within the structures of neighbouring states and were influenced by their culture, various economic concept and patterns of rural spatial organization. As a result of that the forms of rural settlement in different historical regions of Poland acquired
, spatial tightening of farms in rural settlements and obstructed traffic connections between farms and their production areas. As a result many farms are limited or obstructed in their future development. As a consequence social tensions appear, rural
identity of settlements and agricultural landscape disappears and there is less and less interest in farming under young people. - (IKR)
The paper explains the role of countryside in modern social processes and the importance of its intertwining with cities. We emphasize the overview of modern trends in settlement development and land use and point out the processes that do