@article{Kulawiak_2020, title={Role and Significance of Marketplaces in a Large Town – the Example of Łódź in Poland}, volume={34}, url={https://prace-kgp.up.krakow.pl/article/view/7217}, DOI={10.24917/20801653.342.6}, abstractNote={<p>Currently, the further functioning of marketplaces in towns is in question. This is related to both the intensive development of large -scale trade, displacing this traditional form of trade, and the appropriation of this space by the town authorities for other, non -commercial purposes. At the same time, however, for many inhabitants marketplaces still play an important role, mainly as a place to shop every day. In the context of observed research inaccuracies, the article deals with the problem of identifying the role of marketplaces in<br>a modern town. The theoretical and methodological basis of the undertaken research is the concept of the<br>function of a place of A. Suliborski (2001). Using said concept allowed for investigating the utility and social<br>role of marketplaces. The article uses various research methods: study and field methods including a questionnaire interview that was carried out on a group of 200 Łódź residents.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society}, author={Kulawiak, Anita}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={86–102} }