Impact of Socioeconomic Changes on Urban and Rural Spatial Planning and Space Management

Dear Colleagues,

The past decades were a time of dynamic socioeconomic changes. Today, we experience their consequences in the space around us: industrial, natural, and cultural. The changes affect space, how it is shaped and managed, protected, and used. They stem from developments in law, politics, technology, and environment protection. Cultural transformations and climate change contributed as well. Changing conditions of socioeconomic development and environmental, land use, and topographic pressures are all diverse and complex. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for sharing in-depth research on the impact of socioeconomic changes on urban and rural spatial planning and space management. Better insight into these changes is vital to effectively prevent the ramifications of the transformations and guide the socioeconomic and climate policies towards sound foundations for sustainable development that respects the natural environment and cultural heritage.

Multivariate comparative analysis is a tool for analysing complex objects and phenomena that are affected by multiple variables and factors simultaneously. Synthetic indicators, ranks, and classifications may be useful in such analyses. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Spatial planning in development policy and regional development;
• Integration of spatial planning and socioeconomic planning;
• Socioeconomic development research;
• Multimetric indices for development and space management assessment;
• Evaluating functional and spatial environmental pressures with taxonomic methods;
• Taxonomic methods in spatial planning and land management;
• Effective planning of public projects in light of dwindling populations and risk of functional loss;
• Socioeconomic and environmental data analyses;
• Typology of functional areas and identification of problem and model areas;
• Developing indices for monitoring urban and rural functional areas;
• Analyses of space use and management processes and interesting case studies.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Józef Hernik
Dr. Karol Król
Prof. Dr. Barbara Prus
Guest Editors

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