Differentiation of reproductive behaviour of the population of the Kraków Metropolitan Area in the light of survey research

Gałka Jadwiga (), Kurek Sławomir () and Wójtowicz Mirosław ()
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Gałka Jadwiga: Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; phone: + 48 126 645 318
Wójtowicz Mirosław: Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Geography, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland; phone: + 48 126 626 265

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, 2016, vol. 31, issue 31, 45-57

Abstract: Metropolitan areas are the poles of economic growth of regions and countries. These areas are characterized by specific development cycles, which are related to the direction of population migrations. Accordingly, there is a phase of urbanisation, suburbanisation, disurbanisation and re-urbanisation. Studies show that most Polish metropolitan areas are undergoing the process of suburbanisation, which means the movement of population from the central city to its suburban area. This process entails a number of demographic, social and economic consequences. One of the main demographic consequences of suburbanisation is the change in the structure of the central city and its suburban area. The reason for this is the fact that migrations from the centre are usually undertaken by young people. Thus, the number of inhabitants of the central city declines and the population is ageing. Migrants from the city bring new patterns of social and demographic behaviour, which may be shown in, among others, the tendencies of indigenous people to change the traditional family model.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/bog-2016-0004

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