Title: THE SPRAWL OF VILNIUS CITY - SOME CONSEQUENCES OF RURAL - URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS
Abstract: The aim of the paper is to establish interconnections of development of Vilnius and surrounding rural region. The city has been developing and sprawling very fast during recent years. The revelation of actual characteristics and main factors of spatial fluctuations of the city is most important task of the paper. How development of Vilnius is affected by the trends in surrounding region and how development of the city impacts social and economic processes in surrounding area are among main questions to be answered. Process of transformation of rural Polish speaking area into the mostly Lithuanian urban region has its physical and mental dimensions. Both structures, urban and rural, coexist together on the same space and in such situations some conflict is almost inevitable. The establishment of possible ways of prospective development of the region is final goal of the research. References 11, Figs. 4. In English, summary in Lithuanian.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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