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SPATIAL PLANNING – it is the main tool for creating spatial policy. It is a comprehensive activity aimed at the proper development of individual areas of the country in such a way that this development best meets the human needs and at the same time takes into account mutual interests between regions and throughout the country. S.p. is carried out most often on three levels of social development – the municipality/city, region and country. Nowadays, within the framework of international cooperation (e.g., within the EU) the planning is extended to the supranational level. As the complexity of social and economic conditions increases, the scale of difficulties in reconciling and harmonizing the interests of various entities increases. S.p. may take the form of the location of new industrial centres or the transformation of already existing buildings, taking into account the existing infrastructure. S.p. is performed most often by teams composed of various specialists (e.g., architects, economists, urban planners) [ E. Zielińska ].

Literature: A. Karwińska, Gospodarka przestrzenna, uwarunkowania społeczno-kulturowe, Warszawa 2008.