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Przestrzenne zróżnicowanie sytuacji mieszkaniowej w procesie przemian demograficznych
The Spatial Differentiation of the Housing Situation in the Process of Demographic Changes

Author(s): Kamil Nowak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: housing policy; housing; demography; place-based policy

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a synthetic assessment of the diversity of the housing situation in Polish communes in the context of ongoing demographic changes. In addition, it presents an original method of typological research combining measures of the housing and demographic situation for all 2,477 communes in Poland as at the end of 2021. The scope of the study covered the years 2011–2021. The article identified that both functional urban areas and coastal municipalities have their own specificity in terms of housing and demographic situation, to a lesser extent this phenomenon affects mountain municipalities. It was also pointed out that the lack of a place-based policy in the National Housing Program makes it difficult to shape the national housing policy in a manner adapted to local and regional conditions.

  • Issue Year: 25/2023
  • Issue No: 94
  • Page Range: 83-100
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English, Polish