Revitalisation and adaptation of cities in Poland. Inconsistent processes

In Polish cities, one of the most important tasks performed by local governments are the tasks related to leading degraded areas out of their critical condition with revitalisation activities. However, today highly urbanised areas have to contend with new challenges – processes of adaptation of cities to climate changes. Both activities are similar to each other in spatial, economic, social and environmental aspects, which would allow their parallel initiation in municipal structures. It would contribute to facilitated implementation of solutions both in the area of revitalisation and in the fi eld of adaptation to climate changes. It would also dramatically reduce the costs of such municipal transformations and have a positive effect both on the social and environmental transformations in the city.