1. THE POTENTIALS AND BARRIERS OF METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY OF UPPER-SILESIAN AGGLOMERATION
Artur Ochojski, Adam Polko
5th Halle Forum on Urban Economic Growth | December 2014

2. KEY QUESTIONS
1) What is the state-of-the art in defining metropolitan development?
2) What are the potentials and barriers of the polycentric metropolitan development: CASE OF THE Upper Silesian Agglomeration?
3) Does the administrative polycentric development of the agglomeration reflect the territorial development?

3. Polycentric agglomeration
Metropolisation and revitalisation
Internal and external connecitivity
Urbanizing flows
A group of cities of various size and rank
Source: Based on Klasik A., Biniecki J., Ochojski A.: Metropolitalny Foresight Strategiczny. Metodologia i Studium Przypadku. Studia KPZK PAN, T. CLX, Warszawa 2014, pp. 12

4. From Agglomeration to Metropolitan area – key drivers approach
Spatial concentration of creative businesses
Infrastructure for international events
Participation in international networks
Products offered on global markets
Source: Based on Klasik A., Biniecki J., Ochojski A.: Metropolitalny Foresight Strategiczny. Metodologia i Studium Przypadku. Studia KPZK PAN, T. CLX, Warszawa 2014, pp. 15

5. From Agglomeration to Metropolitan area – functional approach
Growth of metropolitan functions
Decisions and control in corporations and public administration
Symbolic – cluture and creative sector, city image
Gateway to markets, networks and knowledge
Innovations and competitiveness of science and technology
Source: Based on Blotevogel H.H., Metropolregionen [in:] Akademie fur Rumforschung und Landesplanung (eds.) Handworterbuch der Raumordnung, Hannover 2004, pp

6. metropolitan development analysis
PROCESS AND DRIVERS
FUNCTIONS
DEVELOPMENT AND URBANISATION POTENTIALS
Quantitative and qualitative ANALYSIS
SPATIAL CONCENTRATION OF BUSINESS (CREATIVE BUSINESSES)
PRODUCTS OFFERED ON GLOBAL MARKETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
DECISIONS AND CONTROL IN CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
INNOVATIONS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SYMBOLIC: CULTURE AND CREATIVE SECTOR, CITY IMAGE
GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE, MARKETS AND NETWORKS
ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF AGGLOMERATION
CONCENTRATION AND SPECIALISATION OF COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES
INFRASTRUCTURE POTENTIAL OF AGGLOMERATION
GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE (TRANSPORTATION, SCIENTIFIC, ACADEMIC, CULTURE, MEDICAL,…)
GOVERNANCE POTENTIAL OF AGGLOMERATION
ADD VALUE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FORMAL OR TEMPORARY MULTIACTOR METROPOLITAN STRUCTURES

7. Demographic and infrastructure potencial of the upper sielsian Agglomeration
Source: own compilation based on data from National Statistical Office

8. Economic potencial of the upper silesian Agglomeration
Source: own compilation based on data from National Statistical Office

9. Commuting in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration
Source: Analiza powiązań funkcjonalnych na obszarze województwa śląskiego, Analizy RCAS 1/2012, Regionalne Centrum Analiz Strategicznych Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego, Katowice 2012

10. The impact of Economic and infrastructure potential in the upper-Silesian agglomeration
Source: own compilation based on data from National Statistical Office

11. “ADMINISTRATIVE” APPROACH “TERRITORIAL” APPROACH
Does the administrative polycentric development of the agglomeration reflect the territorial development?
ANALYSIS
of the potenial
“ADMINISTRATIVE” APPROACH
“TERRITORIAL” APPROACH
CONCENTRATION AND SPECIALISATION OF COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES
Katowice, Gliwice, Tychy – multifunctional centres (Business, Service, Administration)
Dąbrowa Górnicza – heavy industry
Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEE): INCREASE OF BIZ, LABOUR MARKET GROWTH, GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE NETWORKS; MONOSTRUCTURE
The Upper Silesian Fund – regional venture capital fund: LEVERAGE OF TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS RISK
GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE (SCIENTIFIC, ACADEMIC, CULTURE, MEDICAL, TRANSPORTATION, …)
Katowice – Silesian University, University of Economics, Art Academy, Music Academy, Medical University
Katowice – cultural zone
Gliwice – Silesian technical university
Zabrze – cardic centre
The Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL) – INCREASE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT AND POTENTIALLY NEW AREAS ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN AREA; FAST TRAIN CONNECTION TO THE AIRPORT
Metropolitan Road (DTS): CONNECTIVITY INCREASE; BELTWAY
JOINT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS – Metropolitan Foresight Studies AND ris DEVELOPMENT: MOBILISING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION, SCEINCE AND BUSINESS; TIMECONSUMING PROCESSES
ADD VALUE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FORMAL OR TEMPORARY MULTIACTOR METROPOLITAN STRUCTURES
KATOWICE – LEADER OF INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL INSTRUMENT (THE UNION OF CENTRAL SUBREGION)
UPPER-SILESIAN METROPOLITAN Union (GZM) – POLITICAL MISMATCH
“MIASTO3” PROJECT – STRATEGY OF FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREA OF 3 CITIES: CHORZÓW, RUDA ŚLĄSKA, ŚWIĘTOCHŁOWICE; IN PROGRESS (thus, BARRIERS?)
KZK GOP (METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION OPERATOR) – UNIFIED BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVITY; SWISS CHEESE EFFECT
REGIONAL URBAN POLICY – DIAGNOSIS OF METROPOLITAN PROCESSES WITHIN THE REGION AGRRED BY MULTIACTOR PARTNERSHIP (IN PROGRESS)