Abstract

The chapter describes spatial structures and forms of Polish suburban zones shown on the example of two selected towns in the Trojmiasto Metropolitan Area (TMA). The description of the spatial characteristics in the urban sprawl, with focus on the entrepreneurships nests is illustrated by the choice of typological features, such as: form, land use, density. Suburbanisation is described to be global, however one can observe individual characteristics of the spatial structure of suburban areas, depending on country and region. As widely discussed, urban sprawl has a range of negative consequences. There are several known approaches to the urban sprawl description, based on the form, land use and density. There are also publications regarding its relation to the environment impact, social aspects and regional development. However, there are very few publications on the topic regarding countries, who have undergone substantial political, economic and social transformations in the last 25 years. The previous research by the Authors shows, that the Polish dimension of suburbanization has a unique quality connected to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) activity. The paper takes into consideration impact of this quality on the processes on suburbanization with special focus on the urban form of the suburban areas. The choice of the towns and places for the spatial structure analysis follows the previously done identification of the entrepreneurships nests. Conclusions refer to the qualitative studies conducted by the questionnaire with the entrepreneurs in the selected areas. This paper is written within project UMO-2013/09/B/HS4/01175 financed by The National Science Centre in Poland.

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