IMPACT OF THE LOCATIONS OF SMALL TOWNS IN MAZOVIA (POLAND) ON THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURE AND ON THEIR ROLE IN RELATION TO THE NEIGHBORING RURAL AREAS
This paper centers on the smallest towns (with populations below 10 000 inhabitants) in Mazovia region, Poland. What is mainly involved in the paper is an indicating of differences or regularities characterising the functional structures of small towns, and the roles they play in respect of the s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bucharest
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis |
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Online Access: | http://jurareview.ro/2016_8_2/a_117_131.pdf |
Summary: | This paper centers on the smallest towns (with populations below 10 000
inhabitants) in Mazovia region, Poland. What is mainly involved in the paper is an
indicating of differences or regularities characterising the functional structures of small
towns, and the roles they play in respect of the surrounding areas – in relation to their
geographical location. The subjects of the detailed study were 10 localities in Mazovia:
Serock, Radzymin, Ożarów Mazowiecki, Pilawa and Skaryszew – all located in the vicinity
of a large agglomeration; and Łosice, Różan, Przysucha, Lipsko and Chorzele, in
peripheral locations. Small peripheral towns have much more important functions to supply
to the rural areas surrounding them than the agglomerated towns. Unfortunately, they are
losing internal potential and they are characterised by unfavourable demographic
processes. In turn, the small towns located within the wider surroundings of the
agglomerations have been experiencing population growth.
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ISSN: | 2067-4082 2068-9969 |