Adam Kapler
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.06
Vol. no: 49
Mazovia Regional Studies 2024/49
Community resilience in response to humanitarian and refugee crisis caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine – a case study of Polish border communities
Natalia Bełdyga
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.02
Vol. no: 49
Since this study aim is to analyze the role of community resilience in response to crisis and uncertainty, two cases of community responses to an unprecedented refugee and humanitarian crisis caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022 made by two Polish border communities from two corners of Poland, one in northeast, in a borderland area referred to as Suwałki Gap and second in southeast, in Biecz, referred to as “Little Cracow” have been studied. The main objective of this study is to gain knowledge of one of core dimensions of community resilience, namely agency which enhances adaptability on both individual and collective level, often referred to as the locus of control [Inglehart, Welzel 2009] as well as a pillar of community resilience and crucial element in the proactive phase of crisis cycle management, civil preparedness defined as the ability to sustain functions vital to society, ensuring basic supply and the State’s capacity to act in a crisis situation [Zekulic et al. 2017] to see if they have enhanced community resilience in this response.
Implementation of the statutory competences of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and changes in the transport sector over 25 years of self-government activity
Piotr Szpiega, Elżbieta Trzcińska
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.04
Vol. no: 49
The article provides an overview of the transport policy of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship since its establishment in 1999. It discusses the statutory competences of the newly formed voivodeship in the field of transport development policy and its evolution over the years, illustrated in successive regional development strategies and spatial development plans. An integral part of this policy is also the development of public transport, primarily railway transport. This is the result of the activities of two railway companies: Masovian Railways and Warsaw Commuter Railway. The article depicts the development path of the companies towards modern rail passenger transport operators, involving new and modernized rolling stock and with efficient technical facilities. The article also discusses the activity of the manager of voivodeship roads, which through numerous road repairs and reconstructions, creates a road network suitable for servicing regional road traffic. In addition, the article highlights the increasing role of bicycle transport in the spatial policy of the voivodeship. An important factor facilitating the implementation of competences in the transport sector is EU funding, which has made it possible to create modern rail and road infrastructure, as well as to purchase and modernize rolling stock.
A special element in the environment – interactions. Cultural landscape, its inalienable elements – open-air museum in Nowogród
Barbara Werner
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.03
Vol. no: 49
The aim of the article is to demonstrate the complexity of the issue of valuing historical sites and to answer the nagging question: is the role of the ‘special element in the environment’ sufficiently recognized in the 21st century and what role do various organisations, including NGOs such as (Polish National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites), play?
Marshall Józef Piłsudski Square – a permanent feature in Warsaw’s urban space. From the palace courtyard to the surroundings of the Cathedral from the late 18th to the early 20th century
Anna Wieczorek, Magnolia Gorzelak
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.05
Vol. no: 49
There are many publications on Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw and the surrounding buildings covering the history of the capital, as well as the history of architecture and urban planning. There are also substantial cartographic and iconographic resources available in museums and archives. An analysis of the source materials indicates a significant dispersion of information. There is a lack of a compendium on the origins of the Square, changes in its appearance, and the associated design concepts. These issues are the subject of a series of articles under the common Marshall Józef Piłsudski Square – a permanent feature in Warsaw’s urban space. This article, the second in the series, presents how the appearance of the Square changed from the late 18th to the early 20th century, transforming from the courtyard of the Saxon Palace into the surroundings of the Cathedral.
Financialisation of regions – can we talk about financialisation in a regional context?
Agata Gemzik-Salwach
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.01
Vol. no: 49
Financialisation refers to the increasing role of financial motives, markets, entities and institutions in transactions occurring in the national and international economy. The article includes consideration on whether financialisation can have a regional character. Its aim was to obtain an answer to this question and determine the usefulness of this knowledge.