Population changes as litmus paper of the socio-economic development level of small towns in Poland
Agnieszka Kwiatek-Sołtys (2015)
Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica
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The main aim of the author was to analyse the population changes of small towns in Poland between 2002 and 2012. Small towns’ reaction to the global and regional demographic trends confirms their position between the rural areas and the urban municipalities. The differences between separate towns are significant, however those located within the metropolitan areas in Poland show a positive population dynamics, natural growth and migration balance net indexes. The image of small towns...