Cities in Europe and Central Asia : Poland (Anglais)

This country snapshot was produced as part of an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the urban, social, rural, and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to analyze economic, spatial, and demographic trends... Voir la suite This country snapshot was produced as part of an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work developed by the urban, social, rural, and resilient global practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to analyze economic, spatial, and demographic trends in the urban systems of countries in Europe and Central Asia. Regional-level regressions of nighttime light (NLs) and gross domestic product (GDP) were conducted to assess the validity of using NLs as a proxy for economic activity in Poland. The results suggest a significant and positive correlation between NLs intensity and GDP. This snapshot classified 409 settlements in Poland as cities. Only settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants were used in this analysis. Demographic trends are available for all 409 cities but NLs analysis is only available for 350 cities. The urban development trends observed in Poland, suggest that there is a need to develop a dual approach that can adequately address the divergent trends of growth and decline. This dual approach must address cities that are growing in population while also addressing those cities that are declining in population.  Réduire