TY - GEN N2 - Rural areas in the Opolskie Voivodship have experienced a number of changes over the past few decades, which have had a significant impact on their current socio-economic situation. One of the factors which could have the crucial importance in this process includes intense external migration of significant share of region’s population. In the past the migration was mainly generated by those inhabitants, who due to dual citizenship – Polish and German were eligible to work in Western Europe before Poland’s accession to the European Union. In the face of the migration in rural areas of the Opolskie Voivodship there have been observed significant demographic, social and economic transformation. Having regard to the above, the purpose of the article is to present the comparative analysis concerning out-migration impact on economic activity in the rural areas of the Opolskie Voivodship. The economic activity was measured by the number of individuals engaged in business activity per 100 inhabitants. As a result, it was found that emigration may be related to the economic activity of rural population, although it can be determined by a number of other factors. L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/61616/PDF/WA51_80936_r2016-t42_SOW-Rokita-Poskart.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Studia Obszarów Wiejskich = Rural Studies, t. 42 PY - 2016 EP - 73 KW - economic activity KW - enterpreneurship KW - rural areas KW - Opolskie voivodeship A1 - Rokita-Poskart, Diana PB - PAN IGiPZ PB - PTG VL - 42 CY - Warszawa SP - 65 T1 - Aktywność gospodarcza na migracyjnych i niemigracyjnych obszarach wiejskich województwa opolskiego = Economic activity among inhabitants of migratory and non-migratory rural areas of the Opolskie Voivodship UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/edition/61616 ER - TY - GEN N1 - 24 cm N2 - Migration flow is an important factor determining the number of population, at the same time showing how the spatial distribution of population is constantly adapting to continuous changes in socio-economic conditions. Due to migration of people, variations are observed in: structure of population, spatial distribution of population, and total population growth. The issues of the migration flows of the Polish population have been the subject matter of plethora of academic studies and research projects, including publications with both a nationwide and a regional focus. This paper is an attempt to present the status and changes in the intensity of migration flows in northern Poland. The timeframe of studies spans between 2004 and 2013. Simultaneously, for a more comprehensive analysis of the problem, the following aspects are examined: spatial differences in migration balance – status of permanent residence among 1000 people (internal and external flows) – at the level of rural communes in the studied region. In its next stage, the research is directed at selection of rural communes characterised by a negative net migration rate i.e. where the negative migration flows were observed throughout the entire period of 2004–2013 per 1000 people and at examination of the dynamics of change in population number between 2004 and 2013. L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/59964/PDF/WA51_79456_r2016-t41_SOW-Gwaizdzinska.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Studia Obszarów Wiejskich = Rural Studies, t. 41 J2 - Rural Studies PY - 2016 EP - 198 KW - migration flows KW - rural areas KW - North Poland A1 - Gwiaździńska-Goraj, Marta A1 - Goraj, Sebastian PB - PAN IGiPZ PB - PTG VL - 41 CY - Warszawa SP - 185 T1 - Ruch migracyjny na obszarach wiejskich Polski północnej = Migration flows in rural areas of Northern Poland. UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/edition/59964 ER -