Katarzyna Miszczak

Dr. hab. Katarzyna Miszczak, prof. UEW is a Professor at the Wrocław University of Economics, affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Finance and the Department of Spatial Management and Local Government Administration. Her research focuses on urban & regional economics, spatial development, sustainability, and local governance. She actively participates in academic activities, including conferences like the 8th Central European Conference on Regional Science (2022) and the Polish Conference on Urban and Regional Research (2023). She is open to collaborations with socio-economic stakeholders and communicates in English, Polish, and Russian. Consultations are available via MS Teams on Thursdays 10:00-11:30, and she supervises doctoral students.

Her research explores megatrends in creative spaces, smart urban development, and resilience strategies. Recent work analyzes regional disparities in knowledge-intensive sectors and green spatial development in Lower Silesia and Latvia. She emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches linking economic theory with practical policy design.

Dr. Miszczak’s publications span urban innovation ecosystems, social capital in smart cities, and the economic base theory. She contributes to policy formulation through studies on institutional capacity building and future urban scenarios (e.g., Wrocław 2030).