Development of entrepreneurship in rural areas of North-Eastern Poland
2016
Sebastian Goraj, S., University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland). Faculty of Geodesy, Geospatial and Civil Engineering. Dept. of Geoinformation Analysis and Cadastre | Gwiazdzinska-Goraj, M., University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland). Faculty of Geodesy, Geospatial and Civil Engineering. Dept. of Planning and Spatial Engineering
Rural areas in Poland have faced significant changes recently. The primary sector has been decreasing its contribution to local employment. The aim of the paper is to identify to what extent rural areas in Poland are destinations for incoming commuters. The degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) framework was used as a reference for an urban-rural typology of local units. The National Census of Population and Housing 2011 provided the most recent data on commuting in municipalities of Poland. A statistical analysis with use of the V Cramer coefficient proves a strong relationship between a type of local unit and a number of incoming commuters and a medium relationship between a type of local unit and density of incoming commuters. Generally, urban local units tend to attract the highest number of commuters. Rural areas attract relatively less commuters – the number of rural local units decreases as one considers a higher number of commuters. However, there exist some exceptions of intermediate and rural local units where a significant number of commuters work because of their localization close to big cities or some specific activities located there.
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