Rozwój i rozmieszczenie ludności w województwie suwalskim w okresie powojennym (1946-1974)

• Autorzy: Jedrzejczyk D.

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Development and dislocation of population in Suwalki voivodship in postwar period (1946-1974)

• Języki publikacji: PL

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Herewith article is an analitic test of dislocation of population and the changes referring to the above problems on a contemporary area of Suwałki voivodship in postwar period. The changes in dislocation of population in Suwałki voivodship considerably influenced upon a spatial structure of a regional economy, mostly upon the industry and agriculture. Interpretation of changes concerning dislocation of population can be very useful for future trends of a regional economic development. Analysis of dislocation of population in Suwałki voivodship in partition to five time sections (1946, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1974) was a starting point of examination. The results obtained served to define a general tendencies in dislocation of the rural and town population in 1946-1974. The last problem was to interpret the interactions between dislocation of rural population and the changes in occupational structure of this category. This interaction was defined by means of correlation coefficients according to a moment of product. The basic source of this examination were the data of the national census published by GUS (Main Statistical Office). This data was summed within the framework of the census districts allowing their transformation into a present administrative division. The results were published at „Statistics of Poland” in 1976. Statistical and carthographical analysis prooved that population of Suwałki voivodship has been considerably changing in postwar perior. Absolute number of population and an occupational structure of population has been changing in this period. During a period examined a total number of a town population has been also increasing. Per cent of a rural population has been declining, accompanied by a dynamics of urban process. Nevertheless an absolute number of rural population has been incrasing up to-1970. The flow of population off the country side was accompanied by the increase of per cent of population employed off the agriculture. The process of flow off the agriculture (recently comprising some areas only) intensified considerably in 1950-1960 while the regional industrialization was forced. Contemporary process of a flow off the agriculture embraced nearly the whole area of voivodship. In 1946 population was mainly concentrated in the eastern part of voivodship, the western part was considerably depopulated. In the next years, mostly in the period 1960-1970, a process of a reduction of economic potencial in the both parts of voivodship began. The process was very important from an economic point of view. Settlement network of the region considerably influenced upon a spatial differentiation of population. Soon when the war was over the towns of the western part were developing more rapidly. In the period 1950-1960 a distinct domination of four centres is strongly marked. They are: Augustów, Giżycko, Ełk, Suwałki. The changes in dislocation and structure of population of Suwałki voivodship in the postawar period strongly influenced not only upon a dislocation but also upon the directions of a production. The flow off a rural population preferenced the forms of economy defined as less labour-absorbing. Soon when the war was over a human factor became undoubtedly an important component of a social development of the region. In our days this factor can be a restrain as the main stimulant of economic development i.e. agriculture, forestry and the touris-recreation services.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Prace i Studia Geograficzne
• Rocznik: 1983
• Tom: 03
• Opis fizyczny: s.23-52,rys.,tab.

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Jedrzejczyk D.