Land management issues in ecologically protected areas

The article outlines certain issues regarding land management within protected wildlife areas, such as national parks, nature reserves, landscape protection areas, NATURA 2000 areas, documentation sites, ecological areas, natural and scenic complexes. It discusses the regulations governing the establishment and management of such areas, the restrictions on land use, the principles of their economic use, as well as nature protection aims within the studies of spatial development, at the local and regional level. Ecologically protected areas in Poland represent a significant natural potential with a rich variety of nature forms and compose the structures of the ECONET network or the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. These areas frequently neighbour or surround each other. Sometimes, they are exposed to adverse influences from outside (the industry, the cities, transport), excessive tourism, or fire hazard. The existing restrictions and regulations regarding nature resources management, incorporated into conservation plans drawn up for national and landscape parks, nature reserves, or for other protected areas, become integral elements of local spatial development plans. The owner of a property situated in a transition (buffer) zone or in an protected area can demand this property to be repurchased or exchanged if there exist significant restrictions or difficulties concerning ...

Municipal infrastructure as part of the planning and designing of rural development with particular emphasis on protected areas

The main aim of this article is to assess the degree of development and spa-tial diversity of the technical infrastructure (sanitation) in rural areas of the Ku-jawsko - Pomorskie. Particular attention was paid to the development of infra-structure in protected areas located in the area of natural landscape park and to relationships in the level of development between municipalities located within the parks and being outside protected areas. To analyze the level of infrastructure de-velopment, a number of variables describing the dynamics of the water and sewage networks and water consumption, the amount of generated waste, sanitary housing equipment or local government expenditures for investments in environmental protection was used.     ...

Spatial limitations of agricultural use of rural areas

The agricultural production in Poland carried out on almost 60% of the country. Much of this activity takes place in areas which are protected by law or the ones which display adverse natural conditions for agricultural production. This creates a number of restrictions for agricultural intensification. These limitations have a different character and different degree of "discomfort" for the farmer. Moreover, very often difficulties of various types overlap in a particular area. The purpose of this study was to present the spatial distribution of these limitations by using GIS tools. The most advers conditions for farming management (over 80% of agricultural land of voivodeship is located on areas were agricultural production is difficult) the agriculture meets in podkarpackie, lubelskie and małopolskie voivodeship. The least of the impacted agricultural areas, about 53%, is located in kujawsko-pomorskie voivodeship. ...

Tourist management of protected areas – the case of Biebrza National Park

In recent years, a very trendy and popular holiday destination has become the Biebrza National Park. Biebrza Marshes - the largest wetland complex in Eu-rope are the most popular tourists. The reason for visiting the Biebrza National Park is need for contact with nature, bird watching and fishing.Aim of this study is to present quantitative and qualitative changes have occurred in recent years in the tourist economy of the Biebrza National Park. An analysis of statistical material and documents obtained at the Park. The analysis presents trends of seasonality and tourist attractions. ...