TY - GEN N1 - 24 cm N2 - The paper presents the role and significance of territorial identity in shaping local policy based on selected counties (powiaty in Polish; NTS 4 territorial units) of the Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lubelskie Provinces (provinces at NTS 2 level). For this purpose, 27 county development strategies and local development plans were analysed with particular emphasis on references to local resources and strategic actions related to territorial identity. Both factors directly relating to identity and its indirect forms of expression were recognized. Territorial identity of the population living in the research area is ambiguous and relatively low in comparison to for instance Górny Śląsk (Upper Silesia) or Kaszuby (Kashubia) regions. The borders of provinces established under the administrative reform of 1999 are inconsistent with historical and cultural regions. This, in turn, had a significant impact on the level and nature of identity among inhabitants and their perception by the outsiders. Territorial identity was not recognized in the analyzed documents in the context of local resource. Actions aimed at strengthening or establishing territorial identity were included only in one in three development strategies. Conducted research proves that local community’s affection to place of existence is a commonly omitted factor in such an important tool serving local development as development strategies and local development plans. This is certainly not a desired finding, especially in the light of research exhibiting a number of positive impact areas related to territorial identity upon local development. This is particularly important in the context of research area, considering that analysed counties belong mainly to the so-called problem areas with numerous unfavourable socio-economic and demographic characteristics. L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/63462/PDF/WA51_83190_r2017-t46_SOW-Konopski.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Studia Obszarów Wiejskich = Rural Studies, t. 46 PY - 2017 EP - 98 KW - territorial identity KW - local resources KW - county development strategy KW - local development plan A1 - Konopski, Michał A1 - Mazurek, Damian PB - PAN IGiPZ PB - PTG VL - 46 CY - Warszawa SP - 79 T1 - Tożsamość terytorialna jako zasób lokalny w powiatowych dokumentach strategicznych województw podlaskiego, mazowieckiego i lubelskiego = Territorial identity as a local resource in county development strategies of the Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lubelskie Provinces UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/edition/63462 ER -