Ocena procesu suburbanizacji na przykładzie wybranych gmin powiatu poznańskiego w latach 2001–2010

This paper is dedicated to the issue of suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznan metropolitan area. Area under research consists of seven communes within the Poznan District. These include: Dopiewo, Buk, Rokietnica, Murowana Goslina, Swarzedz, Mosina. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the suburbanisation process in selected communes of Poznan District in years 2001-2010. Research subject constitued data concerning changes in: population, migration, housing resources as well as built-up and urbanised areas in specific communes of Poznan District. Data was subjected to statistical analysis using change dynamics indicators for each factor, and the results were rendered with the use of column and line charts, accompanied by spatial analysis. Research in specific factors showed an increase in available housing and population numbers in built-up and urbanised areas in communes lying in direct vicinity of the city of Poznan what confirms the ongoing suburbanisation process.