Fig. 1.
Location of the studied cities/towns in the Łódź Region. Source: own compilation.
Fig. 2.
Types of development paths depending on the degree of their development. Source: own compilation.
Table 1.
Types of demographic growth in cities and towns of the Łódź region according to Webb’s typology in the period 1975–2020.
| Year | Type of demographic growth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||||
| A +BR ≥ MB | B +BR > + MB | C +BR < + MB | D -BR < + MB | E -BR > + MB | F -BR ≥ MB | G -BR ≤ MB | H +BR ≤ MB | |
| 1975 | 5 | 4 | 21 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 |
| 1989 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 2020* | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
Table 2.
Types and complexity of development paths in the examined towns and cities of the Łódź region.
| Period of time | Complexity of development path | Type of development path | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | compound | multiple compound | self-reinforcing | reactive | |
| 1946-1989 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| 1990-2020 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
Source: authors’ own compilation based on Górny, Łuczak 2009, Rosiak 1963, http://www.umozorkow.pl/ [entry: 05.03.14].
a. Simple paths.
Source: own compilation.
b. Compound paths
Source: own compilation.
c. Multiple compound paths
Source: own compilation.