Jolanta Jóźwik

Jolanta Jóźwik is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Spatial Management, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, within the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Her academic responsibilities include teaching spatial planning-related subjects and leading research initiatives in settlement geography and socio-economic development since 2018.

• PhD in Spatial Management (2023, UMCS)
• MSc in Spatial Management (2017, Cracow University of Technology)
• BSc in Spatial Management (2016, University of Life Sciences in Lublin)

Her research focuses on urbanization criteria, spatial development dynamics, and landscape shaping. Key areas include:

• Municipal status assignment mechanisms
• Socioeconomic development of communes
• Ecological stability assessment
• Public space design evaluation
• Rural tourism development

Recent publications address urban status determination (2024), ecological stability (2021), and municipal square design (2021), reflecting her expertise in Polish urban-rural spatial dynamics. She contributes to regional development through grants like "Wypracowanie rozwiązań służących przeciwdziałaniu migracji osób młodych..." (2024-2027) and earlier projects on urban status assignment.

• Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation (2023)
• Active in Polish Geopolitical Society (since 2024)

Teaching areas include Spatial Planning, Economic Geography, and Real Estate Management, with fieldwork components in economic geography. She serves as a mentor for student committees and participates in academic governance.