Abstract
The aim of the paper is a characterisation of shopping centres in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area. Types, distribution, and functions of the centres have been analysed. Next, the results of surveys conducted among residents of the capital city and concerning purposes and frequency of visits to the centres are presented. The Warsaw Metropolitan Area (WMA) has been chosen for the study because it is the area with the greatest saturation with shopping centres in Poland. <b>Nákupní centra v metropolitní oblasti Varšava</b> Příspěvek se věnuje charakteristice nákupních center ve Varšavě. Analyzovány jsou typy, distribuce a funkce jednotlivých center. Prezentovány jsou výsledky průzkumů mezi obyvateli hlavního města se zaměřením na smysl a frekvenci návštěvnosti center. Metropolitní oblast Varšava (WMA) byla vybrána z důvodu největší saturace nákupních středisek v Polsku.
Highlights
Contemporary shopping centres are complex and planned spaces whose purpose is to fulfil several varied functions
McKeever, states that a shopping centre is a group of shops planned, constructed, and managed as a single object, connected by their localisation, size and the type of shops with the area of influence of the entire facility; with a car parking separated from the street and located on the same land lot (Wilk 2003)
A very similar definition is that provided by the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) which is more often used by researchers
Summary
Contemporary shopping centres are complex and planned spaces whose purpose is to fulfil several varied functions. Shopping centres attract customers by their rich retail and catering offer, opportunities to spend leisure time, as well as by their size itself (total area) and sophisticated architectural form. Contemporary shopping centres are localised in various parts of the city; this is influenced mainly by their functions and the period of construction. Shopping centres are supposed to imitate town centres, and, in addition, to isolate the customer from the external world. They are supposed to be a more attractive alternative to public spaces, attracting visitors by higher safety level and greater convenience in the use of services offered. Distribution, and functions of shopping centres have been analysed
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