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Geologia obszarów miejskich : przykłady z aglomeracji warszawskiej

Radzikowski M., Cabalski K., Kowalczyk S.

Przegląd Geologiczny

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2017

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Vol. 65, nr 10/2

883--889

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The article presents the attempt to systematize the problems of urban geology using the example of Warsaw agglomeration. The introduction discusses the available literature, both domestic and foreign. It was noted that many authors understand this concept in various ways, defining it differently. This is the result of diverse interests of researchers, whose common point is that their works and research were located in or associated with urban areas. It also presents, in general, the range of subjects and the set of tools related to Earth sciences, which help in solving research tasks. The article makes reference to the constraints associated with availability of the land and problems related to the applicability of methods. It presents the thesis stating that the needs of users of geoinformation in the urban environment are different from the current ones, which were mainly focused on natural resources, rather than on interaction or coexistence of natural resources and development. The recipients of geoinformation in the urban environment, in relation to the presented conceptual scheme, are mainly people or institutions that do not have an appropriate knowledge of geology. Hence, it is necessary to present geoinformation in a clear and accessible manner, as conclusions or guidelines for use. The examples presented in the article prove that geology of urban areas is now becoming a very important part of knowledge necessary for proper, sustainable development of our cities. Over the last few years a significant part of the population moved to urban areas. This trend is noticeable in Poland and around the world.

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Kamień w zabytkowych budowlach Brisbane (Australia)

Kozłowska A., Jarmołowicz-Szulc K.

Przegląd Geologiczny

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2015

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Vol. 63, nr 6

345--347

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History of the use of natural stones in Brisbane architecture (east coast Australia) begun in 1823 when first colonists came to Australia. The authors present main historical buildings of Brisbane and rocks that were used to construct them. The stone materials were taken from closer and further surroundings of Brisbane, they include: Moggill, Murphys Creek, Albion Heights, Breakfast Creek, Yangan, and Sydney sandstones, Oamaru limestones as well as Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic sandstones of Goodna and Helidon, the Triassic versicoloured pyroclastic ryolitic the Brisbane tuff (consisting of tuffs and ignimbrites) exposed in Kangaroo Point by the Brisbane River. There is also possible to find granitoides from Albion Heights and Enoggera, quartz diorites from Karana (Mount Crosby) and the Samford biotitic grandiorites from Camp Mountain. Currently the Brisbane architecture is dominated by more attractive stone material imported from outside Australia.

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Kamienne apotropaiczne rzeźby w architekturze Krakowa

Rajchel J.

Przegląd Geologiczny

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2014

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Vol. 62, nr 3

156--162

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In many sacral and lay buildings of Cracow can be found animalistic stony sculptures of the apotropaical character. They are located mainly within outer parts of a building: in portals, tympanums, doorheads, capitals, keystones, etc. In the intention of builders, they were caretakers of the building by averting disasters and protecting dwellers or users from evil. Part of these sculptures has been intentionally hidden among other architectonic details, while others, present high in recesses of the faęade, are hardly visible and do not attract our attention. The custom of placing apotropaical figures was common in the Polish architecture mainly in the Gothic and Renaissance periods, and then it rejuvenated in Cracow at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. The apotropaical sculptures in the Cracow architecture represent most often dragon-like beings, chimeras, or other figures belonging the group of the so-called mixed creatures. The stone materials used in apotropaical masonry include mainly the Neogen Pińczów limestone, sometimes the Triassic Diplopora dolostone and the Upper Jurassic limestone from the Silesian-Cracow monocline, i.e., the stones belonging to the oldest and mostfre- quently used materials in the Cracow architecture. Most of these sculptures do not bear marks of masons - their able creators. Looking up for both these hidden and these only apparently be in sight apotropaical mixed creatures is an exciting adventure trip that crosses the borders of the urban geology, history of art and architecture. The author is convinced that there are much more apotropaical sculptures within the city of Cracow, thus his search is still in progress. In this paper he has also omitted a rich assemblage of the stony creatures from the Wawel hill, which have already been dealt with in details (Firlet 1996).

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Martwice wapienne w architekturze Krakowa

Rajchel J.

Geologia / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie

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2009

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T. 35, z. 2/1

313-322

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A variety of travertines can be found in the architecture of Kraków. The Polish travertines (Holocene) are quarried in the Silesian-Cracow Monocline, and have found their applications in sepulchral-sacral architecture. Their equivalents brought from outside Poland are used as polished decorative stones. The most popular are: the Italian Daino Reale (Neogene) and the Classico Romano (Holocene) and the Iranian Azarshar Red (Pleistocene). All of them display stromatolite structures and oncoides.