The influence of migrations on the suburbs of large cities in Poland

The article discusses the problem of growing depopulation of large cities in Poland, resulting from demographic changes and migrations, in particular. The author focuses on theprocess of moving away from cities, and the main goal is to show the influence such migrationsexert on Polish suburbs. In addition, the article elaborates on possible evaluations of thephenomenon of urban depopulation: Is it to be seen as something negative or neutral? The researchto date has shown that the urbanization of Poland (i.e., the percentage of Poles living in urbanareas) has been decreasing in recent years. Researchers, interested in this phenomenon, concludethat it is a clear symptom of suburbanization.