The thematic scope of the study includes issues relating to the environment, society, economy and finances of local government units. Described issues were presented in the retrospection since 2015 that enables analysis and assessment of changes taking place in the last years. Additionally it is possible to compare socio-economic phenomena occuring in Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship with processes taking place in the country and also in other voivodships.
Issues described in the publication were presented in the form of graphs, maps, cartograms and cartodiagrams. It allows to learn about changes in time and spatial distribution of socio-economic phenomena and procesess. The analitical part of the elaboration is supplemented with review tables.
This year's edition of the publication for the first time includes -–in the form of an Annex – selected information on Areas of Strategic Intervention (ASI), defined in the National Strategy of Regional Development 2030 as areas (gminas) threatened by permanent marginalisation and cities losing socio-economic functions, for which there are special instruments of development support.