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Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Architecture

prof. dr hab. inż. Łukasz Damurski

Email: lukasz.damurski@pwr.edu.pl
Structure: Faculty of Architecture » Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Management

ul. B. Prusa 53/55, 50-317 Wrocław
building E-1, room 120 D
phone +48 71 320 6414
secretariat phone +48 71 320 6339

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...For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come... (Hebrews 13:14)
...Nie mamy tutaj trwałego miasta, ale szukamy przyszłego... (List św. Pawła do Hebrajczyków 13, 14)


  • Presentation at the 60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress “Reinventing the (in)visible Cities” in Siena (Italy) organized by the International Society of City and Regional Planners. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, Multi-channel governance as a cornerstone in building urban resilience. Case study of Somerville, MA (USA) (2024)
  • Presentation at the 36th AESOP 2024 Annual Congress “Game Changer? Planning for Just and Sustainable Urban Regions” in Paris (France) organized by the Association of European Schools of Planning. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, Shaping the discourse in urban decision-making processes. Outcomes of the participatory budgeting experiments in Wałbrzych, Poland (2024)
  • Presentation at the 2nd International Conference Centrality in the Age of Dispersion in Wrocław (Poland) organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, M. Olszyna, Accessibility and functionality of the Local Activity Centres in Wrocław, Poland (2024)
  • Presentation at the 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress and 5th Urban Economy Forum in Toronto (Canada) organized by the International Society of City and Regional Planners. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, Bottom-up initiatives versus public policy priorities: in the search for synergy. Insights from experimental research in Wałbrzych (Poland) (2023)
  • Presentation at the International Conference Centrality In The Age Of Dispersion organized by Chair of Urban Planning and Spatial Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław (Poland). Presentation title: A footloose city? In the search for the spatial embeddedness of urban services (2023)
  • Presentation at the 35th AESOP Annual Congress Łódź, organized by the Association of European Schools of Planning. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, K. Lewacki, J. Gronostajska-Kadecka, M. Grosel, Urban innovation ecosystem: actors, relations and policies. Insights from Poland (2023)
  • Presentation at the 7th International Conference URBAN e-PLANNING organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon, Portugal. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, P. Pach, Impact of the online media on the urban discourse. The polish journalists’ perspective (2023)
  • Poster at the conference Urban Transitions 2022 - Integrating urban and transport planning, environment and health for healthier urban living, organized by Elsevier in Sitges, Spain. Poster title: Ł. Damurski, A. Szumilas, P. Pach & S. Ruiz Vasquez Enhancing territorial cohesion (TC) through participatory budgeting (PB). Insights from Wałbrzych, Poland (2022)
  • Presentation at the 6th International Conference URBAN e-PLANNING organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon, Portugal. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, M. Cząstkiewicz, Multichannel planning for multichannel services. Two case studies in Boston, MA (2022)
  • Presentation at the IGU Annual Conference „New Challenges Of Local Governance In Times Of Uncertainty And Complexity” organized at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland in 2021. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, A. Szumilas, P. Pach, Organizational Learning through Participatory Budgeting. Introductory Remarks.
  • Presentation on the conference "In search of inspiration. Metropolises in Comparative Perspective" organized in 2020 in Gdańsk by Instytut Metropolitalny. Presentation title: H. T. Andersen, Ł. Damurski "Cohesive Metropoles?".
  • Presentation on the “IAUPC 2020 International Architecture And Urban Planning Conference”. London Wembley, United Kingdom 2020 organized by Thales Global Services. Presentation title: "Neighbourhood service centre as a tool for enhancing territorial cohesion at the local level".
  • Presentation at the “35th Jubilee International Scientific Conference. The Functions of Industry and Services in the Socio Economic Development of Spatial Systems" organized by Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, Komisja Geografii Przemysłu, Polskie Towarzystwo Geograficzne, Komisja Nauk Ekonomicznych i Statystyki Polska Akademia Nauk. Kraków 2019. Presentation title: "Model lokalnego centrum usługowego jako narzędzie kształtowania spójności terytorialnej obszarów miejskich".
  • Presentation at the conference “Cities, Regions and Digital Transformations: Opportunities, Risks and Challenges. ERSA 59th Congress, Lyon, France" organized in 2019 in Lyon by the European Regional Science Association. Lyon 2019. Presentation title: "Pedestrian accessibility of services as a measure of territorial cohesion at the local level".
  • Presentation on the conference “4th International Conference Urban E-planning” organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon 2019. Presentation title: "Measuring neighborhood livability. accessibility of services versus residents’ satisfaction".
  • Poster on the conference “Global Public Transport Summit" organized by UITP in Stockholm in 2019. Poster title: "Accessibility of public transport nodes as a measure of territorial cohesion at the local level".
  • Presentation on the conference "Cities of the 21st Century. Inspirations and effects of planning and management of the city development" organized by Uniwersytet Opolski in Opole in 2019. Presentation title: "Wpływ struktury funkcjonalno-przestrzennej lokalnych centrów usługowych na żywotność osiedli miejskich".
  • Presentation on the conference “8th Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning” organized by Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece, 2018. Presentation title: Ł. Damurski, J. Ładysz, M. Mayer-Wydra "Potential for conversion of offline services into online ones in urban and suburban neighbourhoods. Examples of Wrocław and Siechnice in Poland".
  • Presentation on the conference “Participatory Spatial Planning – Processes, Challenges and Tools” in Cracow organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University in 2018. Presentation title: “Local service centre and its stakeholders: who should be involved? Insights from selected locations in Poland, Czech Republic and Denmark”.
  • Presentation on the conference „33 Międzynarodowa Konferencja Naukowa Przemiany strukturalne przemysłu i usług w układach przestrzennych” organized in Cracow in 2017 by Zakład Przedsiębiorczości i Gospodarki Przestrzennej Instytut Geografii, Komisja Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego, Komisja Nauk Ekonomicznych i Statystyki Polskiej Akademia Nauk and Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej.
  • Presentation title: Struktura potrzeb użytkowników lokalnych centrów usługowych w różnych kontekstach osadniczych. Studium porównawcze pl. I. L. Pereca we Wrocławiu i Rynku w Siechnicach.
  • Presentation on the conference “II International Conference on 'Urban E-Planning'” organized in Lisbon in 2017 by International Journal of E-Planning Research & Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon. Presentation title: Online or offline services for urban neighbourhoods? Conceptualisation of research problems.
  • Presentation on the conference „Wrocław: wizerunek miasta 2017” organized in 2017 in Wrocław by Wydział Architektury Politechniki Wrocławskiej in cooperation with Ośrodek Pamięć i Przyszłość. Presentation title: Kierunki i dynamika zmian w przestrzeni osiedli Wrocławia. Dokumentacja fotograficzna 1997-2007-2016.
  • Presentation on the international conference "Local government and urban governance: citizen responsive innovations in Europe and in Africa". Organiser: IGU Commission on Geography of Governance (IGU-GoG) and Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon. Presentation title: "Recent progress in online communication facilities for urban planning. A comparative study of Polish and German municipalities". Year: 2015
  • Presentation on the conference on the new development strategy for Wroclaw. Organiser: Wroclaw Municipality Office (Poland). Presentation title: "Wzrost atrakcyjności przestrzeni i jakości usług publicznych jako metoda przeciwdziałania wyludnianiu się miast". Year: 2015
  • Presentation on the conference "Gospodarowanie przestrzenią miast i regionów - uwarunkowania i kierunki". Organiser: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie and Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Presentation title: "Dobre praktyki w zakresie komunikacji społecznej w gminach prowadzących aktywną politykę przestrzenną". Year: 2014.
  • Presentation on the 4th Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning. Organiser: Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece. Presentation title: "Communicating spatial change in Polish municipalities". Year: 2014
  • Presentation on a conference "Mediatyzacja życia, kultury, polityki". Organiser: Polskie Towarzystwo Komunikacji Społecznej, Cracow, Poland. Presentation title: "Typowe i nietypowe działania z zakresu komunikacji społecznej w procesie planowania przestrzennego w Polsce" [Typical and non-typical activities in public communication in the urban planning process]. Year: 2013.
  • Presentation on a conference "Aktualne aspekty polityki społeczno-gospodarczej i przestrzennej". Organiser: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu (Wydział Ekonomii, Zarządzania i Turystyki w Jeleniej Górze) and Uniwersytet Szczeciński (Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania), Jelenia Góra-Cieplice, Poland. Presentation title: "Teoria i praktyka podejmowania decyzji przestrzennych na szczeblu lokalnym (na przykładzie wybranych gmin województwa dolnośląskiego)" [Theory and practice of spatial decision-making process at a local level (exemplified by selected municipalities in Lower Silesia region)]. Year: 2013.
  • Presentation on a conference: "Miasta 2.0 - miasta współtworzone przez mieszkańców". Organiser: Stowarzyszenie Temat, Poznań, Poland. Presentation title: "Internetowe narzędzia partycypacji społecznej w procesie planowania przestrzennego w Polsce i w Niemczech" [Online tools for citizen participation in spatial planning process in Poland and in Germany]. Year: 2012.
  • Presentation on an international conference: "New Challenges for Local Governance" Organiser: IGU Commission on Geography of Governance at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon. Presentation title: "E-participation in planning: can the East of Europe catch up with the West?". Year: 2012.
  • Poster on an international conference: "Planning / Conflict. Critical perspectives on contentious urban developments". Organiser: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technische Universität Berlin. Poster title: "How do the planners perceive local conflicts? Evidence from Poland". Year: 2011.
  • Presentation on a conference: Ogólnopolska Konferencja "Promocja i rywalizacja na poziomie samorządu terytorialnego". Organiser: Instytut Politologii Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego, Zielona Góra, Poland. Presentation title: "Gospodarka przestrzenna jako pole rywalizacji różnych podmiotów polityki samorządowej. Spojrzenie urbanisty" [Spatial economics as a field of rivalisation of various actors of local policy]. Year: 2011.
  • Presentation on an international conference: Międzynarodowa Konferencja Naukowa "Gospodarka przestrzenna społeczeństwu". Organiser: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Poznań, Poland. Presentation title: "Rola planisty przestrzennego w procesie partycypacji społecznej - zachodnie idee a polska rzeczywistość" [The role of the spatial planner in the public participation process: Western ideas and Polish reality - in Polish]. Year: 2010.
  • Presentation on an international conference: the 49th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International "Territorial Cohesion of Europe and Integrative Planning". Organiser: European Regional Science Association in Łódź, Poland. Presentation title: "Online survey as a tool for the participatory urban governance. The Polish experience". Year: 2009.
  • Presentation on an conference: XI Konferencja Młodych Badaczy. Organiser: University of Warsaw, Poland. Presentation title: "Metropolitalne aspekty wizerunku Wrocławia" [Metropolitan aspects of the image of Wroclaw - in Polish]. Year: 2008.
  • Presentation on an conference: VI Konferencja Ludnościowa. Organiser: Mikołaj Kopernik University in Torun, Poland and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Presentation title: "Wizerunek miasta i jego przemiany (na przykładzie Wrocławia w latach 1996-2007)" [Image of the city and its changes (exemplified by Wrocław in the years 1996-2007)]. Year: 2007.
  • Presentation on an conference: V Konferencja Ludnościowa. Organiser: Mikołaj Kopernik University in Torun and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Presentation title: "Procesy rozwoju i degradacji miast w Europie po II wojnie światowej (na przykładzie Dolnego Śląska i regionu Yorkshire and the Humber)" [Development and decline of urban areas in Europe after the 2nd World War. Exemplified by Dolny Śląsk, Poland and Yorkshire and the Humber, UK - in Polish]. Year: 2005.
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