A smart city is a city which, with the use of modern technologies, manages all areas of its functioning in order to optimise results of its development, create new values based on the cultural heritage and natural resources. However, it should be remembered that people create a city; therefore, the technology accompanying the idea of a smart city is only a tool that will be used by society in the process of the development. This paper aims to present the implementation of the objectives of intelligent urban space in the context of the concept of smart growth and the smart city. The author focuses on the analysis of selected approaches to shaping the intelligent city space related to activities within smart environment (blue and green infrastructure) and smart people and lifestyle (activity nodes and local centres). A smart' city creates intelligent space.

Współczesne miasta doświadczają dynamicznych zmian przestrzennych związanych z czynnikami demografi cznymi, społecznymi i gospodarczymi. W wyniku tych czynników mogą występować całkowicie skrajne wyzwania rozwojowe tych ośrodków miejskich. Część miast podlega bowiem procesom depopulacji związanym zarówno z ujemnymi trendami demografi cznymi jak i wzrostem bezrobocia oraz brakiem ofert pracy dla ludzi młodych. Drugą część miast stanowią ośrodki dysponujące lepszym potencjałem rozwoju wywodzącym się najczęściej z ich historycznej roli w procesie rozwoju całego kraju realizowanych na różnych płaszczyznach. Ta różnorodność czynników rozwoju jest kreowana przez sprawne funkcjonowanie instytucji naukowych, kulturalnych oraz prywatnego sektora gospodarczego. Atrakcyjność tych miast wynika z większej i zróżnicowanej oferty na rynku pracy oraz lepszych warunków życia dla ich mieszkańców realizowanych między innymi poprzez dostępność wysokiej jakości przestrzeni publicznej.W badaniach nad procesem transformacji miast, aspekty przestrzenne wydają się mieć mniejszą wagę w zestawieniu z aspektami gospodarczymi, demografi cznymi czy społecznymi. Mimo, że niekwestionowana jest ich współzależność to jednak właśnie zmiany przestrzenne stanowią wynikową trzech pierwszych aspektów. Analiza dokumentów planistycznych i strategii rozwoju miast wykazuje że większość z nich jako główne cele wskazuje poprawę jakości życia mieszkańców oraz realizację zasad zrównoważonego rozwoju. W niniejszej pracy autorka podejmuje próbę badania procesów transformacji jakie zachodzą we współczesnych miastach.

Intense global urbanization, including spatial planning development, is an essential area that determines sustainable development. It is known that urban development is typically tied to an increase in socioeconomic productivity while also creating considerable inequalities. Despite mounting evidence of intense urban area development, little is known about its consequences on the sustainable development of territories adjacent to said areas. Despite the positive and negative consequences of urbanization and their impact on sustainable development often being highlighted, there is little understanding of and a dearth of analyses on sustainability processes that include spatial planning development. To fill this gap, it must be assessed where sustainable development is actually taking place. Such analyses should not only be confined to the four essential areas: economic development, social development, environmental development, and institutional development, that are tied to sustainable development index calculations. They should also determine the transformations experienced by the areas and factor in a fifth analysis area: spatial planning development. In this paper, detailed data sourced from the Statistics Poland were used to formulate sustainable development indices for urban, rural–urban, and rural communes of the Podkarpackie region of Poland. The data concerned the five areas listed above. Using data standardization and the averaged index method, sustainable development index values were quantified to demonstrate that they displayed various levels of inequalities for the two reference periods of 2015 and 2020. These statistics indicate the key role of spatial planning development in assessing sustainability indices. The findings show that it is not only possible to enhance standard calculation methods to include other data and use them in time and space to create a simple and general quantitative rating of sustainable development, but urbanization can also be factored in that includes spatial planning development. The findings show that a modified computation approach is a reliable and relatively complete index of sustainable development that compensates for the deficiencies of current metrics.

In the coming years, cities will face new challenges from a rapidly changing climate. Many physical infrastructure and building projects will face new or more severe risks from extreme flooding, precipitation and heat events. At the same time, environmental conditions are also projected to change, posing chronic hazards as average yearly temperatures rise. The natural cycle of water circulation in contemporary cities is often very disturbed as a result of improper management of space. The necessity to protect the natural environment, and in particular respect for water rights, in the face of climate change and constant pressure of urbanizationrequires a radical change in the approach to rainwater and surface water management in Polish cities. It is necessary to improve the integration of spatial planning with water management in many areas. The purpose of this research is to determine the effective role of space management processes to provide permeable surfaces in the urban areas as an important element of the system of rainwater management. The article will present an analysis of the possibilities of increasing the absorptivity of the areas in selected areas of Cracow.

The quantity and condition of urban greenery directly affect the quality of life of residents and space users. This quality is linked to measures that reduce the negative impact of climate change. It was assumed that urban greenery should not only be protected but also should have its stock increased, which is not easy in a historical, compact structure under statutory conservation. This paper discusses the issue of green areas in the strict city centre of Krakow, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978. The study area includes two medieval towns that had their town charters issued in the 13th and 14th centuries, which together formed a central town and a satellite town. Kazimierz and Stradom were subjected to a detailed investigation. A review of the literature and other sources made it possible to identify changes in the structure of green spaces in terms of chronology and quantity. Changes in the area, accessibility and the legal provisions arising from the various forms of statutory conservation and their consequences were analysed. Multi-criteria analyses of the historical urban structure and the types, forms and potential for introducing greenery into the historical area were also performed. The intention was to strengthen green infrastructure, which is a key element in climate change mitigation.