The aim of this paper is to show the evolution from traditional management towards
urban governance in Łódź, one of the biggest Polish city, as well as in Łódź Region.
The paper investigates innovative approach towards city and regional management which
includes following aspects:
• urban governance - relation between government and local society, NGO’s, entrepreneurs
and other actors at local and regional level,
• social capital - the importance of human capital for development of communities,
• regional innovation strategy (RIS) - improving competitiveness of region.
Success of this innovative approach demands overcoming number of barriers occurring
within implementation processes. Therefore the paper ends with some recommendation for
local and regional authorities. It point who is the subject of city and regional management,
how should public offices be managed (not administrated), how the process of city and
regional management should be organized to improve competitiveness of the region and increase
development processes.Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostało dofinansowane ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę
