Author Archive: Ola

T. 67.3, s. 65–76

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Między buntem, społeczną misją a produktem turystycznym. Umoja – osada kobiet (Kenia)

Between a rebel, social mission and tourist product. Umoja – the women-only village (Kenya)

Justyna KĘPSKA (ADAMUS)
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Wydział Geografii i Geologii
e-mail: justyna.adamus@doctoral.uj.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0001-7898-6840
Tomasz KĘPSKI
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Wydział Geografii i Geologii
e-mail: tomasz.kepski@doctoral.uj.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-2250-8847
Mirosław MIKA
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Wydział Geografii i Geologii
e-mail: miroslaw.mika@uj.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-4136-333X

Abstract: Traditional African pastoral tribes face the challenge of new phenomena of social character. In this article, the authors discuss the case of Umoja – the ‘only women’s village’ in Samburu County (Kenya) and the life situation of its residents (women, children). Informal interviews and in situ observations conducted in October 2021 as well as the relevant publications, were the main sources of information on the functioning of this women-only settlement. The socio-cultural phenomenon of Umoja combines two dilemmas: the first concerns the life of Umoja residents, the need to provide them with living conditions and personal development (education, health), and the second reveals the participation of the village’s activities in the idea of women’s emancipation and empowerment through the development of contacts of Umoja women with the ‘outside world’. Although transformation of Umoja daily life into a tourist product (commodification) provides its residents with the means of income, the Umoja women’s resistance act to the status of women in the Samburu community aims at a change in values in this traditional tribal culture.

Key words: women village, women empowerment, tourism, Umoja, Samburu, Kenya

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Kępska (Adamus) J., Kępski T., Mika M., Między buntem, społeczną misją a produktem turystycznym. Umoja – osada kobiet (Kenia), Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 65–76, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.3-03

Wpłynęło: 25.05.2022
Zaakceptowano: 3.12.2022

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T.67.3, s. 51-63

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Relacje niemiecko-namibijskie jako przykład stosunków specjalnych

German-Namibian relations as an example of special relationship

Piotr Jerzy OBSZARSKI
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych
e-mail: p.obszarski@student.uw.edu.pl

Abstract: The article is focused on the issue of bilateral relations, using the concept found in the study of international relations, which is special relations. The shape of German-Namibian relations is discussed, taking into account the special place that the Republic of Namibia holds in the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany. For this purpose, the theoretical approach to the concept of special relations, the historical background of the relationship, as well as its contemporary shape are presented. The article presents arguments in favor of the thesis that Namibian-German relations can be described as special relations.

Key words: Germany, Namibia, South West Africa, colonialism, special relations, reconciliation, post-colonial relations, German foreign policy

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Obszarski P., Relacje niemiecko-namibijskie jako przykład stosunków specjalnych, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 51–63, DOI: 10.48128/ pisg/2022-67.3-02

Wpłynęło: 18.08.2022
Zaakceptowano: 6.11.2022

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T.67.3, s. 7-49

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Compound, location, township, komboni… – ślady dziedzictwa kolonializmu w strukturze przestrzennej współczesnych miast Afryki Południowej

Compound, location, township, komboni … – traces of colonial heritage in the spatial structure of contemporary South African cities

Andrzej KOWALCZYK
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: akowalczyk@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-7862-7001

Abstract: The article concerns the remains of the colonial heritage in the cities of sub-Saharan Africa. Although most African countries have been independent for several decades ago, in many cities and towns the general spatial structure is the same as in colonial times. This applies to cities and towns in the south part of Africa that were shaped by the apartheid system. The article discusses this problem on the example of the capital of Namibia, Windhoek.

Keywords: South Africa, city, segregation, township, apartheid, Windhoek

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Kowalczyk A., Compound, location, township, komboni… – ślady dziedzictwa kolonializmu w strukturze przestrzennej współczesnych miast Afryki Południowej, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 7–49, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.3-01

Wpłynęło: 17.08.2022
Zaakceptowano: 4.12.2022

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T.67.2, s. 131-148

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Organy w przestrzeni. Rozważania z zakresu geografii muzyki 

Organs in space. Reflections on the geography of music

Sebastian BERNAT 
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
Wydział Nauk o Ziemi i Gospodarki Przestrzennej
e-mail: sebastian.bernat@mail.umcs.pl
ORCID: 0000–0001–7224–6534

Abstract: This article deals with the geography of music as a research sub-area of cultural/human geography. Its purpose is to recognize the relationship of organs and space. Based on databases, publications and websites, it presents examples of the occurrence of organs in the landscape. Reference was also made to the phenomenon of experiencing pipe organ, including in virtual space. Finally, attention was drawn to the need to protect the organ as an element of space, and research perspectives on the topic were indicated. The research was qualitative and based mainly on a phenomenological approach. The analysis of the relationship between space and the organ made it possible to see the unique values of the instrument, which is an important part of world heritage and requires protection and activities aimed at popularization in society.

Key words: heritage, human geography, landscape, music, pipe organ, perception

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Bernat S., 2022, Organy w przestrzeni. Rozważania z zakresu geografii muzyki, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 131–148, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-08

Wpłynęło: 21.09.2022
Zaakceptowano: 21.11.2022

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T.67.2, s. 119-130

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Zmiany powierzchni wybranych jezior Pojezierza Łęczyńsko-Włodawskiego

Changes in the area of selected lakes of the Łęczna-Włodawa Lake District

Magdalena Jagoda WAKUŁA
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
Maksym ŁASZEWSKI
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: m.laszewski@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-3066-269X

Abstract: An attempt was made to evaluate the process of lake disappearance over the years 1886-2019 in the Łęczna-Włodawa Lake District. The analysis were based on archival cartographic materials (WIG maps published in 1936 and maps in the PUWG 1965 system) and on vector map based on BDOT10k. It was determined that over a period of 133 years, the surface area of selected natural water reservoirs was reduced by 10,26%. Changes have been influenced by many factors: the building of the Wieprz-Krzna canal and the drainage system connected with it, agricultural land use, rapid development of tourism and coal mining. Results presented in this paper show that the greatest risk of decreasing of lake area concerns reservoirs of small size (<50 ha) due to their more limited ability to self-purificate and lower resistance to degradation. A greater change was observed in the case of lakes located in the Poleski National Park and its buffer zone (-16,51%) than in the case of other studied water reservoirs (-8,91%).

Key words: lake disappearance, lake area, Łęczna-Włodawa Lake District, Wieprz-Krzna canal

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Wakuła M.J., Łaszewski M., 2022, Zmiany powierzchni wybranych jezior Pojezierza Łęczyńsko-Włodawskiego, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 119–130, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-07

Wpłynęło: 20.11.2021
Zaakceptowano: 25.10.2022

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T.67.2, s. 99-118

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Kotwice biedy – w poszukiwaniu czynników decydujących o niskiej zamożności gmin

Poverty anchors – in search of factors determining the low affluence of municipalities in Poland

Magdalena CYBULSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: magdalena_cybulska@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-1645-5902
Wojciech DZIEMIANOWICZ
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: w.dziemianowicz@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-9742-9596
Julita ŁUKOMSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: j.lukomska@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-3796-7314

Abstract: The research topic discussed in the article concerns the issues of territorial differentiation in the context of the wealth-poverty development dualism. The authors looked for factors that could influence the anchoring of municipalities in poverty, thus attempting to develop the current scientific discourse on the causes of long-term territorial differences. The presented data analysis focuses on the years 1995–2018 and includes units that in 1995 and 2018 were among the poorest municipalities in Poland, as well as those that managed to “get out of poverty”. Comparing the groups of municipalities, an attempt was made to assess the impact of internal resources as well as external conditions on the level of wealth. The methods of statistical analysis were used in the work: non-parametric statistical tests and panel regression. Comparing the results obtained in different groups of municipalities, it should be stated that the population potential, the level of entrepreneurship and the potential of the labor market are factors that have a limited impact on the explanation of the low level of affluence. The diversified influence of external factors related to key events in Poland and in the world was also shown.

Key words: poverty, municipality, panel regression, development factors, path dependency

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Cybulska M., Dziemianowicz W., Łukomska J., 2022, Kotwice biedy – w poszukiwaniu czynników decydujących o niskiej zamożności gmin, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 99 –118, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-06

Wpłynęło: 10.04.2022
Zaakceptowano: 06.10.2022

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T.67.2, s. 83-97

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Tatry – bezkresne i zamieszkiwane, niszczone i chronione. O antynomiach przestrzeni górskiej w pismach Jana Gwalberta Pawlikowskiego

The Tatras – endless and inhabited, destroyed and protected. On the antinomies of mountain space in the writings of Jan Gwalbert Pawlikowski

Elżbieta DUTKA
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
Instytut Literaturoznawstwa
e-mail: elzbieta.dutka@us.edu.pl
ORCID 0000-0002-5404-2586

Abstract: O lice ziemi (For the Face of the Earth) – the collection of writings by Jan Gwalbert Pawlikowski, published in 1938, is interesting not only for historical reasons and as a reference point for contemporary ecological movements. A hybrid work (in which the subject of the Tatra Mountains occupies an important place) also encourages literary research using the tools suggested by geopoetics. The article analyses how mountains are presented in this volume, focusing on the relationship between geographic space and literature. The precursor of ecology, characterising the Tatra Mountains, draws attention to “space, light, silence”. The “holy trinity” taken from the poems by Kazimierz Tetmajer suggests an open mountain space. At the same time, Pawlikowski writes about the peaks as a home, the closest surroundings, giving them the features of a tamed place. On the other hand, he strongly valorises the limitation of mountain space as a result of modernisation processes negatively. The “beautification” and unrestricted access to the Tatra Mountains related to the development of tourism and skiing raised his objection. The effect is the literal transformation of the mountains into a “playground” and the reduction of symbolic meanings, reducing the peaks to a “pile of stones”. Paradoxically, however, closing the mountain space also turns out to be a necessity. The necessary restrictions are related to the idea of creating a national park in the Tatra Mountains, for which Pawlikowski fought. Numerous antinomies, contrasts and paradoxes dynamise the texture of the mountains in O lice ziemi and encourage a holistic view of the Tatras as a cultural landscape.

Key words: Jan Gwalbert Pawlikowski, For the Face of the Earth (O lice ziemi), the Tatra Mountains, cultural landscape

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Dutka E., 2022, Tatry – bezkresne i zamieszkiwane, niszczone i chronione. O antynomiach przestrzeni górskiej w pismach Jana Gwalberta Pawlikowskiego, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 83–97, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-05.

Wpłynęło: 13.07.2022
Zaakceptowano: 20.09.2022

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T.67.2, s. 51-82

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Proces ocieplenia w Polsce – przebieg i przyczyny (1951–2018). Przejaw wewnętrznej dynamiki systemu klimatycznego czy proces antropogeniczny?

The warming process in Poland – course and causes (1951–2018). The manifestation of the internal dynamics of the climate system or an anthropogenic process?

Andrzej A. MARSZ
Polskie Towarzystwo Geofizyczne, Oddział Bałtycki
e-mail: aamarsz127@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-1962-8004
Anna STYSZYŃSKA
Stowarzyszenie Klimatologów Polskich
e-mail: astys19@wp.pl
ORCID: 0000-0001-8763-9154

Abstract: The work discusses the course of the annual air temperature over Poland in the years 1951–2018, stating in it a sudden change of the regime that took place in 1987–1989. In the period 1951–1988 and 1931–1988 the annual temperature trend was zero, and the warming did not start until 1988, with the change of the temperature regime. The reason for the change in the thermal regime was an equally radical change in the macrocirculation conditions that took place as a result of the change in the phase of the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. Explanation of the sequence of processes, which led to the increase in temperature, indicates that they are the result of the internal dynamics of the climate system and not a consequence of the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Key words: air temperature, change of the regime, Poland, thermohaline circulation, North Atlantic

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Marsz A.A., Styszyńska A., 2022, Proces ocieplenia w Polsce – przebieg i przyczyny (1951–2018). Przejaw wewnętrznej dynamiki systemu klimatycznego czy proces antropogeniczny?, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, , Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 51–82, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-04

Wpłynęło: 27.12.2021
Zaakceptowano: 04.07.2022

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T.67.2, s. 39-49

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O rozwoju fizjografii planistycznej raz jeszcze

On the development of planning physiography once again

Andrzej RICHLING
Polska Asocjacja Ekologii Krajobrazu
e-mail: a.richling@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-5957-2690

Abstract: Planning physiography deals with the assessment of the natural environment for the purposes of spatial planning. Its origins date back to the 1930s. The article discusses the most important works in this field and indicates their contractors. The methodical and organizational development of the discussed discipline is also presented.

Key words: natural conditions assessment, spatial planning, methodological and organizational development

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Richling A., 2022, O rozwoju fizjografii planistycznej raz jeszcze, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 39–49, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022- 49, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-03

Wpłynęło: 02.06.2022
Zaakceptowano: 02.08.2022

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T.67.2, s. 19-40

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Duży problem z cienką linią – linia zabudowy w planach zagospodarowania przestrzennego największych miast Małopolski

A big problem with the thin line – building line in land development plans of the largest cities in Lesser Poland

Wojciech KORBEL
Politechnika Krakowska
Katedra Urbanistyki i Architektury Struktur Miejskich
e-mail: wojciech.korbel@pk.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-1163-4407

Abstract: The building line designated in local land development plan is one of the important instruments for shaping urban space and the creation of spatial order. The aim of the study is to analyze the potential and real influence of this instrument on the formation of the compositional values of space. The analysis covered land development plans of the 3 largest cities in Lesser Poland. The analysis included the methods of defining the building lines and determining their course, including in relation to the rules of property division established by the plan. The results of the study illustrate the immense liberalism in the use of the analyzed instrument and marginalization of its importance in shaping urban space. The study also indicates the need for remedial actions and attempts to indicate them.

Key words: Building line, urban composition, spatial order, land development plan, spatial planning in Poland

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Korbel W., 2022, Duży problem z cienką linią – linia zabudowy w planach zagospodarowania przestrzennego największych miast Małopolski, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 67.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 19–40, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2022-67.2-02

Wpłynęło: 14.02.2022
Zaakceptowano: 06.07.2022

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