<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article examines the impact of environmental quality on shaping the development policy of Polish voivodeships. The main analytical tool used was the synthetic index of environmental quality, compiled by means of the Perkal method. It was constructed in order to organize Polish voivodeships in terms of environmental quality, which was determined in a comprehensive way on the basis of three thematic areas: advantages of the natural environment, the level of pollution (degradation) of the environment as well as active protective activities. The obtained values of synthetic measures were then compared to the level of economic growth of Polish regions. It was necessary in determining which voivodeships perceive the quality of the environment as the main factor enhancing their economic growth, and which treat it as a barrier to economic development.</p></abstract>

The article examines the impact of environmental quality on shaping the development policy of Polish voivodeships. The main analytical tool used was the synthetic index of environmental quality, compiled by means of the Perkal method. It was constructed in order to organize Polish voivodeships in terms of environmental quality, which was determined in a comprehensive way on the basis of three thematic areas: advantages of the natural environment, the level of pollution (degradation) of the environment as well as active protective activities. The obtained values of synthetic measures were then compared to the level of economic growth of Polish regions. It was necessary in determining which voivodeships perceive the quality of the environment as the main factor enhancing their economic growth, and which treat it as a barrier to economic development.

Environmental Quality as a Decisive Variable in Shaping Regional Development Policy

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The article examines the impact of environmental quality on shaping the development policy of Polish voivodeships. The main analytical tool used was the...

Environmental Quality as a Decisive Variable in Shaping Regional Development Policy

Data publikacji: 08 sie 2014

Zakres stron: 159 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2014-0023

Słowa kluczowe
environmental quality, Perkal method, economic growth, regional development policy

© 2014 Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Environmental Quality as a Decisive Variable in Shaping Regional Development Policy

Data publikacji: 08 sie 2014

Zakres stron: 159 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2014-0023

Słowa kluczoweenvironmental quality, Perkal method, economic growth, regional development policy

© 2014 Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
environmental quality, Perkal method, economic growth, regional development policy