<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Social studies of suburban villages have important implications for modern human geography. To a large extent, they relate to a broader problem, which is a change in the value system of Polish society and the needs met in the countryside environment. It is worth considering how a society with specific needs changes the space of the contemporary suburban village. The knowledge of those processes is necessary to further develop spatial policies and local development of gminas (communes) in Poland, especially in the case of rapidly transforming villages in the vicinity of large cities. The primary objective of this paper is to identify differences in the territorial identity and social perception of rural space expressed by immigrant and local groups of long-term residents.</p></abstract>

Social studies of suburban villages have important implications for modern human geography. To a large extent, they relate to a broader problem, which is a change in the value system of Polish society and the needs met in the countryside environment. It is worth considering how a society with specific needs changes the space of the contemporary suburban village. The knowledge of those processes is necessary to further develop spatial policies and local development of gminas (communes) in Poland, especially in the case of rapidly transforming villages in the vicinity of large cities. The primary objective of this paper is to identify differences in the territorial identity and social perception of rural space expressed by immigrant and local groups of long-term residents.

Territorial Identity of Countryside Residents in the Suburban Areas of Łódź, Poland

Department of Regional and Social Geography, University of Łódź, ul. Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

Social studies of suburban villages have important implications for modern human geography. To a large extent, they relate to a broader problem, which is a...

Territorial Identity of Countryside Residents in the Suburban Areas of Łódź, Poland

Published Online: Jul 10, 2013

Page range: 69 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2013-0014

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