The article presents the history of landslide research in Poland, with particular reference to the 21st century. An overview of the published works shows the evolution of the interests of scientists from the work describing selected landslides to methodological studies. In all, 2350 articles that have been published till now include books, articles and abstracts of conferences. The leading research centers include: the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow and the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Theintensification of disastrous landslide movements in southern Poland occurring at the end of the 20th century, showed that there was a need to create a unified system of acquiring and collecting landslide data. It also indicated the importance of raising awareness of the existence of landslide hazard for both residents and public administration (decision-makers). This was also the reason for launching a nationwide project, the Landslide Counteracting System (LCS; SOPO in Polish). This system is a platform for acquiring and processing information about mass movements in order to support mainly for government and local administration. The main goal of the project is to reduce the landslide riskin Poland,and to limit damages caused by the development of landslides.
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