Comparison of Changes in Urbanized Areas in Poland and Romania
Comparison of Changes in Urbanized Areas in Poland and Romania

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this study was to examine the co-existing phenomena that occur dynamically in an urbanized area. This goal was achieved by analyzing trends and the rate of changes in geolocation data. The input data were obtained from statistical registers kept for administrative units (municipalities). The method was verified for a group of municipalities forming a cohesive urbanized area (a city and neighboring municipalities). The rate of changes was compared in two countries, including four cities in eastern Poland (Olsztyn, Białystok, Kielce and Lublin) and four cities in the region of Transylvania in Romania (Cluj-Napoca, Braºov, Târgu-Mureº and Sibiu). The studied areas encompassed the territories within the administrative boundaries of the analyzed cities as well as their neighboring municipalities in 1995–2016. The surveyed objects were characterized by a similar area, population and residential floor area per capita.

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