scholarly journals The Resilience of Urban Retail System in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Case Study of Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13737
Author(s):  
Joanna Zuzanna Popławska
Keyword(s):  
Stress Test ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Daily Press ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
The Face ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Critical Literature

Urban retail systems in Poland have been changing constantly during the last 30 years. When it seemed that the consumption lifestyle of Poles became stable, and likewise the relations within the urban retail system, it was placed under the strain of the shock of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to discuss challenges that the urban retail systems face as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, how the relationships within those systems have changed and how the resilience of entities that create urban retail systems has changed. The article focuses on the case study of Poland, the largest and the fastest growing country in Central and Eastern Europe. To achieve the research goal, a broad and detailed critical literature review was used: literature, scientific articles, reports and daily press with a business profile were analyzed. Complementary to a qualitative approach was an analysis of quantitative data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland and Eurostat regarding the period from 2007 to 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a unique occasion in which to conduct a stress-test of the concept of retail resilience in the lively organism of a city; it also delivers a useful framework for analyzing processes occurring in the Polish retail trade. The undertaken research contributes to these concepts by indicating how the shock of COVID-19 could affect components of the urban retail system in ambivalent ways as they express different levels of resilience. Some elements of the system had no problems with adjustments to the shock of the pandemic, whereas others with more rigid structures had problems with adaptation.

scholarly journals Public Green Space Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Krakow, Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Anita Kwartnik-Pruc ◽  
Anna Trembecka
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Space Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Public Green Space

Green space is essential for the implementation of the idea of sustainable urban development. This paper contains original research on the implementation of local government tasks in the development of public green space. The aim of this research was to analyse the actions taken by the municipal authorities regarding the development of public green space, including the acquisition of real properties, the regulation of their legal status, as well as the adoption of planning and programme documents. The Polish Central Statistical Office data on the public green space of the largest cities in Poland were analysed in order to determine the dynamics of changes. Then, the focus was placed on Krakow, where the authors analysed in detail the distribution and type of urban green space as well as the actions taken by the Municipality to both extend it and to protect it against building development. The criterion of green space accessibility to city residents was indicated as a necessary aspect to be considered in the overall assessment of the existing greenery. The conclusions include the assessment of the actions of the Krakow authorities and the observed trends in the development of public green space.

scholarly journals Estimating growth contributions by structural decomposition of input-output tables

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztián Koppány
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Structural Decompositions ◽  
Backward Linkages

This paper presents a case-study to demonstrate the calculation methods of growth contributions using structural decompositions of input-output tables and their Hungarian applications. Although the required data are available with a considerable time-lag, results show that taking backward linkages through demand for inputs and value chain multipliers into account can significantly alter the picture on the growth effects of industries and final demand categories by the conventional approach based on quarterly GDP calculations. This can be instructive for analysts and policy- and decision-makers not only in Hungary, but also in other countries. The study was performed by using public macroeconomic and sectoral data obtained from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

scholarly journals Estimated potential for energy savings in heating residential buildings in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Lis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Energy Effect ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
The Face ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Reduce Energy Consumption

In the face of a constant increase in demand for energy, one of the important sources will be its saving and efficient use. The search for the greatest opportunities in this area should focus on the areas where the highest energy consumption occurs. The dominant role here is played by the communal and living sector, to the extent that it is the sub-sector of buildings with a majority share of residential buildings. The article presents the expected energy effects of measures reducing energy consumption for heating residential buildings in the whole country. The author used statistical data of the Central Statistical Office available in the database of this institution. These data were identified and searched for as suitable for the purposes of this article and were used as a basis for calculations and analyses. The calculations show that only thanks to simple actions such as improvement of thermal insulation of envelope components it is possible to reduce energy consumption for heating of residential buildings by over 70% in relation to the situation in 2011. The potential energy effect will also translate into an economic and environmental effect. Qualitative measures such as improving the performance of the heating and ventilation system of a building and/or changing the energy carrier will also reduce energy consumption for this purpose, but they are not the subject of this study.

scholarly journals DIRECTIONS OF CHANGES IN POLAND’S RETAIL TRADE

2020 ◽  
Vol XXII (1) ◽  
pp. 369-379
Author(s):  
Joanna Wrzesińska-Kowal ◽  
Małgorzata Raczkowska
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycles ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Sales Management ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Near Future

The aim of the research was to present changes taking place in retail trade in Poland after economic transformation. The diversity of retail sales forms was presented. Five stages of transformation of this sector were isolated. The directions of changes as well as the perspectives for the development of retail trade were indicated. The period under study was the years 1990-2018. This article was prepared mainly on the basis of literature and data obtained from the GUS (Eng. Central Statistical Office) and studies of the former Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur (Eng. Institute for Market Research, Consumption and Business Cycles) in Warsaw. During the period under study, retail trade developed in Poland; both in terms of quantity and quality, in addition to a change in the structure of stores. Ensuing changes positively influenced the development of this sector, which, due to increasing demands of consumers, high competition, changes in legal regulations and technological innovations, will require further transformation. There are plans to create unmanned stores in Poland in the near future, without traditional cash registers, to use secure and fast payments thanks to biometrics and use artificial intelligence to optimise turnover and sales management.

scholarly journals Rural area marginalisation: searching for tendencies. Case study: the Western fringes of Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (29) ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
Iwona Markuszewska
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Administrative Region ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office

Abstract The aim of this paper was to evaluate the intensity of rural area marginalisation. As a study region, Western periphery of Poland has been chosen. The spatial scope of the research covers three border voivodeships: Dolnośląskie, Lubuskie and Zachodniopomorskie, however, the study was conducted at the local level, including 310 rural and rural-urban gminas (administrative region of the 3rd order in Poland). The statistical data were derived from the Central Statistical Office from the period of last two decades. Results revealed the differences in the level of rural area marginalization and were analysed in terms of agricultural and socio-economic aspects.

scholarly journals Analysis of wood chipping capacity of the Bandit 990XP chipper – case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Mariusz Kormanek
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Effective Capacity ◽  
Work Cycle ◽  
Standing Trees ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Working Day ◽  
Specific Working

According to the data of the Central Statistical Office, there has been an increase in forest cover in Poland from 27.8% to 29.6% over the last 25 years. This increase contributed to an increase in the possibility of wood obtaining and processing for energy purposes. The aim of the study was to analyse the efficiency of a chipping machine manufactured by the American Company Bandit Industries (Bandit 990XP chipper) based on the working day chronometer. The study was carried out in specific conditions related to the place of the chipper application because the machine was used to process the material obtained from standing trees in the framework of park maintenance. As it was shown during the analysed working day, the effective capacity W1 in the work cycle of the Bandit 990XP machine was 9.2 m<sup>3</sup>∙h<sup>–1</sup> chips. Specific working conditions made it impossible to organize the work smoothly. Ongoing obtaining of the material for chipping from standing trees resulted in low productivity during the exploitation time of the shift W08 on the level of 1.3 m<sup>3</sup>∙h<sup>–1</sup> chips.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SOIL UTILIZATION IN POLAND

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (5) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Stanisław Krasowicz ◽  
Mariusz Matyka
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Different Levels

The study presents socio-economic aspects of soil utilization in Poland. It was indicated that the rational use of agricultural land is one of the priorities for Poland’s development. It is also a challenge for science and advisory, serving business practice. The basic sources of information were statistical data of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) from the years 2000-2015. Changes in the use of agricultural land in voivodships, taking into account their specificity, were also considered. It was found that rational use of Polish soils requires support from science and cooperation with regional and local government authorities at different levels of management.

scholarly journals Uwarunkowania awansu zawodowego kobiet na polskich uczelniach

2018 ◽  
pp. 167-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata PRZYBYLSKA-MASZNER ◽  
Cezary TROSIAK
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Considerable Part ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Different Levels

The paper deals with the issue of the professional promotion of women working in the aca- demic sector, in the context of Poland’s membership of the European Union. The authors discuss European legal requirements in this respect in order to assess the state of implementation of the recommendations issued by the European Commission and the European Parliament, and included in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in Poland. Next, using statistical data from the 2007 and 2011 re- ports of the Central Statistical Office, the authors describe the proportion of women in the structures of academic workers at different levels of academic career and attempt to explain the conditions of the situation they identify. A considerable part of the paper concerns the results of pilot studies carried out among female academics of the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of Adam Mickiewicz University for the purpose of this paper. Finally, the authors recommend concrete solutions for changing the legal and institutional conditions in order to increase the number of female academics.

scholarly journals Polish Domestic Tourism in the Face of SARS‑CoV–2 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Aneta Piechaczek
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Anova Analysis ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Holiday Season ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
The Face ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Impact

The paper focuses on the tourism market in the face of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Its aim is to verify whether Polish tourism in this period actually recorded such a significant drop in interest. The research is based on secondary data from the reports of the Central Statistical Office concerning the use of accommodation bases in Poland by both Poles and foreign tourists. Accommodation services offered by accommodation facilities constitute one of the basic tourist services included in the tourist market. Verifying their situation in the holiday season 2020 is therefore one of the easiest ways to estimate the impact of a pandemic on the tourism market in Poland. The research was conduct with ANOVA analysis of variance.

scholarly journals Local Security as an Element of Local Development. Case Study of Infrastructure and Environmental Variables of The Cities in The Eastern Poland Macro-Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Paweł Dziekański ◽  
Juljusz Piwowarski
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Security Culture ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office

Abstract The authors in this article present performance of public administration which concerns a basic process developing in the context of dynamics of security culture phenomenon that involves the use of local potential (including infrastructure, natural environment, finance, human capital). The process of development of a region is multifaceted. It involves any changes that are implemented at different paces and with varying intensity in economic, social, technical and environmental areas. Local security is a resulting category that allows to assess functioning of local economy. The aim of the article is to provide determinants that shape security at the local level in the context of the selected elements of the region’s balance (infrastructure and environment aspects) by the case of Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship municipalities for 2010 and 2015. In the calculations the data of the Central Statistical Office (Local Data Bank) were used. The determined synthetic measure allows to make hierarchy according to the adopted variables. It supplies information on the examined category of objects. It provides a comparative picture between the objects that were analysed, allows to indicate weaker and better areas of functioning of a unit. As it is shown in the article it gives a basis for the assessment of the effectiveness of the instruments of local authorities policy that were used in the past. The carried out statistic studies confirm existence of disparities in financial condition (financial security) of municipalities.

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