THE ROLE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ŁÓDŹ IN THE URBANISATION OF ITS SURROUNDING AREA Cover Image

UDZIAŁ ŁODZIAN W PROCESIE URBANIZACJI TURYSTYCZNEJ W STREFIE PODMIEJSKIEJ ŁODZI
THE ROLE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ŁÓDŹ IN THE URBANISATION OF ITS SURROUNDING AREA

Author(s): Marzena Makowska-Iskierka
Subject(s): Social development, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: urbanisation; tourism urbanisation; space of tourism urbanisation; city surrounding area; suburbanisation;

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the urbanisation process within the recreational region surrounding Łódź. After an introduction to theoretical issues, the topic will be the ongoing changes, their stages, and effects on various planes of this urbanisation. The emphasis is put on showing the characteristics and scale of the process, its causes and social features. The paper concludes by demonstrating the dominating influence of the inhabitants of Łódź on urbanisation processes caused by their tourism and recreational activity in this area.

  • Issue Year: 25/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 145-156
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish