@article{cudny2024transforming,
  title = {Transforming Tomaszów Mazowiecki Towards a Modern City: Summarizing a Three-Decade of Post-Socialist Urban Transition},
  author = {Waldemar CUDNY},
  year = 2024,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/p-articles/43ECO/2024/4322924/},
  journal = {Communications of International Proceedings},
  volume = 2024 (2),
  doi = doi.org/10.5171/2024.4322924,
  abstract = {The aim of this study is to summarize thirty years of demographic and socio-economic transformations in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, a medium-sized post-industrial Polish city. Although there has been extensive research on the issue of post-socialist transition in fields such as economy, sociology, and human geography, there is a lack of comprehensive summaries. This text seeks to fill that gap by presenting an overview of thirty years of post-socialist transition using Tomaszów Mazowiecki as an example. The analysis is based on desk research, which includes reviewing literature and statistical data. The post-socialist transition in Tomaszów Mazowiecki has been characterized by significant socio-economic changes, such as the decline of industrial giants, the growth of a diverse service sector, and integration into broader European socio-economic frameworks following the fall of communism. Like many post-socialist cities, Tomaszów Mazowiecki has experienced periods of profound change, including industrial diversification, demographic shifts, and social challenges. However, it has ultimately emerged as a city that balances modernization with sustainable development and economic growth with quality of life.},
  keywords = {Post-socialist cities, post-socialist transition, urban change, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.},
  note = Article ID: 4322924
}