Social Cohesion of Functional Urban Areas (Example of Eastern Poland)

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ID2064387
AuthorsAnna Busłowska (0000-0003-2581-3801, University of Białystok), Jacek Marcinkiewicz (0000-0003-4701-8155, University of Białystok)
Year2023
Volume167
Issue1-3
Pages451-473
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Indicators Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0303-8300 • E-ISSN: 1573-0921
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11205-023-03119-4
PMID37304454
OpenAlexW4367309878
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited32

This paper is about studying social cohesion in functional urban areas (FUA). These territorial units become an important stakeholder and recipient of urban policy. Therefore, it is important to study problems of their development, including social cohesion. In the paper it is understood in spatial terms, i.e. it occurs when the differentiation of specific territorial units in terms of selected social indicators is reduced. In the research was studied the sigma convergence related to functional urban areas of vovodeship's capital cities in five least-developed regions of Poland (so-called the Eastern Poland). The aim of this article is to investigate whether social cohesion is increased in the FUA of the Eastern Poland. The obtained results showed that only in three FUA in the analyzed period was sigma convergence but it was very slow process. In two FUA, no sigma convergence was identified. At the same time, it was observed that in all the analyzed areas there was an improvement in the social situation

Cohesion (chemistry · Convergence (economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Social capital · Agricultural economics and policies · Polish socio-economic development · Sustainable Development and Environmental Management

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