Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy
It could be argued that cultural heritage in Poland, like in other post-socialist countries, is losing its importance due to modernisation, and that its preservation is in conflict with new investment. The situation is caused by several factors. Firstly, free use of private property is often more va...
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| description | It could be argued that cultural heritage in Poland, like in other post-socialist countries, is losing its importance due to modernisation, and that its preservation is in conflict with new investment. The situation is caused by several factors. Firstly, free use of private property is often more valued than the care for historical landscapes, which could be attributed to the consequences of the economic crisis. Secondly, there are legal shortcomings in spatial planning and heritage conservation systems. Thirdly, cooperation among politicians, urban planners and heritage protection officers is not efficient.
Since the transition period of the 1990s, historic relics have been exposed to multiple threats. The following case study of Łódź illustrates the general need for a change of approach towards cultural legacy management, especially in reference to more common heritage elements which are not under hard protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-145e3122820a4f0a82dd6b0742cac7f12022-12-21T19:18:53ZengLodz University PressEuropean Spatial Research and Policy1231-19521896-15252015-12-01222739210.1515/esrp-2015-00266598Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial LegacyIwona Pielesiak0Łódź University, Department of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, 90-142 Łódź, ul. Kopcińskiego 31, PolandIt could be argued that cultural heritage in Poland, like in other post-socialist countries, is losing its importance due to modernisation, and that its preservation is in conflict with new investment. The situation is caused by several factors. Firstly, free use of private property is often more valued than the care for historical landscapes, which could be attributed to the consequences of the economic crisis. Secondly, there are legal shortcomings in spatial planning and heritage conservation systems. Thirdly, cooperation among politicians, urban planners and heritage protection officers is not efficient. Since the transition period of the 1990s, historic relics have been exposed to multiple threats. The following case study of Łódź illustrates the general need for a change of approach towards cultural legacy management, especially in reference to more common heritage elements which are not under hard protection.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/esrap/article/view/6598cultural heritagepost-industrial legacyłódź |
| spellingShingle | Iwona Pielesiak Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy European Spatial Research and Policy cultural heritage post-industrial legacy łódź |
| title | Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy |
| title_full | Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy |
| title_fullStr | Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy |
| title_short | Managing ‘Ordinary Heritage’ in Poland: Łódź and Its Post-Industrial Legacy |
| title_sort | managing ordinary heritage in poland lodz and its post industrial legacy |
| topic | cultural heritage post-industrial legacy łódź |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/esrap/article/view/6598 |
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