Geographia Polonica (1985) vol. 51

Regional integration and the boundary effect in the Katowice region

Zbigniew Rykiel

Geographia Polonica (1985) vol. 51, pp. 323-333 | Full text

Abstract

In this paper, the historical development of the Katowice region is outlined. The scope of the paper is to evidence how the regional development involved the transition from a border region through a bare-joint region towards an integrated region.

Zbigniew Rykiel, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland