Agnieszka Pudełko

A new family of goodness-of-fit test for the Cauchy distribution is proposed in the paper. Every member of this family is affine invariant and consistent against any non Cauchy distribution. Results of the Monte Carlo simulations performed to verify finite sample behaviour of the new tests are presented.

Community participation in the urban revitalization process: the case of the Integrated Revitalization Program of the Nikiszowiec public housing project in Katowice

The aim of the paper is an analysis of the planning process of the Integrated Revitalization Program for the Nikiszowiec public housing project in Katowice. The article is based on desk research (data provided by the Katowice Municipal Office, work reports for the project), interview with an expert responsible for the consultation and the final shape of the project – Dagmara Mliczyńska-Hajda, as well as on surveys conducted among organizations working for the citizens of Nikiszowiec. The paper presents the history of the Nikiszowiec housing project and the current crisis area. Discussed is the process of planning and designing a revitalization project by an expert. It has been shown that social participation is needed for successful revitalization and the analyzed example can be considered as a model case study.

Thematisation of the revitalized space– a problem or a necessity?

The article focuses on the issue of thematisation of revitalized space. This phenomenon is increasingly visible in Poland, a country where urban renewal and post-industrial space were not considered on a large scale until the early twenty-first century. The issue will be illustrated by a few examples - Gdansk Shipyard, Kazimierz and Nowa Huta in Krakow, and the Nikiszowiec estate in Katowice.

“Event Management – between theory and practice” – Conference report

The Conference about “Event Management – between theory and practice” was held on May 13, 2011, at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University. The main organizers were MERITUM and STRATEG scientific clubs.
The aim of the Conference was to introduce to the wider audience the idea of the event, its peculiarities and the principles of its organization, both in terms of theoretical and practical levels. The attention was also focused on the characteristics of the event manager job, his responsibilities and qualities. In addition, the subject of event managers’ education and the advisability of faculty input in this field was also brought up.
The Conference was divided into three panels which focused on the following issues: education in the context of events, organizing cultural events in Krakow and experience of students in this area.

"Gardens of Memory" - a Revitalization Project of Lutheran Heritage in Bielsko-Biała

The article is a case study of the project “Gardens of memory”, which is intended to rehabilitate protestant heritage in Bielsko-Biała and revitalize the Old Evangelicals Cemetery. The text is based on desk research, participant observation and interviews with stakeholders involved in the project. The article presents the history of Lutherans who used to live in Bielsko, and the history of the Old Evangelicals Cemetery. It shows the aims of the project “Gardens of memory” and provides and analysis of stakeholders’ impact on the venture. The text indicates that heritage management is a very complicated and multifaceted process. It brings together different stakeholders, which are often not the direct heirs of the heritage but accept it through an adoption process.