Recognizing territorial diversity has attended increased focus in the latter years and is bearing substantial relevance for the BSR, as the region is in this respect extremely heterogeneous by its character. Particularly since territorial development, where identifying potentials in relation to integrated development strategies in line with geographical specificities, and more generally acknowledging the territorial context as such, carries a promise of better utilization of endogenous assets while at the same time alleviating the vulnerable position in which many of these areas sit in. Above, we already had a brief glance at the population development in specific types of BSR territories. We saw that the movement of population by and large corroborated a general conception of increased spatial polarisation across virtually all axes of the BSR. At the same time we saw that real economic growth rates, i.e. the absolute growth of the regional economy, did only follow such divides to a lesser extent, albeit major urban nodes were clearly in an advantageous position in that respect. Looking at employment change in a comparable manner, by and large similar patterns emerge. During the period 2005-2009, particularly sparse -, border- and rural regions have experience considerably worse development than their thematic counterparts. That coastal regions on average have fared worse than inland ditto, is to a large extent depending on the fast employment growth in Poland (of which a majority of regions are not by the coast).