The scale and the dynamics of permanent migration in rural and peri-urban areas in Poland – some problems

Authors

  • Jadwiga Biegańska Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Urban Studies and Regional Development
  • Daniela Szymańska Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Urban Studies and Regional Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/bog-2013-0017

Keywords

Poland, rural areas, peri-urban areas, permanent migration, conterurbanisation

Abstract

This article refers to the analysis and the evaluation of permanent migration as observed in rural areas of Poland, especially in peri-urban areas of the Polish cities between the years 1995 and 2011. The article covered all 2,173 rural and rural-urban (excluding urban parts) gminas in the country. In the article there were shown what are the migration volumes and dynamics in rural areas and what is the situation of large cities’ peri-urban areas in terms of permanent migration.

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2013-08-07

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BIEGAŃSKA, Jadwiga and SZYMAŃSKA, Daniela. The scale and the dynamics of permanent migration in rural and peri-urban areas in Poland – some problems. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. Online. 7 August 2013. No. 21, pp. 21-30. [Accessed 4 October 2023]. DOI 10.1515/bog-2013-0017.

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