Socio-Spatial Situation in Slovakia and its Problems and Development in the 20th Century.

The article discusses the historical development of socio-spatial situation in Slovakia. It concentrates especially on its developmental problems resulting in unfavorable conditions of this contemporary situation influenced also by social, demographic, economic, ecological and civilization problems. It analyzes the regional level of society in the 20th century with a special attention being paid to the period of the industrial urbanization. It presents the circumstances related to the shift in the civilization basis of society's development, its supposed sources and influence on the socio-spatial organization of Slovak society. The original situation in the first half of the 20th century was difficult, due to the delay in industrial and urbanization processes, which later became intensified in the 1950's. As the context and impacts of the shift from agrarian to industrial society as well as the transformation from rural to urban society indicate, these shifts were asynchronic, notably the urbanization process was significantly delayed. It also discusses the factors influencing the formation of socio-spatial situation of society, presenting how the industrialization and urbanization processes intensified the industrial and social development of society.