Julia Wójcik

Abstract

The study assess the position of the Śląskie Voivodeship in the European space of flows. The main objectives are: (1) to examine the regional position in the interregional space of flows, and (2) to assess this position in terms of the decarbonisation processes planned under the European Green Deal policy. In order to do this, the strengths and weaknesses of the region were identified, the flows potentially vulnerable to the restructuring process of the region's coal-based economy were recognised, and the extent and scale of the impact of decarbonisation on the region's economic situation was determined. An analysis of indicators such as intensity and concentration of flows places the region on the flow periphery, as the most significant flows are concentrated in Western and Northern Europe. One exception to this pattern is the transport of goods when measured in tonnes, which makes the region an important hub on a European scale. However, the most intensive flows link it with other Polish regions. Moreover the specificity of the Śląskie Voivodeship means that any effects of the European Green Deal will be particularly strongly felt, as it is among the regions experiencing the greatest negative impact of this policy on the economy and labour market.

Keywords: decarbonisation, European Green Deal, flows, international competitiveness of regions, low-carbon transition, position with(in) the space of flows, space of flows, Śląskie Voivodeship

Julia Wójcik [j.wojcik@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55 00-818 Warsaw: Poland
Barbara Szejgiec-Kolenda [b.szejgiec@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland
Konrad Czapiewski [konrad@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland
Tomasz Komornicki [t.komorn@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland
Miguel Ángel Almazán-Gómez [malmazan@unizar.es], Department of Economic Analysis, University of Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, 50005, Zaragoza: Spain / AgriFood Institute of Aragon, IA2, Calle de Miguel Servet, 177, 50013, Zaragoza: Spain

Citation

APA: Wójcik, J., Szejgiec-Kolenda, B., Czapiewski, K., Komornicki, T., & Almazán-Gómez, M. (2022). The place of Śląskie Voivodeship (Poland) in the greening space of flows. Europa XXI, 42, 31-65. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.6
MLA: Wójcik, Julia, et al. "The place of Śląskie Voivodeship (Poland) in the greening space of flows". Europa XXI, vol. 42, 2022, pp. 31-65. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.6
Chicago: Wójcik, Julia, Szejgiec-Kolenda, Barbara, Czapiewski, Konrad, Komornicki, Tomasz, and Almazán-Gómez, Miguel Ángel. "The place of Śląskie Voivodeship (Poland) in the greening space of flows". Europa XXI 42 (2022): 31-65. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.6
Harvard: Wójcik, J., Szejgiec-Kolenda, B., Czapiewski, K., Komornicki, T., & Almazán-Gómez, M. 2022. "The place of Śląskie Voivodeship (Poland) in the greening space of flows". Europa XXI, vol. 42, pp. 31-65. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.6