TY - JOUR TI - Cracow functional corridors as a possibility for the revitalization of the urban rail-related areas AU - Mrowiec, Piotr AU - Pavliuc, Tatiana TI - Cracow functional corridors as a possibility for the revitalization of the urban rail-related areas AB - The industrial technological advance and progressive urban expansion throughout the centuries left the railways with their infrastructure and facilities as degraded and devastated areas in the well urbanized centers of many contemporary Polish cities. In Cracow, the rail lines became a difficult to cross spatial barrier and previously used warehouses lost their historical function and became abandoned. The presented study demonstrates the metropolitan rail’s significant influence on the city’s urban spatial structure. The aim is to discuss the problems and opportunities of rail-related areas revitalization as the proposal of urban design solutions are presented. VL - 2017 IS - Volume 2/2017 PY - 2017 SN - 2544-0853 C1 - 2544-6630 SP - 107 EP - 123 DO - 10.4467/00000000PUA.17.030.7211 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przestrzen-urbanistyka-architektura/article/cracow-functional-corridors-as-a-possibility-for-the-revitalization-of-the-urban-rail-related-areas KW - spatial planning KW - metropolitan rail KW - urban revitalization