Spatial mobility of the inhabitants of the countries of NATO’s eastern flank in the event of a military conflict

Borowska-Stefańska Marta; Goniewicz Krzysztof; Grama Vasile; Horňák Marcel; Masierek Edyta; Morar Cezar; Pénzes János; Rochovská Alena; Turoboś Filip; Wiśniewski Szymon

doi:10.2478/mgr-2024-0005

Moravian Geographical Reports (Mar 2024)

Spatial mobility of the inhabitants of the countries of NATO’s eastern flank in the event of a military conflict

Borowska-Stefańska Marta,
Goniewicz Krzysztof,
Grama Vasile,
Horňák Marcel,
Masierek Edyta,
Morar Cezar,
Pénzes János,
Rochovská Alena,
Turoboś Filip,
Wiśniewski Szymon

Affiliations

Borowska-Stefańska Marta: Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
Goniewicz Krzysztof: Department of Security Studies, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Poland
Grama Vasile: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
Horňák Marcel: Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Masierek Edyta: Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
Morar Cezar: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
Pénzes János: Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Planning, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Rochovská Alena: Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Turoboś Filip: Institute of Mathematics, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland
Wiśniewski Szymon: Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0005
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32, no. 1
pp. 51 – 65

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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.

Published in Moravian Geographical Reports

ISSN: 1210-8812 (Print); 2199-6202 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/MGR

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