Restoration is a well-known and commonly used active and/or passive protection procedure that is aimed at restoring the original habitat conditions. The choice of restoration methods is closely related to the properties and conditions in a given habitat. The scope of activities carried out as part of the restoration procedure is selected in such a way so as to intervene in the natural environment as little as possible and bring the best results. Such activities are commonly considered difficult to implement and burdened with significant costs, while their usefulness is low. However, practice shows that it is possible to undertake restoration activities at low costs and with positive effects that are visible in a relatively short time. The restoration of valuable hydrogenic habitats, such as the mountain fens of the Caltho-Alnetum community in the Babia Góra massif is a great example here. The performed restoration activities proved that with minimal intervention in the environment, with the use of natural local materials or the application of extensive forms of utilisation, the condition of these habitats was improved, the degradation processes were stopped and their natural functioning was restored.
The history of mankind and the related history of the philosophy of nature demonstrate that, throughout centuries, people have always focused on the pursuit of understanding the world which they live in as well as the laws that govern it. The traditional philosophy concentrated on ontology and metaphysics, but with the development of civilisation as well as scientific and technical progress, it significantly expanded. The development of civilisation and its growing needs resulted in the increased anthropopressure on the natural environment, which caused significant changes. Civilisation and environmental threats, which mankind began to be aware of as late as in the last century, have also become the subject of considerations of contemporary philosophers. The pro-environmental and pro-ecological ideas that emerged in response to these threats often have their origins in philosophy. One of such ideas, which has now been firmly established legally, politically and socially, is the concept of sustainable development. Sustainable development for modern human is not only an idea, but it forms the basis of specific laws, policies and actions aimed at the survival of the human species. This paper presents examples of philosophical views on the idea of sustainable development – its origin, development, extent and perspectives.
Spatial planning is a set of complex processes that aim to determine the correct location of objects in the established area subject to planning procedures. Planning documents, executed at all levels of detail, must consider the current state of land development, both in the area subject to land-use planning procedures and adjacent areas. Hence, the creation of such documents must be preceded by multiple analyses. These considerations should lead to the determination of conditions to be met by future land development elements in such a way as to take into account and use the existing ones. Because land use elements such as river network, road networks, buildings or forest areas are considered examples of random fractals, it was considered that the detection of fractal structures in area subject to land-use planning procedures could facilitate decision-making processes during creation of planning documents on a regional scale. This paper checks if it is possible to mathematically describe the clear chaos that prevails in the existing area subject to land-use planning procedures and if the use of fractal analysis in spatial planning is possible. The research was based on data from the Database of General Geographical Objects and the Bank of Local Data. Analyses were conducted within the borders of provinces.
The main goal of the paper is to make a general assessment of the application of 3D technologies in spatial planning. It was performed with the city of Krakow as the case study. The paper describes the outline of the spatial planning system in Poland and the planning conditions of Krakow. The data obtained from laser scanning for Krakow are also briefly characterized. The possibility of using these data for locating high-rise buildings in terms of the protection of Krakow’s panorama and within two programs “IT system of the Country’s Protection Against Extreme Hazards” (ISOK) and “Integrated spatial data monitoring system for air quality improvement in Krakow” (MONIT-AIR) were analyzed in the paper. The main result of the research is the assessment of what studies or measurements may be used to meet particular spatial planning needs or requirements.
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Głównym celem artykułu jest ogólna ocena zastosowania technologii 3D w planowaniu przestrzennym. Została ona przeprowadzona na przykładzie miasta Krakowa. W artykule opisano zarys systemu planowania przestrzennego w Polsce oraz uwarunkowania planistyczne Krakowa. Krótko scharakteryzowano również dane uzyskane ze skaningu laserowego dla Krakowa. W pracy przeanalizowano możliwość wykorzystania tych danych do lokalizacji budynków wysokich w zakresie ochrony panoramy Krakowa oraz w ramach dwóch programów – „Informatyczny System Osłony Kraju przed nadzwyczajnymi zagrożeniami” (ISOK) i „Zintegrowany system monitorowania danych przestrzennych dla poprawy jakości powietrza w Krakowie” (MONIT-AIR). W wyniku przeprowadzonych analiz określono, jakie badania lub pomiary mogą być wykorzystane do zaspokojenia konkretnych potrzeb lub wymagań planowania przestrzennego.
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