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Paulina Polko

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ID6961015
NAMEPaulina Polko
GIVEN NAMESPaulina
FAMILY NAMEPolko
SIGNATUREPOLKO P
AFFILIATIONSWSB University
ORCID0000-0002-9770-7373
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • The factors determining the security perception in urban parks in different perceptual approaches

    Open Access•Kinga Kimic, Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•Bulletin of Geography.…•2025

    The sense of security in urban parks significantly determines the way visitors use them. This article presents the results of research on the factors influencing the sense of security in green areas, conducted using two methods: a survey questionnaire and a photo questionnaire. The respondents indicated which factors have an impact on the safety of staying in parks and also assessed the level of personal safety based on real park scenes. The corr…

  • Just and unjust securitization of migration

    Open Access•Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 17

    Much research confirms that the country of origin of migrants (refugees), as well as their religion, determines the approach of the destination country society to newcomers. It affects the conditions of receiving the acceptance of a legal stay and possible support. Double standards are the main results of this intersection. The study aimed to present the research results on the securitization processes implemented in Poland as a response to two m…

  • National Map of Security Threats as a Citizen Involvement Tool for Planning Safer Urban Public Spaces

    Open Access•Paulina Polko, Kinga Kimic•ARTICLE•Urban Planning•2024

    The National Map of Security Threats (NMST) implemented in Poland in 2016 is a GIS-based tool for digital crime and threat mapping involving citizens in the processes of shaping local security by reporting hazards in their neighbourhood (volunteered geographic information). The map—open for external users—is a source of information about common threats to the safety of human life and health, property, and public order, taking into account their s…

  • Cross-border Security Discourse in the Polish-Czech Dispute Over Coal Mine in Turów (Poland)

    Paulina Polko, Joanna Kurowska‐Pysz et al.•ARTICLE•Slavonica•2024

    The relations of border regions are influenced by many factors, any of which may be assessed completely differently by each of the subjects of these relations. The Polish-Czech dispute over the future of the coal mine in Turów (Poland) has shown that the participants not only have different assessments of the need to maintain or close the facility but also differently define important related categories, such as security. This article analyses th…

  • The Use of Urban Parks by Older Adults in the Context of Perceived Security

    Open Access•Kinga Kimic, Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    The perception of urban greenery is determined by many aspects, including the personal security of different groups of city dwellers. The objective of this study was to investigate if there are differences between the sense of security of older adults and other groups of urban park users, and which factors play an important role in the evaluation of personal security and thus determine the use (or not) of parks. A survey questionnaire was adminis…

  • Just and unjust securitization of migration

    Open Access•Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 17

    Much research confirms that the country of origin of migrants (refugees), as well as their religion, determines the approach of the destination country society to newcomers. It affects the conditions of receiving the acceptance of a legal stay and possible support. Double standards are the main results of this intersection. The study aimed to present the research results on the securitization processes implemented in Poland as a response to two m…

  • The Use of Urban Parks by Older Adults in the Context of Perceived Security

    Open Access•Kinga Kimic, Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    The perception of urban greenery is determined by many aspects, including the personal security of different groups of city dwellers. The objective of this study was to investigate if there are differences between the sense of security of older adults and other groups of urban park users, and which factors play an important role in the evaluation of personal security and thus determine the use (or not) of parks. A survey questionnaire was adminis…

  • National Map of Security Threats as a Citizen Involvement Tool for Planning Safer Urban Public Spaces

    Open Access•Paulina Polko, Kinga Kimic•ARTICLE•Urban Planning•2024

    The National Map of Security Threats (NMST) implemented in Poland in 2016 is a GIS-based tool for digital crime and threat mapping involving citizens in the processes of shaping local security by reporting hazards in their neighbourhood (volunteered geographic information). The map—open for external users—is a source of information about common threats to the safety of human life and health, property, and public order, taking into account their s…

  • Cross-border Security Discourse in the Polish-Czech Dispute Over Coal Mine in Turów (Poland)

    Paulina Polko, Joanna Kurowska‐Pysz et al.•ARTICLE•Slavonica•2024

    The relations of border regions are influenced by many factors, any of which may be assessed completely differently by each of the subjects of these relations. The Polish-Czech dispute over the future of the coal mine in Turów (Poland) has shown that the participants not only have different assessments of the need to maintain or close the facility but also differently define important related categories, such as security. This article analyses th…

  • The factors determining the security perception in urban parks in different perceptual approaches

    Open Access•Kinga Kimic, Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•Bulletin of Geography.…•2025

    The sense of security in urban parks significantly determines the way visitors use them. This article presents the results of research on the factors influencing the sense of security in green areas, conducted using two methods: a survey questionnaire and a photo questionnaire. The respondents indicated which factors have an impact on the safety of staying in parks and also assessed the level of personal safety based on real park scenes. The corr…

  • Just and unjust securitization of migration

    Open Access•Paulina Polko•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Political Science•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 17

    Much research confirms that the country of origin of migrants (refugees), as well as their religion, determines the approach of the destination country society to newcomers. It affects the conditions of receiving the acceptance of a legal stay and possible support. Double standards are the main results of this intersection. The study aimed to present the research results on the securitization processes implemented in Poland as a response to two m…

Geography (4 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (2 works) · Urban park (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work)

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