopolitical problems make it difficult to exploit the potential of this location. In the study, a multi-criteria qualitative analysis of strategic and planning documents at four levels (national, supra-regional, regional and local) was carried out in terms of including in them issues concerning the activation of water transport in the Vistula Lagoon region. The results indicate that the water economy is a strategic economic sector for the lagoon municipalities. The navigation channel through the Vistula Spit is mostly perceived as a key investment for the activation of water transport in the region, although its assessment among municipalities is not uniform. Particularly important areas of intervention include the need to modernise the existing infrastructure and actively maintain it to ensure proper navigable conditions, as well as cooperation between different levels of government for effective planning and implementation of these visions in the functional area of the basin.
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Wydział Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytet Gdański

Wydział Ekonomiczny Uniwersytet Gdański

Visions of water transport activation in the expressed in strategic and planning

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The Pruszków Abiotic Nature Trail, a collection of 12 Scandinavian erratic boulders, has been a municipal geotourism site since 2022. It has an educational, pro-environmental and educational function, demonstrating that the local geological heritage should be protected to ensure the balance of the city’s geo-ecosystem. The Geotrail uses abiotic natural elements for tourism and recreational functions. Architecturally designed and equipped with information panels and paratourist facilities, it decorates a small square in the middle of the urban fabric. Through the skilful transfer of know-how, it becomes an effective generator of sustainable socio-economic development in a town which, in the case of Pruszków, functions mainly as a bedroom community for the capital.
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Abiotic Nature Trail as a geotourism attraction and the key to sustainable development of a city

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India, the home to one of the earliest urban civilizations on this planet, has a very long tradition of research and writings on urban issues. The fundamental objective and chief motivation of writing a review of urban settlement studies in India is to fabricate a legible synthesis of the relevant sources, obtainable from the literature to answer a salient research question that may interest all geographers as well as other social scientists. Since urban settlement geography has emerged as a systematic sub-theme of urban geography after World War II, the post-independence period (1950–2019) of India has been taken into consideration for the present review. This research, therefore, is a humble effort to analyze and interpret over 60 publications, published between 1950 and 2019, on various aspects of urban settlements in India and to provide a brief critical review of them. The review indicates that diversified aspects of physical, functional, economic, and historical dimensions of urban settlements belonging to different parts of the country were discussed and interpreted by scholars from India and abroad. On the grounds of the present study, papers are organized under the following broad themes, such as location, distribution, configuration, and morphological studies of urban settlements; studies on urban settlement systems, economic linkages, and spatial-functional characteristics of urban settlements; studies on the typology of urban settlements; and historical studies of urban settlements. Eventually, this endeavor seeks to get a place in the vast body of literature, on the subject of urban geography, by offering a brief review of the select literature in the sub-theme of urban settlement geography to enable readers to acquire an overview of the scholarly literature in the area, so that they can enhance their understanding of what is found, how it is found, and in which way to communicate this information.
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Contributions to Urban Settlement Geography in India. A Critical Review of Selected Literature

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This study aimed to compare and analyze the professional problems between travel agencies and tourist guides operating in the tourism sector in Istanbul. The research was conducted with a total of 26 participants, including 13 tourist guides and 13 representatives from travel agencies, using a semi-structured interview technique. The data obtained were analyzed under the headings of “mutual problems of travel agencies and tourist guides”, “problems related to guests”, “problems related to accommodation enterprises”, “other problems”, “illegal and shadow guiding problem”, and “base fees and adequacy”. It has been determined that the main problem that tourist guides experience with the travel agencies they work with is tour fees. Tourist guides underlined that travel agencies are very sales-oriented and this situation negatively affects the guides. In addition, it has been determined that intensive tour programs also cause significant problems for tourist guides. Agency representatives, on the other hand, stated that they had problems with inadequacies in the individual characteristics of tourist guides. In addition, non-compliance with the tour program, demanding high prices, and discrimination of guests were among the problems experienced by travel agencies with tourist guides. When the problems encountered by the two important stakeholders of the tourism sector other than the problems encountered with each other are taken into consideration, tourist guides stated that they encountered the problem of delays with their guests, the problem of insufficient personnel with accommodation establishments, and the problem of traffic in Istanbul. Travel agency representatives, on the other hand, emphasized the problems caused by high and different expectations with their guests, the problems experienced by accommodation businesses when purchasing rooms, and the traffic problems in Istanbul. Both stakeholders agree that the illegal and shadow guiding problem should be inspected and sanctions should be imposed. Stakeholders who evaluate the base wages of tourist guides have different opinions on this issue. While a significant portion of tourist guides think that the wages are adequate, agency representatives think that the base wage is high.
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Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Economics Administrative

Social Sciences Department of Tourism Guidance

Comparing Professional Problems of Travel Agencies and Tourist Guides Operating in Istanbul

Volume 69 (2024): Issue 2 (June 2024)

Volume 69 (2024): Issue 1 (March 2024) Edited by Mikołaj Madurowicz, Marta Szczepańska

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“Prace i Studia Geograficzne” (Studies in Geography) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of the University of Warsaw since 1979. The aim of the journal is to identify and interpret the main research problems in socio-economic geography, spatial management, and physical geography, to initiate scientific discourse in these disciplines and in related ones, as well as to shape the face and role of modern geography as a bridge between different fields of knowledge.  We therefore publish articles in the field of:   Socio-economic geography and spatial management,  Earth and Environmental Sciences,  Sociological Sciences,  Architecture and Urban Planning,  History,  Economics and finance,  Cultural and religious sciences,  Political science and administration.  In particular, we publish papers on socio-economic geography, spatial economy, physical geography, regional studies, urban geography, urban sociology, historical and political geography, and cultural geography.Research published in the journal covers, both in terms of content and methodology, issues from the following pool: population and settlement, social processes and conflicts, demographic structures, trade and services, digital economy, transportation and mobility, living conditions and quality of life, urbanization and suburbanization, local government, regional policy, housing economy and policy, migration, leisure and tourism, space perception and preference studies, public space, cultural heritage, methodology of geographic sciences, GIS, sustainable development, landscape ecology, natural determinants of human activity, environmental protection, changes in natural systems, land use as a landscape-forming factor, functions of natural areas, geomorphological, hydrological and climatological issues. Archiving  Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in Portico - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections.  Plagiarism Policy  The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check System's users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process. 