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The future of Polish towns

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Ziobrowski Z.

Problemy Rozwoju Miast

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2008

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issue 1

7-13

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The increase of the significance of towns focuses attention on their problems and development perspectives. Towns have to vercome numerous barriers, which impede their qualitative development. The Berlin Declaration of 2005 speaks about assumptions concerning the future of towns.

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Stan urbanizacji i jej uwarunkowania w Polsce międzywojennej – wybrane zagadnienia

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Koreleski D.

Zeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie

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2008

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issue 1(11)

207-219

PL

Artykuł porusza zagadnienie stanu urbanizacji w Polsce międzywojennej. Przeanalizowano tylko te województwa (w liczbie dziesięciu), które w przybliżeniu mają swoje odpowiedniki we współczesnej Polsce. Pominięto zatem wszystkie tzw. województwa wschodnie oraz połowę województw południowych. Ukazano zróżnicowanie poziomu urbanizacji w poszczególnych regionach dzieląc miasta na małe, średnie i duże, wspominając również o tzw. miasteczkach, mających charakter najczęściej rolniczy. Wskazano ponadto na możliwe uwarunkowania takiego status quo w Polsce międzywojennej.

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The article brings about the issue of urbanisation state in inter-war Poland. Only those voivodeships (ten in number) are analysed, which have their approximate counterparts in contemporary Poland. As it follows, all so-called eastern voivodeships and half of the southern voivodeships are omitted. The work shows diversity of urbanisation level in individual regions, dividing towns and cities into small, medium and big ones, also mentioning so-called small towns, being usually of agricultural character. Furthermore, possible conditioning of such status quo in inter-war Poland is indicated.

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Outline of the economic strategies of the urban bushmen dwellers : Case study of the !Xun living in the Omulunga township of Grootfontein in Namibia

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Nedvěd R.

Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)

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2014

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vol. 101

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issue 3

299-320

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Based on several field research trips between 2007 and 2011, this study presents data in the neglected field of research on urban Bushmen dwellers. It describes the limited economic opportunities and coping strategies of the !Xun Bushmen living in the township Omulunga of the town Grootfontein in the north of the commercial farming area in Namibia.

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The development and structure of industry in the district of Ümraniye, Istanbul

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Temurçin K., Aldırmaz Y.

Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego

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2014

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vol. 26

207-233

EN

Ümraniye, which is a district of Istanbul, has been one of the leading centers of development in parallel with the development in outward–oriented economy and industrialization in the 1980’s in Turkey. The district which looked like a village in 1960s, having experienced rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, is now looking far from its earlier appearance. During the period of migration from suburbs to the cities, one of those who took in the biggest share of people is Ümraniye. The purpose of this study is to determine the historical development of industrialization in Ümraniye and the causes of this development, its structure, and the distribution of its sectors. As an operation of a regional industry, this study handles the features of the location of Ümraniye District, the factors that affect the industry in the district, distribution of industrial sectors, and environmental issues.

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Urban realities and politics of Owanbe in Nigeria

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Lawal M. O., Akintunde T. S., Aliu N. L., Irhue Y. K., Akinrinde O. O., Ajayi O. O.

Acta Politica Polonica

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2022

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vol. 53

59-73

EN

This study has been motivated by the diverse and stimulating dimension of urban life, most especially by the unending flair for social festivities, popularly known as Owanbe. While giving its attention to Lagos City in Nigeria, this study strove to contribute to the existing discourse on urban life and its realities. It documents the pattern and dimension of social festivities, the socio-demographic characteristics of the conveners/organizers, the ideological motives behind the unending spate of lavish ceremonies, the factors sustaining these ceremonies, the sources of financing the ceremonies in the face of prevailing precarious economic condition, as well as the developmental implications and the emerging manifestations of these ceremonies. As a participatory research that took place in 5 randomly sampled Local Government Areas in Lagos State between March 2020 and January 2021, the study sourced data using the In‑Depth Interview (IDI), Key Informant Interview (KII), and Focus Group Discussions (FGD). The participants were the stakeholders and opinion leaders within the study areas. The collected data were content analyzed and reported with humanistic approach. The study has discovered that urban dynamics created inequalities and harsh economic conditions. The reality of the inevitability of this situation gave prominence to unconventional leisure and recreation events called Owanbe gatherings. The pattern and dimension of such festivities ranged from birthdays, child naming, burial rites, to chieftaincy ceremonies, and so on. The study concludes that ostentatious spending involved in Owanbe ceremonies encourages disinvestment through the diversion of funds that would have stimulated sustainable economic growth.

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Polish Towns and the Changes in Their Areas and Population Densities

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Szymańska D., Grzelak-Kostulska E., Hołowiecka B.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2009

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vol. 11

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issue 11

15-29

EN

This article presents the spatial and population density changes in Polish towns in the years 1960-2003. The assumed time frame allowed identifying area changes for a complete set of towns in different socio-economic conditions: the period of intense industrialisation, the economic crisis of the 1980s, the period of economic transition and finally in the years of a market economy. The investigation revealed that the trend shown by changes and the size of a town as measured by the number of its population are distinctly interrelated. It also demonstrated a much stronger dynamics of changes in the first subperiod, i.e. years 1960--1985, followed by a phase of relative stabilization (compared with the previous period) after the year 1980 (mainly of the spatial changes). Moreover, change intensity and change trends observed for the urban areas and population densities vary considerably in terms of space.

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URBAN/RURAL HYBRIDS: THE URBANISATION OF FORMER SUBURBS (URFSURBS

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Kühne O.

Quaestiones Geographicae

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2016

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vol. 35

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issue 4

23-34

EN

In pace with changing social developments, cities undergo regular processes of transformation. Thus, following a temporary preference for suburban living, the inner city has for some years now been enjoying a residential renaissance. A further, as yet little noticed, trend is the urbanisation of former suburbs. Encompassing urbanisation and gentrification processes found in the inner-ring suburbs, this entails a breaking of established dichotomies and the development of hybrid phenomena that can be encapsulated in the acronym URFSURBS: ‘urbanisation of former suburbs’. Focusing on examples from Southern California and Greater Paris, this article places these developments in context and outlines their implications for future research.

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Natural resources, urbanisation, economic growth and the ecological footprint in South Africa: The moderating role of human capital

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Nathaniel S. P.

Quaestiones Geographicae

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2021

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vol. 40

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issue 2

63-76

EN

South Africa is the largest emitter of CO2 and arguably the most developed and urbanised country in Africa. The country currently harbours an ecological deficit territory which could be the outcome of economic expansion, urban explosion, unsustainable resource exploration and a low level of human development. After all, environmental distortions are mainly the outcome of human activities. This study is a maiden attempt to examine the linkage between urbanisation, human capital, natural resources (NR) and the ecological footprint (EF) in South Africa. Unlike previous studies, this study employs positivist and relevant environmental indicators that accommodate built-up land, forest land, carbon footprint, ocean, grazing land and cropland. Findings from the long-run results suggest that urbanisation, economic growth and NR increase the EF, whereas human capital ensures environmental sustainability. The interaction between urbanisation and human capital mitigates environmental degradation by reducing the EF. The canonical cointegrating regression (CCR), dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) results further confirm the nature of the relationships and linkages existing with respect to NR, urbanisation, economic growth and the EF. A bidirectional causality exists between human capital, economic growth and the EF. Policies related to NR and urban sustainability, the limitations of the study, as well as possible directions for future research are discussed.

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Edgeless and eccentric cities or new peripheries?

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Limonad E., Costa H.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2014

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vol. 24

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issue 24

117-134

EN

Changes in the organisation of social space, set in motion by the third industrial revolution, affected the spatial distribution of production and population, challenging established conceptions of centralities and urban networks at different scales. Temporal continuities and simultaneities are replacing spatial ones, as urban agglomerations expand in scattered ways. Material and immaterial economic flows are followed by economic and political spatial rearrangements. Eccentric centralities outside urban agglomerations emerge as a result of these spatial movements. The concept of centre-periphery used to be essential to distinguish differences, inequalities and asymmetries in social space, but contemporary urban and metropolitan sprawl defies previous centre-periphery correlations. Our goal is to discuss the changing notion of centralities within contemporary urbanisation. Hence following a theoretical approach on centralities, poles and positioning, the spatial context of the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region is explored as it is experiencing an increasing spatial dispersion of economic activities, population and political power against an historical backdrop of strong centre-periphery relationships. Finally as a closure after analysing the spatial outcome of the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and its perspectives, some questions are enrolled to help to understand the challenges posed to metropolitan planning, in the context of economic articulation with the more general global process and socio- environmental and political requirements usually prevailing at the local/metropolitan leve

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Spatial hierarchy and emerging typologies inside world city network

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Chubarov I.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2015

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vol. 30

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issue 30

23-30

EN

The first part of the paper provides a new approach to measuring a spatial structure of world city network (WCN). Based upon the results of media- popular ‘global city rankings’ produced by several international think tanks, our calculation allowed to reveal global urban hierarchy and identify several subnetworks inside of world cities. The second part of the paper devotes to recent discussions on nature of globalization and urban macrosystems, bearing in mind ranking results. It is shown that a typological approach can provide more insights to a role of city as part of WCN from functional and relationships prospective.

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The Upper-Silesian conurbation on the path towards the “Silesia” metropolis

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Szajnowska-Wysocka A., Zuzańska-Żyśko E.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2013

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vol. 21

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issue 21

111-124

EN

In its methodological context, the article, expands on the idea of the organization of the “Silesia” superstructure. The idea of establishing a common urban organism emerged with the local governments of the Upper Silesian conurbation cities and was dictated by the need to find a way to change the traditional image of the Silesian region and its post-industrial role in the economic space of the country, as well as Europe. Therefore, in 2009, the Metropolitan Association of Upper- Silesia, an association for the initial institutionalization of “Silesia”, was registered, because “Silesia” does not hold any administrative or legal force. Such an organizational “revolution” of the Upper Silesian conurbation initiated a wide social debate, in which the arguments of both supporters and opponents of such an enterprise in the Silesian region became apparent, together with misunderstandings related to the term “metropolis”, and the idea of establishing “Silesia”. Representatives of local governments chose the more prestigious term “metropolis” as if a complex metropolisation had taken place in the Upper Silesian conurbation. It would be adequate, however, to look only for the first features of metropolitan functions in this de-industrialized and restructured region, which are going to shape the longlasting metropolisation process under the influence of globalisation.

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Urbanisation and changes in fertility pattern in Poland and in the selected countries of Western and Southern Europe

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Kurek S., Lange M.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2012

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vol. 17

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issue 17

77-85

EN

Since the beginning of the 1990s profound changes have occurred in reproductive behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe. They involve a sudden fall in the fertility rate, accompanied by an increase in the age of mothers giving birth to their first child, and a growth in the percentage of extramarital births. A similar course of changes in reproductive behaviour was observed almost a decade earlier in the countries of Southern Europe (Greece, Spain and Italy), and at the beginning of the 1960s in the countries of Western Europe (e.g. France). The aim of the study is to show the spatial changes in the fertility pattern in Poland compared to the selected European countries - Italy, Spain and France. Since new fertility patterns take hold most quickly among the inhabitants of large cities, as a result of the weaker effects of tradition and earlier formation of social norms owing to suburbanisation processes, the analysis of changes in reproductive behaviours will be conducted in the context of changes in urbanisation level. The time frame of the study encompasses an extended duration, especially taking into account the period of 1970-2010. For the comparison of large cities, data from 2010 or the nearest available were examined.

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From village to city through maps: historical cartographic materials as an information source on 20thcentury environmental changes due to urbanisation in Poland

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Nieścioruk K.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2016

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vol. 31

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issue 31

73-86

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The article presents the use of historical Polish post-war topographic maps and their usefulness in the detection and assessment of environmental changes caused by 20th century urbanisation. The case study area is the Polish city of Lublin. Two main research questions are defined and answered. The first is what kinds of maps can be used to trace environmental changes as well as to find the present-day remains of past environments and what is the reliability of these maps? Several series of topographic maps are used here together with aerial photography. The second research question is what changes can be found by comparing spatial sources and what features can be found today with the help of early maps. The main features investigated in this section are linear (road networks) and areal (orchards) supplemented with point features of various kinds (trees, wells, shrines). The quality of cartographic information is assessed and remnants of the past environment are discovered.

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The role of the inhabitants of Łódź in the urbanisation of its surrounding area

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Makowska-Iskierka M.

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2015

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vol. 25

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issue 2

137-146

EN

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.

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The Sustainable Development Idea in the Management of European Metropolitan Areas

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DANIELEWICZ J., Paradowska M., Platje J. J., Cibulskiene D.

Economic and Environmental Studies

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2017

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vol. 17

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issue 42

279-296

EN

The rapid urbanisation of the world leads, i.a., to dynamic development of metropolitan areas. The functional relationships between territorial units which make up a metropolitan area mean that in order to prevent negative effects of metropolisation and to ensure sustainable development of such an area, the preparation of economically, spatially and environmentally coherent strategies needs to be co-ordinated on the metropolitan level. This in turn requires that the approach towards managing development shifts in favour of governance. Using London and Copenhagen as case studies, this paper explores whether the concept of governance is used in managing metropolitan areas and weather metropolitan authorities integrate sustainable development principles in their policy documents. Research is based on the analyses of form of governance and strategic programmes adopted in metropolitan areas.

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Gwałtowna urbanizacja prowadzi między innymi do dynamicznego rozwoju obszarów metropolitalnych. Związki funkcjonalne zachodzące między jednostkami terytorialnymi tworzącymi obszar metropolitalny oznaczają, iż aby zapobiegać negatywnym efektom metropolizacji i zapewnić zrównoważony rozwój takiego terytorium opracowanie gospodarczo, przestrzennie i środowiskowo spójnych strategii musi być koordynowane na szczeblu metropolitalnym. To z kolei wymaga zmiany w podejściu do zarządzania rozwojem w kierunku współrządzenia (governance). Artykuł, bazując na studiach przypadków obszarów metropolitalnych Kopenhagi i Londynu, ma na celu pokazać czy koncepcja governance jest wykorzystywana w zarządzaniu obszarami metropolitalnymi oraz czy władze metropolitalne w dokumentach strategicznych uwzględniają zasadę zrównoważonego rozwoju. Badania polegały na analizie form współrządzenia w poszczególnych obszarach oraz analizie planów strategicznych przyjętych przez podmioty zarządzające metropoliami.

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Struktury – kapitał społeczny – interesariusze. Badania nad zbiorowościami terytorialnymi na Pomorzu Zachodnim

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Durka W.

Przegląd Zachodniopomorski

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2014

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issue 4

193-211

EN

The article is a presentation of the monographic research into the territorial communities of Western Pomerania. The research of that type has been carried out – with various intensity – from the end of the 1950s. The tradition of the monographic field research has its origins in sociology and cultural anthropology, and its characteristic feature is a comprehensive, many-sided approach to the community under scrutiny in a wide context of environmental, economic, political and historical factors. Such a manner of carrying out research is radically different from the survey type that is dominant in sociology.

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Gdańsk – geneza średniowiecznego miasta i portu. Wyniki badań milenijnych

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Kmieciński J.

Przegląd Archeologiczny

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2017

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vol. 65

133-149

EN

Over twenty years after the millennial studies had begun the researchers recognised and scientifically reconstructed a vast trading emporium and administration centre with a ducal residence, trading districts, market places, craftsmen’s and merchants’ quarters, numerous workshops, a large harbour with a closed aquatorium fitted with solid embankments where large seagoing vessels berthed. The great significance of Gdańsk as a place of lively trade is proved by numerous and sometimes precious imports whose impressive territorial coverage reaches Bergen in Norway as well as Swedish Birka and Sigtuna in the North, Spain in the West, and Kiev, Byzantium and Baghdad in the East.

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PROCESSES AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN KOSOVO

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Ramadani I., Bytyqi V.

Quaestiones Geographicae

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2018

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vol. 37

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issue 4

53-66

EN

Agricultural land is facing challenges due to different human activities. Accelerated urbanisation along with explosive economic growth has further worsened the shortage of agricultural land over the last two decades. Kosovo, a country with small areas suitable for agriculture is meeting challenges due to unplanned settlement extension, coal surface mining, parcelisation of properties, etc. This paper consists in an analysis of the agricultural land fund in Kosovo, in quality, production potential and food security for the population, but also the challenges facing Kosovo with this strategic resource. The article analyses three main factors that have made the biggest changes in agricultural land in Kosovo: the effects of settlement extension, coal surface mining and parcelisation in reducing the soil fund. Some of the effects have triggered significant socio-economic processes that have changed the rural environment. Other important risks of agricultural land in Kosovo are: pollution, landfills, frequent floods, etc.

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The Impact of Urbanisation on Health Security of Urban Dwellers in Nigeria

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Akintunde T. S., Lawal M. O., Akinrinde O. O.

Studia Administracyjne

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2022

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vol. 15

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issue 1

31-47

EN

Urban centres continue to attract people across social divides. So also is the environment, which changes with constant interactions among urban population who constantly harness environmental resources for their survival. This process comes with its attendant effects that could be either positive or negative. This process explains the rationale behind uneven population patterns among human settlements as well as the lopsided distribution of resources needed to make life worthy of living. The public utilities, health and social services continue to be largely unavailable and where they are available, they are inefficient, shoddy and collapsing. This study is therefore a novel attempt at making a modest contribution to academic discourse on urban studies. It tries to explore the impact of urbanisation on health situation and life expectancy of urban dwellers. The study made use of primary data, which was collected through telephone interviews. The participants in these interviews included scholars in urban studies, public health educators, social workers, and epidemiologists. This was complemented with data from existing literature from scholars in urban and health studies. The results from this study showed that urban environmental problems like inadequate water and sanitation, high infant mortality, lack of rubbish disposal, industrial pollution and its attendant respiratory infections and other infectious and parasitic diseases persist. This is therefore an indication of the deleterious status of socio-economic determinants of health that can hamper a healthy life expectancy.

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Migrations of city dwellers to suburban areas – the example of the city of Olsztyn

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Szczepańska A., Senetra A.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2012

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vol. 18

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issue 18

117-124

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The migration of city dwellers to suburbs is a commonly observed phenomenon. The growth of residential areas on the fringes of cities is referred to as suburbanisation. In the present study, migration patterns were investigated in rural districts located in the direct vicinity of the administrative boundaries of Olsztyn over a 10-year timespan. Several hundred building plot purchase/sale transactions in the form of notarial deeds were analysed to determine the dwelling place of the buyer. The analysis of the transactions revealed that the dominant group of purchasers were owners of apartments in multi-family precast concrete buildings, located in the city quarter closest to the studied suburbs. Changes in the spatial structure of suburban areas were also noted.

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The future of Polish towns

Stan urbanizacji i jej uwarunkowania w Polsce międzywojennej – wybrane zagadnienia

Outline of the economic strategies of the urban bushmen dwellers : Case study of the !Xun living in the Omulunga township of Grootfontein in Namibia

The development and structure of industry in the district of Ümraniye, Istanbul

Urban realities and politics of Owanbe in Nigeria

Polish Towns and the Changes in Their Areas and Population Densities

URBAN/RURAL HYBRIDS: THE URBANISATION OF FORMER SUBURBS (URFSURBS

Natural resources, urbanisation, economic growth and the ecological footprint in South Africa: The moderating role of human capital

Edgeless and eccentric cities or new peripheries?

Spatial hierarchy and emerging typologies inside world city network

The Upper-Silesian conurbation on the path towards the “Silesia” metropolis

Urbanisation and changes in fertility pattern in Poland and in the selected countries of Western and Southern Europe

From village to city through maps: historical cartographic materials as an information source on 20thcentury environmental changes due to urbanisation in Poland

The role of the inhabitants of Łódź in the urbanisation of its surrounding area

The Sustainable Development Idea in the Management of European Metropolitan Areas

Struktury – kapitał społeczny – interesariusze. Badania nad zbiorowościami terytorialnymi na Pomorzu Zachodnim

Gdańsk – geneza średniowiecznego miasta i portu. Wyniki badań milenijnych

PROCESSES AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN KOSOVO

The Impact of Urbanisation on Health Security of Urban Dwellers in Nigeria

Migrations of city dwellers to suburban areas – the example of the city of Olsztyn