Open AccessPrzemiany w geografii przemysłu
Author(s) -
Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
prace komisji geografii przemysłu polskiego towarzystwa geograficznego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-903X
pISSN - 2080-1653
DOI - 10.24917/20801653.15.3
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , section (typography) , human geography , strengths and weaknesses , historical geography , regional science , state (computer science) , period (music) , economic geography , regional geography , geography , political science , epistemology , business , philosophy , physics , algorithm , advertising , computer science , acoustics , programming language
The article has a ‘celebratory’ character connected with two jubilees:– the 25th anniversary of the Conference on Industrial Geography, organised by the Institute of Geography, Cracow Pedagogical University, in collaboration with the Industrial Geography Committee of the Polish Geographical Society; and – the 80th birthday of Professor Stanisław Misztal, Honorary President of the Industrial Geography Committee of the Polish Geographical Society.This is a good opportunity to analyse and discuss the changes which have taken place in industrial geography over this period. The discussion, presented in the first section, embraces the following issues:1. Change in the definition of the substantive scope of industrial geography;2. Methodological trends and research directions;3. A new look at the location of economic activity;4. The place of industry in on-going spatial processes.The next section of the article addresses the question of how the changes are reflected in the 25-years’ history of the Cracow Conference. The last section presents evaluation of the current state of the Polish industrial geography, including its strengths and weaknesses.