TY - JOUR N2 - The starting point of the study on the problems, dilemmas and hopes for effective implementation of revitalization projects in Polish cities was the conviction that revitalization is one of the processes affecting the development and changes in the spatial and functional fabric of cities. Revitalization is defined as a deliberate and purposeful process, the effect of which is to restore life in the dysfunctional and degraded parts of cities. Taking up such a topic required an answer to the question about the nature of revitalization and its aspects. The focus of the study was on the problems of revitalization that stem from the legal and socio-economic situation and the dilemmas faced by local government authorities of Polish cities. The introduction to these considerations is the brief outline of the revitalization of Polish cities in the period after World War II, while the conclusion deals with the fears and hopes related to revitalization activities that are presently initiated. The discussion takes into account the existing, critically assessed, legal regulations on revitalization. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109747/PDF/studreg-50-06.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109747 PY - 2017 EP - 121 KW - cities KW - revitalization KW - gentrification KW - revitalization problems KW - revitalization dilemmas A1 - Parysek, Jerzy J. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences – Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning and European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Polish Section VL - vol. 50 DA - 2017 T1 - Urban revitalization in Poland: problems, dilemmas, challenges and hopes SP - 103 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109747 T2 - Studia Regionalia ER -