Tożsamość miejsc w nowych czasach

The character of small towns and villages is changing all the time. Former space assumes new functions and gains a new structure, which seems to be a natural consequence of spatial evolution. Such transformations are by no means anything new, not encountered previously, because the character of a given place has actually been shaped over the past centuries. Development of open areas is a desirable phenomenon, but it is even more essential how it is carried out. Over the past years, many investment projects for modernization and revitalization of rural areas have been executed in different regions of Poland and have brought about many benefits. Unfortunately, there have also been the ones which have caused damaging effects. In addition to some investment projects undertaken to improve infrastructure, transportation, communication or | social activities, there are more and more 'new' ideas for the management S of rural greens. Some fail to respect i the character, history and specific I features of a given place. This paper contains several examples of how green areas have been transformed f or new ones arranged in Polish villages. The author has analyzed rural structures and emphasized that it is necessary to refer to the regional identity whenever planning to revitalize such structures.