Social and Population-Related Determinants in the Development of Small Towns in Poland
Anna Janiszewska
Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-4627
Ewa Klima
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technologyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-0271
Abstract
The demographic changes that have been occurring in Poland for several decades concern all cities and towns, including those with the lowest population number – up to 20 thousand inhabitants. The article proposes a quantitative analysis of selected phenomena related to population and society in small Polish towns. The two most crucial demographic issues of Polish urban units, depopulation and population ageing, were analysed with the use of simple typological methods. The analysis was conducted on the basis of available statistical data. Additionally, a spatial perspective on the issue was presented.
Keywords:
small towns, demographic changes, total population growth, population ageingReferences
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Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-4627
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-0271
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