@ARTICLE{Luchter_Bogusław_Residents_2018, author={Luchter, Bogusław and Semczuk, Marcin and Serafin, Piotr and Węgrzynowicz, Piotr and Zawilińska, Bernadetta}, number={No 272}, journal={Biuletyn KPZK}, pages={254-271}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={PAN, Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju}, abstract={The Cracow districts have the status of auxiliary self-governing units within this city and, generally should be communities of residents living in particular parts of the city, close to them, in which they implement their daily practices. In theer article, the authors, by examining the sense of belonging to the district, undertook to identify its perception by residents and relations between the residents and their auxiliary units, on the example of two such districts this of VIII Dębniki and X Swoszowice. Attitudes of their residents towards self-governing districts were identified on the basis of 1141 questionnaires, obtaining during surveys conducted in 2017. The authors have found relatively weak relations of residents with their auxiliary units, as evidenced by small involvement in initiatives taken for the benefit of this districts. The analysis, however, showed also considerable differences in the detailed assessment of the attitudes of residents at the level of their division according to their age groups, period of the residence, as well as to the type of housing a single-family, multi-family or mixed ones.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Residents of the city towards self-governing districts – an example of districts VIII Dębniki and X Swoszowice in Cracow}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/112221/PDF-MASTER/Biuletyn%20KPZK%20272%20Luchter%20et%20al.pdf}, keywords={Cracow, municipal government, city districts, city residents, social geography}, }