title: Problems of depopulation of rural areas in Poland after 1950.
abstract: "This paper considers the course of rural-to-urban migration processes in Poland from 1950 to 1988 against the background of the general demographic transformations in the country.  It also considers changes in the population of particular voivodships (provinces) and [gminas] (communes) over the period 1970-1985, with an indication of the spatial concentration of the phenomenon.  It concludes with a forecast of trends to the year 2000, based on these observed changes."
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stasiak
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005544:Forecasting; D005843:Geography; D011044:Poland; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Estimation Technics; Europe; Geographic Factors; Migration; Poland; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Rural-urban Migration; Spatial Distribution; Studies