TY - JOUR N2 - Commercial functions are very important to the process of urban revitalization. Various commercial forms of trade, such as markets, marketplaces, cloth halls have enriched the public spaces of cities over the centuries. Over the last 25 years of the free market in Poland, we have observed deformations within the urban structure caused by new types of commercial functions. The attractive functions of urban malls and shopping centers, which are usually placed inside, cause the degradation he streets located outside. Shopping centers, spread within the city and isolated by parking areas from pedestrian networks, contribute to the growth of inner peripheries. The fluctuations of the global economy should lead us however, to the delimitation of commercial functions, especially the largest ones. The proper relations between these commercial areas and the beautiful landscape of the city can be used as an element of building the city's image. Ventures within the historical city centers require the development of new instruments which would allow us to protect existing values. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/93381/mainfile.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/93381 PY - 2014 IS - vol. XLII EP - 235 KW - commercial spaces KW - urban space commercialization KW - urban mall KW - arcade KW - shopping centre A1 - Racoń-Leja, Kinga PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie DA - 2014 T1 - Forms of commercial spaces in Polish cityscapes SP - 223 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/93381 T2 - Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie ER -