TY - GEN N1 - 24 cm N2 - In this article the future evolution of the settlement system of Poland is discussed using selected scenarios anticipated for the European space. For this purpose two alternative reference scenarios are outlined and examined in the light of some specific characteristics of Poland’s metropolitan development. The questions posed in this context involve the sustainability of policy assumptions concerning the role of cities of various size categories, as well as factors that could lead to a discontinuity in the trends observed in metropolisation L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/53299/PDF/WA51_72323_r2015-t88-no1_G-Polonica-Korcelli.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Geographia Polonica Vol. 88 No. 1 (2015) PY - 2015 IS - 1 EP - 121 KW - metropolitan development KW - European space KW - reference scenarios KW - trend reversal A1 - Korcelli-Olejniczak, Ewa A1 - Korcelli, Piotr (1939– ) PB - IGiPZ PAN VL - 88 CY - Warszawa SP - 107 T1 - On European metropolisation scenarios and the future course of metropolitan development in Poland UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/edition/53299 ER -