The objective of the present study was to determine three basic zones of the Proszowice town, i.e. central, transition and peripheral, their functions and correlations between them and spatial management including the collective form of a housing estate and particular architectural forms. The paper focuses also on the problem of chaotic management of developed areas and the necessity to make it more efficient and orderly. This should allow to improve the living conditions of residents of these areas, and to restore the spatial and social-economic order indispensable for harmonious urban development.

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