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Article

Intensity of Revitalisation Measures in Poland’s County-Level Cities: Cultural and Social Aspects

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Department of Environmental Development and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Science—WULS, Nowoursynowska Street 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 15 Prawochenskiego Street, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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Land 2026, 15(1), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010093
Submission received: 9 November 2025 / Revised: 17 December 2025 / Accepted: 21 December 2025 / Published: 2 January 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices)

Abstract

The study assesses the level and concentration of revitalisation measures in Poland’s county-level cities across two dimensions: spatial–cultural and social. We compiled comparable indicators from the Local Data Bank (2020–2023) and municipal revitalisation programmes for 63 cities, constructing ten stimulus variables (five spatial–cultural; five social). Indicators were normalised to (0–1) and aggregated into two synthetic indices—IRSC (spatial–cultural) and IRS (social)—followed by a standard-deviation-based classification into four types/groups. Results show pronounced inter-city variation with no clear voivodeship pattern. Several cities emerge as consistent leaders across dimensions, while others perform unevenly—e.g., cases with high IRSC but moderate IRS, and vice versa—highlighting different strategic emphases of programmes. We also note large disparities in financial effort (per area and per resident) and low counts of actions per unit in many cities, contrasted with a few high-activity cases. The findings indicate that roughly one-third of cities leverage revitalisation effectively in both dimensions. The study advocates complementing synthetic, comparative assessment with practice-informed models that adapt solutions proven in top-performing cities, rather than relying solely on unified, centrally framed approaches.
Keywords: revitalisation; county-level cities; monuments; population; local development revitalisation; county-level cities; monuments; population; local development

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Podawca, K.; Ogryzek, M. Intensity of Revitalisation Measures in Poland’s County-Level Cities: Cultural and Social Aspects. Land 2026, 15, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010093

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Podawca K, Ogryzek M. Intensity of Revitalisation Measures in Poland’s County-Level Cities: Cultural and Social Aspects. Land. 2026; 15(1):93. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010093

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Podawca, Konrad, and Marek Ogryzek. 2026. "Intensity of Revitalisation Measures in Poland’s County-Level Cities: Cultural and Social Aspects" Land 15, no. 1: 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010093

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Podawca, K., & Ogryzek, M. (2026). Intensity of Revitalisation Measures in Poland’s County-Level Cities: Cultural and Social Aspects. Land, 15(1), 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010093

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