Abstract The differences in welfare amongst European countries are especially evident in border regions, and this affects cross-border cooperation and relationships. Due to the historical development of Central and Eastern European countries over the last century, the affected countries are unique “laboratories” for geographical research. This study assesses disparities in socio-economic indicators representing socio-economic phenomena in the Czech-Polish border region, through the analysis of cross-border (spatial) continuity, using quantitative methods (multivariate statistics and socio-economic profiling), GIS analysis and cartographic visualisation. It is demonstrated how such a combination of methods is useful for the comparison and evaluation of the complex socio-economic situations in neighbouring countries. This research project identifies the most suitable common indicators for a proper evaluation of cross-border (spatial) continuity, and it reveals the spatial patterns as reflected by a cluster analysis. The greatest cross-border (spatial) continuity is apparent in the easternmost part of the borderlands, while significant differences on both sides of the border are evident in the very central part of the areas under study. The paper also describes methodological aspects of the research in order to provide a quantitative approach to borderland studies.

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捕捉跨境连续性：捷克-波兰边境地区的案例

摘要欧洲国家之间的福利差异在边境地区尤为明显，这影响了跨境合作与关系。由于上个世纪中欧和东欧国家的历史发展，受灾国家是地理研究的独特“实验室”。这项研究通过分析跨界（空间）连续性，使用定量方法（多元统计和社会经济概况分析），GIS分析和分析，评估了代表捷克-波兰边境地区社会经济现象的社会经济指标之间的差异。制图可视化。证明了这种方法的组合对于比较和评估邻国复杂的社会经济状况如何有用。该研究项目确定了最合适的通用指标，用于正确评估跨界（空间）连续性，并揭示了聚类分析所反映的空间格局。最大的跨界（空间）连续性在边境地区的最东部地区显而易见，而在边境两侧的明显差异在所研究地区的中部地区也很明显。本文还描述了研究的方法论方面，以便为边境研究提供定量方法。而在研究区域的中部，边界两边的明显差异是显而易见的。本文还描述了研究的方法论方面，以便为边境研究提供定量方法。而在研究区域的中部，边界两边的明显差异是显而易见的。本文还描述了研究的方法论方面，以便为边境研究提供定量方法。