Abstract

In this article, we identify the spatial mobility of the populations of selected urban centres in Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary. In total, 1,616 interviews were conducted. Additionally also interviews with the employees responsible for crisis management were conducted. Based on the analyses, five different clusters were identified, with different patterns of inhabitants in terms of their spatial mobility in the event of war. The most significant factors influencing their mobility in crisis situations are country of residence, age, number of people in the household and sex. This research can help develop evacuation strategies at different levels of governance.

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Title
Spatial mobility of the inhabitants of the countries of NATO’s eastern flank in the event of a military conflict
Author
Borowska-Stefańska, Marta 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Goniewicz, Krzysztof 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Grama, Vasile 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Horňák, Marcel 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Masierek, Edyta 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Morar, Cezar 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pénzes, János 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Rochovská, Alena 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Turoboś, Filip 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wiśniewski, Szymon 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland 
 Department of Security Studies, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Poland 
 Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania 
 Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia 
 Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary 
 Institute of Mathematics, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland 
Pages
51-65
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
12108812
e-ISSN
21996202
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3031386608
Copyright
© 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.