Published: 2020-11-08

The areas of concentration of unemployment in the space of Łódz

Stanisław Morwa
Studia Miejskie
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/sm2017.026.03

Abstract

The modern city is greatly socio-spatially diverse. On the basis of accomplishments of many sociologists and geographers, it is a commonly known thesis that there exists a strong relationship between unemployment and space. The basic question of the research is: In what manner, or using what tools, can one effectively and objectively identify places of concentration (hotspots) of unemployment in city space? The part of Lódz studied in the study was the Metropolitan Area – the area which makes up the city centre and includes historical buildings that represent the city’s identity. In the article, a review of GIS techniques is made, thanks to which one can differentiate concentrations of unemployment. It turns out that the most accurate hotspots were obtained by employing the hierarchical grouping method with the nearest neighbour technique and the kernel density estimation. In accordance with the expectations, the very centre of Lódz turns out to be affected by unemployment the most. Of all the places of concentrated unemployment identified in the Metropolitan Area, the hotspot with the highest number of unemployed was found in the area along Wschodnia Street.

Keywords:

spatial concentration, unemployment, hotspot, metropolitan area, Łódź

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Morwa, S. (2020). The areas of concentration of unemployment in the space of Łódz. Studia Miejskie, 26, 39–50. https://doi.org/10.25167/sm2017.026.03

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