<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Services related to leisure time are treated as an important factor in the development of cities - a factor creating urban recreational spaces. It is also important to provide such spaces with appropriate elements of infrastructure, which would contribute to increasing its attractiveness. Urban recreational spaces gain more and more experimental and unique forms and are more and more defined in terms of functionality, aesthetics and identity. This article includes three examples of this type of spaces in Łódź. On the basis of conducted research, there was presented the importance of infrastructure arrangements that are thought-through and “well-anchored” in the urban tissue.</p></abstract>

Services related to leisure time are treated as an important factor in the development of cities - a factor creating urban recreational spaces. It is also important to provide such spaces with appropriate elements of infrastructure, which would contribute to increasing its attractiveness. Urban recreational spaces gain more and more experimental and unique forms and are more and more defined in terms of functionality, aesthetics and identity. This article includes three examples of this type of spaces in Łódź. On the basis of conducted research, there was presented the importance of infrastructure arrangements that are thought-through and “well-anchored” in the urban tissue.

New urban recreational spaces. Attractiveness, infrastructure arrangements, identity. The example of the city of Łódź

Miscellanea Geographica

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Services related to leisure time are treated as an important factor in the development of cities - a factor creating urban recreational spaces. It is also...

	Piotrkowska 217 zone	Woonerfs	Brine Park
Dining venues	96	84	0
Cultural and entertainment events	16	4	0
Learning about the history of the place, exploration	8	18	0
Physical activity	28	0	4
Social meetings	44	92	26
Rest and relaxation	0	54	68
Rest with children	0	0	12

	Piotrkowska 217 zone	Woonerfs	Brine Park
Pleasure	48	30	30
Joy	16	56	20
Contentment	16	26	18
Curiosity	12	0	6
Happiness	4	26	0
Aesthetics	0	12	0
None	0	2	8
Lack of connections between the newly created space and the local area	0	0	4

New urban recreational spaces. Attractiveness, infrastructure arrangements, identity. The example of the city of Łódź

Pubblicato online: 20 ago 2018

Pagine: 219 - 224

Ricevuto: 05 mar 2018

Accettato: 03 giu 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0017

Parole chiave
recreation, urban recreation spaces, infrastructure arrangements, aesthetics, identity, Łódź

© 2018 Justyna Mokras-Grabowska, published by Sciendo

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Main motives for respondents visiting the selected recreational areas (percent)

Feelings and emotions of respondents arising during visits to the selected recreational areas (percent)

New urban recreational spaces. Attractiveness, infrastructure arrangements, identity. The example of the city of Łódź

Pubblicato online: 20 ago 2018

Pagine: 219 - 224

Ricevuto: 05 mar 2018

Accettato: 03 giu 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0017

Parole chiaverecreation, urban recreation spaces, infrastructure arrangements, aesthetics, identity, Łódź

© 2018 Justyna Mokras-Grabowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Main motives for respondents visiting the selected recreational areas (percent)

Feelings and emotions of respondents arising during visits to the selected recreational areas (percent)

Parole chiave
recreation, urban recreation spaces, infrastructure arrangements, aesthetics, identity, Łódź