Evaluation of suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznań district in the years 1999-2009 Cover Image

Ocena procesu suburbanizacji na przykładzie wybranych gmin powiatu poznańskiego w latach 1999-2009
Evaluation of suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznań district in the years 1999-2009

Author(s): Adam Zydroń, Piotr Szczepański
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: suburbanization; Poznań metropolitan area; commune; Poznań district

Summary/Abstract: This paper is dedicated to the issue of suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznań metropolitan area. The area under research consists of seven communes within Poznań district. These include: Buk, Czerwonak, Kostrzyń, Mosina, Murowana Goślina, Suchy Las and Swarzędz. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznań district in the years 1999-2009. The research subject constituted data concerning changes in: population, migration, housing resources as well as built-up and urbanized areas in specific communes of Poznań district. Data was subjected to statistical analysis using change dynamics indicators for each factor, and the results were rendered with the use of column and line charts, accompanied by spatial analysis. The research in specific factors showed an increase in available housing and population numbers in built-up and urbanized areas in communes lying in direct vicinity of the city of Poznań, which confirms the ongoing suburbanization process.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 339
  • Page Range: 237-244
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish