Obrazy dysproporcji na obszarze miasta i ich społeczna interpretacja. Przykład Łodzi
Abstract
The city of Lodz was developing from the beginning of the 19th century as a center
of textile industry in Eastern Europe. Because of industrial past socio-economical distortions
were characteristic for the city of Lodz and still play a crucial role in its urban
landscape. The purpose of this paper is to present and interpret existing distortions in the
city of Lodz through individual experience, using photography as a research method.
Photographic essays prepared by 75 students of geography at the University of Lodz in
spring of 2011 and 2012, present a subjective image of Lodz, on the basis of which one
can draw conclusions about the social interpretation and evaluation of both the city and
its parts. It seems that this type of studies showing an emotional relationship to the urban
space may be important for the strategy and planning of local development, pointing out
problem areas that require conservation, restoration, or deeper functional and spatial
transformations.
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