Local development ; Local population ; Lodz ; Perception ; Poland ; Social geography ; Suburbanization ; Territorial identity ; Urbanization ; Village
The studies leading in the suburban villages in the socio-spatial dimension are essential for contemporary geographical researches and related sciences. Large extent, which relates to the broader problem of changing system of values and needs
of the Polish society, and the changing perception of the village and its resources. It is worth considering how the population with specific needs and value system creates the suburban village. Knowledge of these processes is necessary to develop further
the spatial policies and local development areas in Poland, especially in the rapidly transforming villages in the suburban zones. Primary objective of this paper is to identify differences in the territorial identification and social perception of space