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The Influence of the Cross-Border Infrastructure Corridor on the Development of Medium-Sized Upper Silesian Cities on the Example of Bohumm and Jastrzębie Zdrój

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The southern part of the A1 motorway (D1 in Czech designation) is a functioning infrastructure corridor connecting the Czech and Polish parts of the Upper Silesian Agglomeration, which is significant for the development of medium-sized cities in this region. This article is a continuation of research that was conducted in 2013. A research on Czech Bohumin and Polish Jastrzębie Zdrój was repeated with regard to the developmental aspects of these two medium-sized cities in the context of the functioning A1 motorway. The changes that have taken place in recent years in the spatial structure of the mentioned cities have been analysed. Research and analyses were conducted using ArcGIS software on data made available by the European Environment Agency and other spatial data sources. The development opportunities and risks identified in the previous studies were verified. The research focused on the following issues in terms of development opportunities: availability of new well-connected investment areas, dynamic development of public transport between cities. Regarding the risks, the analysis was focused on the following: scattering of buildings towards the motorway junction, decrease of basic services currently available in the city, its districts and neighbouring units, related to the accessibility of large shopping centres.