THE FUNCTIONAL AND SPATIAL MODEL (IN THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY) AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR PLANNING AND CONTROLLING TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CITY AND AGGLOMERATION

The article, based on the example of Krakow and the Krakow metropolis, discusses the method of managing space through the Development Strategy document, and in particular the recently launched Functional and Spatial Structure Model. After analyzing three documents of the Strategy, conclusions are drawn regarding the shortcomings resulting from these documents and good practices related to them. The guidelines may be helpful for other metropolises and for improving the current economic and spatial planning system in Poland. The article also draws attention to the authors of individual documents, which is particularly important in times of depreciation of the urban planning profession.