Delimitation problems o f functional urban areas in Poland

Abstract

In the first part of the article presented outlines the conditions of the cities impact on the surroundings, including issues related to the delimitation o f research and examples o f applications for Polish cities in the last fifty years. The second part p resents the results of the delimitation of functional urban areas performed for the 18 capitals of voivodeships, made by the author for the Ministry of Regional Development in 2012 in the framework o f the implementation of the National Spatial Development Concept 2030. Detailed criteria were as follows: 1) The number of people commuting (wage labour) to the core FUA (Functional Urban Area) per 1,000 population o f working age over 50 (2006); 2) The number o f registered immigration (check-ins) from the core FUA per 1000 population above 3 (2009); 3) The share of employed in non-agricultural occupations as a proportion of the voivodship average above 75% (2002); 4) The number of businesses entities per 1,000 population as a proportion of the provincial average above 75% (2011); 5) Participation of economic operators of higher order (sections J-R of NACE) relative to the core FUA above 50% (2011); 6) The population density (without forests and water) compared to the voivodship average of over 50% (2011); 7) The number of completed dwellings per 1000 inhabitants in 2002-2011 compared to the voivodship average of over 75%. The inclusion of the MOF was when fulfilled at least 6 of the 7 criteria.