Open AccessDemographic potential of urban village network of Lviv region
Author(s) -
Natalia Dnistryanska,
Borys Zhulkanych
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2016.50.8690
Subject(s) - foothills , geography , urbanization , human settlement , population , settlement (finance) , socioeconomics , population density , urban village , demography , archaeology , economic growth , cartography , ecology , sociology , business , finance , economics , payment , biology
Demographic importance of urban village as special category of settlements is grounded. Basic demographic indicators of urban village network in Lviv region are disclosed in the context of the four settlement bands – North-Malopoliska, Central, Foothills and Mountainous. It is suggested to consider an indicator of the demographic weight of settlement networks as the ratio of the density of population living in the urban village to the density of urban population in general. It is estimated that the highest value of the demographic weight is in North-Malopoliska and Mountainous settlement bands. There is a high density of urban village in Central and Foothills settlement bands of Lviv region. In spite of that, level of demographic weight of the settlement network is low. It is manifested in a small proportion of urban village population in the urban population. Analysis of demographic parameters of urban village network in Lviv region confirmed its great potential in the further urbanization of the region, but in case of its successful economic development.Key words: urban village, demographic value of urban village network, population settlement bands in Lviv region, urban village density, number of population in urban villages.