Lokalne centrum usługowe: w poszukiwaniu formy i funkcji

• Authors: Łukasz Damurski , Jerzy Ładysz , Jacek Pluta , Wawrzyniec Zipser , Magdalena Mayer-Wydra

Title variants

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Local service centre: in the search for form and function

Abstracts

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In the current urban planning discourse much attention is paid to services provision in resi-dential areas (neighbourhoods). In the so called habitat a local service centre is defined as a multifunctional public space providing access to everyday services, stimulating social integration and building local identity. This general definition, though comprehensive and convincing, has lim-ited value for urban planning: it bears particular questions regarding the form and function of local service centres in contemporary neighbourhoods. This paper presents a critical review of scientific lit-erature on service nodes in urban areas which is followed by a conceptualisation of the research issues to be studied. Starting from the overview of historical origins (ancient agora, medieval market squares, the neighbourhood unit in the modernism) up to current planning concepts (quality of life shaped by an easy access to services), the paper concludes on the users’ needs and the required formal and functional characteristics of local service centres. Eventually the conceptual framework for the neighbourhood service centres is developed, including several research components: functional pro-gramme, spatial form, social functions, structure of needs, efficiency of services, online and offline of-fer, localisation, accepted distance and optimal range. Such a framework may be adopted in urban planning theory and practice, thus contributing to the current knowledge on shaping residential areas.

Keywords

EN

local service centre; services; habitat; form; function

PL

lokalne centrum usługowe; usługi; habitat; forma; funkcja

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Naukowe Przestrzeń Społeczna i Środowisko
• Journal: Przestrzeń Społeczna
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1/2018 (15)

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

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Łukasz Damurski

• Politechnika Wrocławska

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Jerzy Ładysz

• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu

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Jacek Pluta

• Uniwersytet Wrocławski

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Wawrzyniec Zipser

• Politechnika Wrocławska

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Magdalena Mayer-Wydra

• Politechnika Wrocławska

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

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