<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of the report is to attempt the identification of the most significant factors that will shape Polish countryside until the year 2050 and to outline the feasible scenarios of changes in rural areas. The study is based primarily on qualitative analysis and on the knowledge of experts specialising in rural subject matter in its different thematic domains.</p><p>Six groups of factors were distinguished (economic, technological, legal and administrative, political, socio-demographic, natural) and for each of these groups the most important conditions were analysed. The image of the Polish countryside in the perspective of the decades to come will most probably not undergo radical shifts. However, we can make the proposition that this countryside will be more diversified, more socially and economically active, and more attractive as the place of residence and of work.</p></abstract>

The objective of the report is to attempt the identification of the most significant factors that will shape Polish countryside until the year 2050 and to outline the feasible scenarios of changes in rural areas. The study is based primarily on qualitative analysis and on the knowledge of experts specialising in rural subject matter in its different thematic domains.Six groups of factors were distinguished (economic, technological, legal and administrative, political, socio-demographic, natural) and for each of these groups the most important conditions were analysed. The image of the Polish countryside in the perspective of the decades to come will most probably not undergo radical shifts. However, we can make the proposition that this countryside will be more diversified, more socially and economically active, and more attractive as the place of residence and of work.

The Future of Rural Poland: the Main Trends and Possible Scenarios.

Eastern European Countryside

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The objective of the report is to attempt the identification of the most significant factors that will shape Polish countryside until the year 2050 and to...

The Future of Rural Poland: the Main Trends and Possible Scenarios.

Published Online: Feb 19, 2018

Page range: 71 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eec-2017-0004

Keywords
Poland, countryside, scenario, rural development, rural future, trends

© 2017 Jerzy Bański, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Future of Rural Poland: the Main Trends and Possible Scenarios.

Published Online: Feb 19, 2018

Page range: 71 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eec-2017-0004

KeywordsPoland, countryside, scenario, rural development, rural future, trends

© 2017 Jerzy Bański, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Poland, countryside, scenario, rural development, rural future, trends