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Quasi-urbanizacja obszarów wiejskich (na przykładzie Dolnego Śląska)
The quasi-urbanization of rural areas (on example of Lower Silesia)

Author(s): Agnieszka Becla, Stanisław Czaja
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: quasi-urbanization; rural areas; Lower Silesia

Summary/Abstract: Article represents process quasi-urbanization on rural areas. The authors identified form of this process. This are: – the change of sectoral structure of local economy,
– the change of professional activity forms of the population,
– the change of earnings sources of the rural population,
– creating quasi–urban infrastructure,
– the atrophy of agricultural production,
– the development of non-economical activity.
The authors recognized also main causes of this process. Investigations hugged Lower Silesia Region. Authors qualified main kinds settlings on rural areas: (1) summer resort and rest-camp, (2) bedrooms villages, (3) serviced-agricultural villages, (4) industrial-serviced villages, (5) serviced-industrial-agricultural villages as well as (6) depopulated villages.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 101-119
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English, Polish