<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Residential suburbanization is one of the most spontaneous processes occurring in the surroundings of large cities in Central and Eastern Europe. In the case of Wrocław, the first phase of suburbanization began as early as the second half of the 19th century. Its spatial scope changed with the expansion of the administrative borders of the city between 1924-28 and 1950-73, when dozens of suburban villages were incorporated into the city. In addition, during the socialism period, the intensity of suburbanization decreased significantly, which was related to the development of the city within the conditions of planned urbanization and industrialization of the country. The second phase of suburbanization began with the system transformation in the 1990s, and its scale and intensity increased in the 21st century. New construction in the hinterlands of the city has contributed to significant changes in the morphology of suburban villages, especially as the growing share of new buildings is multi-family housing. The aim of this article was to identify the most common trends in the morphological changes that affect villages located in the suburban area of Wrocław under the influence of residential suburbanization. Using the analysis of cartographic materials, field research and graph methods, a typology of morphological transformations of villages located in the suburban area was proposed.</p></abstract>

Residential suburbanization is one of the most spontaneous processes occurring in the surroundings of large cities in Central and Eastern Europe. In the case of Wrocław, the first phase of suburbanization began as early as the second half of the 19th century. Its spatial scope changed with the expansion of the administrative borders of the city between 1924-28 and 1950-73, when dozens of suburban villages were incorporated into the city. In addition, during the socialism period, the intensity of suburbanization decreased significantly, which was related to the development of the city within the conditions of planned urbanization and industrialization of the country. The second phase of suburbanization began with the system transformation in the 1990s, and its scale and intensity increased in the 21st century. New construction in the hinterlands of the city has contributed to significant changes in the morphology of suburban villages, especially as the growing share of new buildings is multi-family housing. The aim of this article was to identify the most common trends in the morphological changes that affect villages located in the suburban area of Wrocław under the influence of residential suburbanization. Using the analysis of cartographic materials, field research and graph methods, a typology of morphological transformations of villages located in the suburban area was proposed.

The impact of residential suburbanization on changes in the morphology of villages in the suburban area of Wrocław, Poland

Institute of Geography and Regional Development

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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Residential suburbanization is one of the most spontaneous processes occurring in the surroundings of large cities in Central and Eastern Europe. In the case...

The impact of residential suburbanization on changes in the morphology of villages in the suburban area of Wrocław, Poland

Published Online: Dec 10, 2020

Page range: 24 - 43

Received: May 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2020-0021

Keywords
residential suburbanization, morphology of suburbs, morphological transformations, urban sprawl, construction traffic, Wrocław

© 2020 Robert Szmytkie, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The impact of residential suburbanization on changes in the morphology of villages in the suburban area of Wrocław, Poland

Published Online: Dec 10, 2020

Page range: 24 - 43

Received: May 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2020-0021

Keywordsresidential suburbanization, morphology of suburbs, morphological transformations, urban sprawl, construction traffic, Wrocław

© 2020 Robert Szmytkie, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
residential suburbanization, morphology of suburbs, morphological transformations, urban sprawl, construction traffic, Wrocław