Abstract The process of peripheralisation of outlying areas is discussed in this article using a case study of West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie) Voivodeship in Poland. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between these peripheral areas and metropolitan core areas. Scalar and vector data on selected indicators in the years 2005 and 2015 for gminas (communes, territorial units NUTS 5) are presented. The values for both years were observed as well as the change between them. A composite indicator based on the calculated data was developed, and it served as the basis for categorisation of metropolitan, ‘semi-peripheral’ and peripheral areas, which were further defined on the basis of their intrinsic properties and location in the region. The development of such peripheral areas is assessed more generally in the conclusions.

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周边地区的发展：以波兰西波美拉尼亚省为例

摘要本文以波兰的西波美拉尼亚省（Zachodniopomorskie）省为例，讨论了外围地区的外围化过程。重点放在这些外围区域和大都市核心区域之间的关系上。列出了2005年和2015年有关gminas（公社，领土单位NUTS 5）的选定指标的标量和矢量数据。观察两个年份的值以及它们之间的变化。开发了基于计算数据的综合指标，并将其作为对大城市，“半外围”和周边地区进行分类的基础，并根据其内在属性和在该地区的位置对其进行了进一步定义。结论中更一般地评估了这些周边地区的发展。