Selected aspects of spatial changes in land use due to suburbanisation – a case study in Poland

Żanna Gliwka; Monika Mika; Leszek Dawid; Aleksandra Koleniec; Dominika  Dworak; Urszula  Ala-Karvia

doi:10.31648/aspal.9698

Published: 2025-03-271

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2025)

Selected aspects of spatial changes in land use due to suburbanisation – a case study in Poland

Żanna Gliwka , Monika Mika

, Leszek Dawid

, Aleksandra Koleniec , Dominika Dworak , Urszula Ala-Karvia

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9698

Abstract

Motives: The reason for undertaking this study was the need to identify the extent of suburbanisation in Eastern Poland, observed in the municipalities located in the vicinity of Lublin – one of the largest cities in this region.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the changes in land use in the area of the municipalities of Głusk and Jastków in a selected period, and to compare them in terms of changes in land cover due to the suburbanisation process. The research was divided into the following stages: the acquisition of reliable data on the use of the study area in 2000 and 2018; the preparation of land cover data in graphical form; the verification of the information as to which municipality has undergone greater changes in relation to the suburbanisation process.

Results: The analysis showed that over recent years, progressive changes have taken place in the agricultural and rural landscape in both municipalities. The changes in land use in the study area are significant. Agricultural land is being replaced by newly created land intended for construction purposes. In addition, new, previously non-existent forms of land cover are emerging. New suburban housing estates, new houses and, often, new public spaces are being created.

Keywords:

urbanisation, land-use change, regional planning, small towns

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Gliwka, Żanna, Mika, M., Dawid, L., Koleniec, A., Dworak, D. ., & Ala-Karvia, U. (2025). Selected aspects of spatial changes in land use due to suburbanisation – a case study in Poland. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum, 24(1), 39–65. https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9698

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Żanna Gliwka

Affiliation:

University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin Poland

Monika Mika

monika.mika@urk.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-1367

Affiliation:

University of Agriculture in Kraków, Kraków Poland

Leszek Dawid

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-1598

Affiliation:

Technical University of Koszalin, Koszalin Poland

Aleksandra Koleniec

Affiliation:

Tax Advisory Company MDR Consulting Sp. z o.o Poland

Dominika Dworak

Affiliation:

GEO-SID Geodetic Services Eryk Sidor Poland

Urszula Ala-Karvia

Affiliation:

University of Helsinki, Helsinki Finland