Proposed method for delimiting spatial structure on the example of agriculture types in Poland

Wiśniewski Łukasz (), Perdał Robert () and Rudnicki Roman ()
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Wiśniewski Łukasz: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management
Perdał Robert: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management
Rudnicki Roman: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, 2020, vol. 49, issue 49, 7-18

Abstract: This work presents the results of research on the identification of types of Polish agriculture. Polish gminas (the third-order administrative division of the country sometimes referred to as “communes” or “municipalities”, until 2016 – according to Local Administrative Units – LAU level 2) have been divided into three types, characterised by low, medium or high levels of agricultural development, with 10 sub-types. A multi-stage typological procedure was used, employing two classification methods: k-mean cluster analysis and the random forest method. Twelve diagnostic attributes were used that comprehensively characterise Polish agriculture. The results show the diversity of this sector of the economy, which should be taken into account when planning its future development.

Keywords: typology; agriculture; space; Poland; types; random forests; spatial structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/bog-2020-0020

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