Procesy starzenia się w środowisku wielkomiejskim w Polsce na początku XXI wieku. Wymiar demograficzny i społeczny
Aging in an Urban Environment in Poland at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century – Demographics and Social Aspects

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the basic principles of sociological analysis of the urban environment in the context of population aging in the city. It discusses the main concepts developed in social gerontology and presents the social perspective on an aging urban population. It presents the main demographic trends observed today in Poland’s cities by describing a number of indicators used in the analysis of the aging population. Conclusions resulting from the analysis show that the decreasing number of births and migration will result in shrinking cities. On the other hand, changes in the employment sector and infrastructure development will contribute to urban sprawl. As a result, the elderly will constitute a growing group in cities.

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