Klaudia Nowicka

• Professor (Assistant) at University of Gdańsk

Civic, cultural and political engagement of women is an intrinsically interesting issue in the context of Polish migration processes. The Poles constitute the second largest group of immigrants in Germany, after the Turks. Despite this fact, they are still considered the so-called invisible minority, characterised by generally low social and civic...

Za cel niniejszego opracowania autorka postawiła sobie określenie, jakie znaczenie ma turystyka w rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczym gmin wiejskich województwa pomorskiego, na podstawie zapisów dokumentów strategicznych. Aby zrealizować tak postawiony cel autorka poddała analizie dostępne aktualne dokumenty strategiczne dla 74 gmin, korzystając z anali...

Poland and Ukraine share a long and complicated history with some really dramatic events which still overshadow relations between both nations, especially those which took place in Volhynia and other areas with a mixed Polish–Ukrainian population during 1943–1945 when soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), the military wing of the Organisa...

The main objective of this article is to offer an answer to the question whether introducing local border traffic (LBT) on the external frontiers of the EU is an effective tool for cross-border integration and development of marginalised border areas. The analysis was carried out in an area of particular strategic importance for the European Commun...

During the 20th century, unconditional growth and development in conjunction with environmental degradation stimulated a global commitment to landscape preservation. Protecting both the natural and the cultural environment has become a global issue, and it is reflected in many international treaties and declarations, such as UNESCO or RAMSAR.

A natural problem of post-industrial cities, which results from economic change, is their heritage in the form of degraded and unused post-industrial areas. They are often situated in central districts. Thus, it is obvious that local authorities consider them important, and prioritize them in spatial development. The very special and significant ar...

The main goal of the paper is to assess the possibility of creating a successful tourist offer in areas which are not considered attractive for tourism. In order to do so, the authors analyze the case of an agrotourism farm called “Mazowiecki Zaścianek” which is located in the small Tłuszcz Commune west of Warsaw. The research carried out in 2013 w...