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Border Traffic as a Factor in the Development of Border Regions − a Case Study of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Border Traffic as a Factor in the Development of Border Regions − a Case Study of West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Author(s): Arkadiusz Malkowski
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: low border traffic; cross-border cooperation; cross-border trade;

Summary/Abstract: International cross-border and interregional cooperation is an important factor in the development of the regions divided by a border. It is the element which changes the perception of the border. It becomes the stimulus to enter into a social and economic cooperation. The cross-border cooperation is one of the crucial elements of the regional policy.An important part of the cross-border contacts is the increase in border traffic and the development of the border trade. The aim of this article is to present selected issues connected with the development of the border traffic as an important factor shaping the cross-border cooperation and the development of the cross-border region. The article presents selected results of the research conducted in the borderland area between Poland and Germany.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 37-47
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English