scholarly journals Demographic determinants of regional development in Eastern Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2 (50)) ◽  
pp. 163-183
Author(s):  
Łukasz Karol Bugowski

Research Background: Demography affects human capital, which today is one of the most important factors of regional development. Demographic factors create possibilities or limit the expansion of the knowledge and skills and condition socio-economic activity. In other words, demography can favour or block regional development. Negative demographic trends, in particular referring to the size and structure of the population as well as population growth, are a significant challenge of regional policy. In addition, in the case of regions with a lower level of development, the migration rate is negative, which in turn may limit regional development. As a consequence, the following hypothesis will be verified in the article: demographic processes are a barrier to the development of regions in Eastern Poland.Purpose of the paper: The main objective of the article is to analyze the spatial diversity of demographic phenomena in Eastern Poland, along with the identification of areas with unfavorable demographic developmental conditions. Implementation of the second objective is to carry out the analysis at the level of subregions, not regions, which will allow for more precise analysis of negative demographic phenomena.Methodology/Methods/Data sources: In the article the method of linear ordering of objects using the taxonomic measure of Z. Hellwig's development is used. In addition, a comparative analysis of the main demographic phenomena in 2010, 2013 and 2016 in Eastern Poland was carried out. The main source of data used in the article was the Statistics Poland (Local Data Bank). Findings: The analysis allows to conclude that in 2010-2016 in Eastern Poland an increase in the demographic burden resulting from the aging population was observed. In addition, the migration rate is negative and sub-replacement fertility rate is common in the majority of the subregions. As a consequence, negative demographic phenomena are increasingly limiting human capital and indirectly have a negative impact on regional development. However, the conducted analysis allows to distinguish subregions with positive values of the analyzed indicators, but it refers only to a few regions including a capital of a given voivodeships, and do not significantly affect the negative general demographic trends in Eastern Poland.

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-71
Author(s):  
Mariusz Malinowski

The aim of this article is to order linearly and classify powiats in Eastern and North-Eastern Poland by the living standards of the population as well as to carry out spatial autocorrelation analysis based on the created synthetic indicators of the living standard. For the purpose of this article, a synthetic indicator was created to assess living standards of the population based on previously selected set of diagnostic variables. The use of synthetic indicators made it possible to replace the multi-variable description of objects with one statistical number. It enabled to measure a multidimensional area such as living standards of population as well as to perform a linear ordering of examined objects. 101 powiats in the Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodeships were included in the research. The TOPSIS, Ward’s and PAM methods were used in the research. Moreover spatial autocorrelation analyses were carried out based on the Moran’s I statistics. The main criterium for selecting variables was completeness and their accessibility for all objects in the research in the year 2014. Data from the Local Data Bank were used for the research purposes.


Author(s):  
Maria Klonowska-Matynia

The aim of the paper was to determine the level of differentiation and classification of rural areas in the Zachodniopomorskie province in terms of human capital resources defined in the field of education. The linear ordering method in the study was applied, and as a result, each spatial unit the synthetic indicator was assigned, describing the total level of the resource. It was assumed the uneven spatial distribution of human capital. The obtained results confirm: a higher level of human capital cumulating on highly urbanized areas and the occurrence of deficits on peripheral areas characterized by qualitatively low educational competences (also outside the formal). The study encompasses rural areas defined as rural and rural-urban gminas distinguished according to the GUS administrative criterion. The Regional Examination Board (OKE) in Poznan, the National Census of 2011 (NSP), the Local Data Bank of the CSO and the data of Rural Development Monitoring stage 1 were the main data source.


2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Maria Klonowska-Matynia

The objective of the article is to determine the level and asses the spatial dif-ferentiation of human capital defined in the area of health quality and expenses for health per capita. The analysis was carried out in spatial terms at the NUTS 2 level for the years 2013—2015; the main source of data was the Local Data Bank of Statistics Poland. Taxonomic hierarchization methods (model-free) and classification of multi-feature objects were used. As a result, each object has been assigned a synthetic measure — relative indicator of the level of human capital defined in the area of health quality and a relative indicator of the level of expenses on health per capita. It has been assumed that the distribution of human capital is uneven and remains in relation to the amount of expenses on health care and that higher expenses on health care are borne in regions with a relatively lower human capital. The results of the analyses positively verify the existence of spatial diversity of human capital and expenses on health care, both in relation to individual diagnostic variables and to synthetic measures. However, they did not confirm the relationship between the spatial distributions of the analyzed features. Keywords: human capital, health, differentiation, region.


2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-47
Author(s):  
Jakub Kubiczek ◽  
Martyna Bieleń

The development of regions within one country is an uneven process. States seek to reduce internal inequalities between particular regions through the implementation of appropriate economic policies, as is the case of Poland. The aim of the study is to evaluate the level of socio-economic development of regions in Poland (voivodships) in the years 2013– 2019. For this purpose, a taxonomic analysis based on Hellwig’s development measure was conducted and the Euclidean distance was applied to assess the difference between the obtained pattern and particular voivodships. On the basis of data provided by the Local Data Bank of Statistics Poland and through linear ordering, two rankings of voivodships were created: one reflecting their socio-economic development excluding environmental protection aspects and the other focusing solely on the issue of environmental protection. Low values of the coefficient of variation relating to a part of the analysed variables indicated that the development level of voivodships in the analysed period is in many respects very similar. The variables crucial for determining the differences between voivodships show that Mazowieckie Voivodship occupies high positions in both rankings (and is the leader in the ranking of socio-economic development excluding environmental protection aspects), while Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship is characterised by a low level of development illustrated by both rankings.


Author(s):  
Maria Klonowska-Matynia

The paper aimed to examine the level and asses the spatial distribution of human capital defined in the area of health quality in rural areas of the West Pomeranian province. The selected methods of multicriteria taxonomy to estimate the synthetic index HCSIh and agglomeration methods for grouping objects with a relatively homogeneous internal structure were used. It was assumed the correlation between the level of health capital HCSIh and the type of commune separated due to the component of the level of socio-economic development according to the MROW typology. The obtained results indicate uneven distribution of health capital, but they do not give grounds for accepting the verified hypothesis. The study covered rural areas of the West Pomeranian province, defined according to the CSO administrative criterion as rural and rural-urban communes. The Central Statistical Office Local Data Bank and the Monitoring of rural areas development data were the main source.


Author(s):  
Paweł Siemiński ◽  
Jakub Hadyński ◽  
Walenty Poczta

The aim of this paper is to estimate, as well as analyse and assess spatial diversification in human capital resources in rural and urban areas of Poland. Studies have static nature and relate to the state of the situation in 2018 year. A synthetic index of human capital resources (IHCR) was applied, based on which a hierarchy was developed for rural and urban areas, depending on the administrative division into provinces determining the degree of their diversification in terms of their human capital resources. Human capital resources were analysed in four categories, i.e. in terms of employment, education, entrepreneurship and unemployment, using data from the Local Data Bank CSO database. Research results indicate considerable regional (spatial) diversification of rural and urban areas. We may distinguish two homogeneous classes, including urban areas with a high level of human capital development, as well as rural areas with their low level. Moreover, there is a heterogeneous group of the so-called medium level of human capital, composed of both urban and rural areas. Particularly, observed polarization in human capital resources may in the future reduce the absorption of development impulses within both national and EU development policies.


Author(s):  
Katarzyna PAWLEWICZ ◽  
Adam PAWLEWICZ ◽  
Iwona CIEŚLAK

This article evaluates the influence of the Natura 2000 network (N2K) of protected areas on the investment attractiveness of Polish regions. Natura 2000 sites were analyzed with the use of the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), a linear ordering method with a common pattern and anti-pattern of development, and correlation analysis (Pearson’s correlation coefficient). The basic unit of analysis was the county (Polish: powiat, the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland). Poland is divided into 16 regions (known as voivodeships) with a total of 380 counties. The results of the analysis were used to determine synthetic values describing the level and potential of investment attractiveness in Polish counties, and the strength of correlations between the evaluated phenomena. Indicators of investment attractiveness of Polish counties were selected based on published data and analyzed in view of several criteria: labor resources, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, market support and administrative support. The correlations between the investment attractiveness of Polish counties and the presence of N2K sites in those counties were analyzed statistically. Data for analysis were acquired from the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office. The analysis revealed that the presence of N2K sites in the examined territorial units does not significantly influence their investment attractiveness.


Author(s):  
Tadeusz Ciupa ◽  
Roman Suligowski

The paper presents the impact of land use on the ecological stability of rural areas in the Świętokrzyskie province. The work is based on the data published by the Local Data Bank regarding 24 types of land use. According to the methodology used for calculating the ecological stability indicator, these types were divided into two groups: agricultural (with positive and negative characteristics) and non-agricultural. Typological classification of communes was done with the use of Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. Research results show that rural areas of the Świętokrzyskie province have generally low ecological stability indicator, but they are characterised by high spatial diversity. The assessment of rural communes based on the ecological stability indicator may thus be one of the elements taken into consideration while drafting various planning documents, including those related to the management built on the sustainable development principles.


2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Monika Wakuła

The aim of the article is to classify gminas of Ostrołęka-Siedlce subregion in terms of their financial condition. The research was conducted on the basis of data from the Local Data Bank for the years 2013—2016 concerning the state of finances in 84 gminas of the analysed subregion. The method of linear ordering was used. On the basis of the constructed synthetic development measure, four typological classes were distinguished. The first group consisted of gminas achieving the best financial results, whereas the fourth one included gminas with the weakest financial situation. The research indicates that the most numerous group consists of units with lower than average financial condition (the third class) — 55% of all local governments.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-335
Author(s):  
Sylwester Kozak ◽  
Łukasz Grzęda

SummarySubject and purpose of work: The article presents a quantitative change of endogenous factors affecting the development of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in 2004-2017.Materials and methods: The research uses a comparative analysis based on the data of the Central Statistical Office included in the Local Data Bank and the Statistical Yearbooks of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship.Results: The results of the research show that in 2004-2017 the economic state of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship have significantly improved due to, the expansion of the transportation infrastructure and significant resources of well-educated human capital of the society.Conclusions: To a large extent, the pace of development of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship is impacted by the capital of Poland located there. Other factors favouring the dynamic development of the voivodeship are high density of roads and railway, along with well-educated human capital.


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