Praca, nauka, czas wolny jako trzy determinanty odnowy przestrzeni miast europejskich w XXI wieku w kontekście starzenia się społeczeństwa – zarys problemu i koncepcja badań

The aim of the article is to present a concept of research - related to urban renewal directions of urban spaces and an aging population in the context of three basic activity in human life, such as: work, edu- cation, leisure time. Urban space should respond to the needs of a diverse socjety, that limited in this re- search project for the elderly, and the aging society should function effectively, so it is necessary to apply essential humanistic approach to urban planning and design. The purpose of this article is response to answer the question of how space should be designed that older people can fulfill their needs for work, education and leisure? The inspiration for this research is skipping the area in terms of urban planning and urban design in the context of three major human activity in Poland. The article uses an interdisciplinary approach in two key disciplines: architecture and urban planning, and psychology. In three spatial scales: macro, meso and micro authors presented the concept of research directions of urban renewal (dynamic, stable and shrinking) in the context of demographic changes (three age groups of an aging population), take into account lower level of human activity: work, study and leisure time. The whole concept of research is a proposal of approach for a research study on prob- lems instead of demographic changes and the adequacy of the contemporary European cities.