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T. 66.3, s. 105-122

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Główne kierunki oraz historyczne i krajobrazowe uwarunkowania przemian pokrycia terenu okolic Pińczowa w latach 1839–2000

The main directions, historical background and landscape conditions of land cover changes in the vicinity of Pińczów in the years 1839–2000

Maria ZACHWATOWICZ
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych,
e-mail: m.zachwatowicz@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0001-7651-2211

Abstract: The transformations of cultural landscapes are related to and result from environmental conditions and human impacts. The article describes the main directions of land cover changes in the vicinity of Pińczów in the years 1839–2000. The identified land use patterns were shown and discussed against the background of natural landscape characteristics, and anthropogenic influences associated with socio-political and economic situation of the region in the analyzed period.

Key words: Nida Basin, Pińczów, land cover pattern, landscape metrics, historical analysis, natural landscape types

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Zachwatowicz M., 2021, Główne kierunki oraz historyczne i krajobrazowe uwarunkowania przemian pokrycia terenu okolic Pińczowa w latach 1839–2000, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 105–122, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-08.

Wpłynęło: 6.08.2021
Zaakceptowano: 9.11.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 73-88

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Piętra krajobrazowo-geochemiczne południowych stoków Kilimandżaro, Tanzania

Landscape-geochemical zones on the south slopes of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Iwona SZUMACHER
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: szumi@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-1419-0477

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify and describe the landscape and geochemical zones on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro. Characterization of individual zones was carried out based on a literature synthesis and author own study. The article contains description of four main zones and eight subzones. The Kilimanjaro’s altitudinal vegetation zones have proper description, but this overview provides a holistic description of the structure and functioning of the landscape.

Key words: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, altitudinal zonation, geochemical landscape

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Szumacher I., 2021, Piętra krajobrazowo-geochemiczne południowych stoków Kilimandżaro, Tanzania, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 73–88, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-06.

Wpłynęło: 18.10.2021
Zaakceptowano: 23.12.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 63-72

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Antropogeniczne przekształcenie rzek na Ponidziu Pińczowskim

Anthropogenic modification of rivers in the Pińczów riverside

Jarosław SUCHOŻEBRSKI
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: jsuch@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-4066-8139

Abstract: One of the three basic components of assessing ecological state is the determination of hydromorphological conditions occurring in river channels and valleys. In this paper an effort has been taken to check usefulness for such evaluations River Habitat Survey (RHS) – British research method, which is used in Poland for classification of ecological quality of surface waters from the view-point of their actual hydromorphological state. The possibilities of using this method in field teaching of geography students were checked. For this purpose, the RHS method was modified and adapted to the needs of field exercises. Research was conducted in Nida Riverside region, near Pińczów (świętokrzyskie voivodeship, Poland). Collected material makes it possible to calculate synthetic indicator HMS (Habitat Modification Score) which allow the hydromorphological state of a river to be presented in numerical form and assessing river modification by human activities. The research released advantages of the RHS in field teaching of students. The method can also be used in field exercises with secondary school students.

Key words: Nida, hydromorphological state, River Habitat Survey, rivers and streams, geographical education, fieldwork

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Suchożebrski J., 2021, Antropogeniczne przekształcenie rzek na Ponidziu Pińczowskim, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 63–72, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-05.

Wpłynęło: 25.10.2021
Zaakceptowano: 3.12.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 47-62

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Przyrodnicze i antropogeniczne uwarunkowania funkcjonowania krajobrazu równiny łowicko-błońskiej na przykładzie fragmentu Gongolina-Pawłowice

Natural and anthropogenic determinants of the Łowicz-Błonie Plain landscape’s functions on the example of the fragment from Gongolina to Pawłowice

Agnieszka SOSNOWSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
email: a.sosnowska@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-2128-6266
Tomasz GRABOWSKI
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
email: grabiec@uw.edu.pl
Andrzej HARASIMIUK
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
email: a.harasimiuk@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-9617-929X

Abstract: The Łowicz-Błonie Plain is a flat and monotonous part of the late-glacial landscape. The parent material is dominated by loam, silt and clay covered with sand of various thickness. The main aim of the study was to indicate the natural and anthropogenic determinants of the fertile plain landscape’s functions, which has been intensively used for agriculture. Natural environmental conditions are determined by the vicinity of contrasting in humidity and trophism areas. The current state of the natural environment is the result of both the natural basis and anthropogenic transformations. The biggest changes in expanding the possibilities of using the trophic potential are related to artificial water drainage system.

Key words: landscape transformation, water melioration, The Łowicz-Błonie Plain

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Sosnowska A., Grabowski T., Harasimiuk A., 2021, Przyrodnicze i antropogeniczne uwarunkowania funkcjonowania krajobrazu równiny łowicko-błońskiej na przykładzie fragmentu Gongolina-Pawłowice, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 47–62, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-04.

Wpłynęło: 9.04.2021
Zaakceptowano: 29.10.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 35-46

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Czasowa zmienność i przestrzenne zróżnicowanie ewapotranspiracji w zlewni nizinnej rzeki Łasicy

Spatial-temporal patterns of evapotranspiration in the Łasica catchment

Urszula SOMOROWSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: usomorow@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000–0001–9861–5107

Abstract: Accurate quantification of evapotranspiration is necessary for understanding the water cycle at a local scale. At catchment scale, evapotranspiration might be approximated using remote sensing data useful in spatialtemporal analyses. In this study, the long-term and seasonal variability of evapotranspiration in the Łasica River catchment in the years 2003–2020 was assessed on the basis of data acquired from the SSEBop project (Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance). Additionally, using the index of precipitation utilization (WWO), the degree of precipitation consumption for the water demands of plants was determined. The highest evapotranspiration occurs in forest areas, slightly lower in marshy belts covered with meadow vegetation, and the lowest in agricultural areas and anthropogenically transformed areas. The spatial differentiation of evapotranspiration is particularly marked during the growing season, from April to October. Mean annual evapotranspiration sum is 403 mm, of which 96% falls on the growing season. Extremely low annual ET sums occurred in 2015 (329 mm), 2019 (342 mm) and 2003 (384 mm), while particularly high – in 2010 (455 mm) and 2013 (447 mm). In dry years, WWO is even 71–77%, while in particularly wet years, WWO is much lower and amounts to 54–58%.

Key words: actual evapotranspiration, temporal variability, spatial differentiation, SSEBop, Kampinos Forest

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Somorowska U., 2021, Czasowa zmienność i przestrzenne zróżnicowanie ewapotranspiracji w zlewni nizinnej rzeki Łasicy, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 35–46, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-03.

Wpłynęło: 27.09.2021
Zaakceptowano: 10.11.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 27-33

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Degradacja próchnicy czarnoziemów ornych na przykładzie Ponidzia

The degradation of arable Chernozems on example studies on Ponidzie region

Katarzyna OSTASZEWSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
Bogumił WICIK
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
Andrzej HARASIMIUK
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych,
email: a.harasimiuk@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-9617-929X

Abstract: The paper presents the results of research on the degradation of chernozems in part of the Proszowice lobe (near Pińczów). The currently progressing process of degradation of chernozems is showed in the decline of their physical and chemical properties (among others increased predisposition to soaking, changes in the content of organic carbon and nitrogen). The results were analyzed in the context of changes in the technology of farming. For the analysis, samples from areas with different types of use and different history of use (including archaeological sites) were collected. A significant decline of soil properties was found. They were expressed by destruction of the soil structure of humus horizon. It starts increase in the susceptibility of the soil clumping, soaking and erosion. The humus contents in researched samples are low (as content for Chernozem), but there is no different in this parameter determined half century ago. Currently, low values of the C/N coefficient indicate the impact of mineral fertilization (increasing the nitrogen content) and are part of the anthropogenic degradation of the analyzed Chernozems.

Key words: Chernozems, humus, soil degradation, Ponidzie

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Ostaszewska K., Wicik B., Harasimiuk A., 2021, Degradacja próchnicy czarnoziemów ornych na przykładzie Ponidzia, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 27–33, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-02.

Wpłynęło: 13.09.2021
Zaakceptowano: 4.11.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 15-25

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Funkcjonowanie strefy krajobrazowej tundry na półkuli północnej na początku XXI wieku

The functioning of the tundra biome in the northern hemisphere at the beginning of the 21th century

Agata KAŹMIERAK
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
email: a.kazmierak2@student.uw.edu.pl
Agnieszka SOSNOWSKA
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
email: a.sosnowska@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0003-2128-6266

Abstract: The tundra biome is considered as sensitive to the climate change. Observed climate changes contributes to the significant transformation of landscape functioning. The aim of the study was to analyze selected climate condition and their impact on vegetation and soil cover in the tundra biome of the northern hemisphere. The increase in annual temperature and humidity contributes to the colonization of new areas by tundra vegetation and an increase in the thickness of active layer in the soil.

Key words: tundra biome, global zoning, functioning, transformations, landscape

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Kaźmierak A., Sosnowska A., 2021, Funkcjonowanie strefy krajobrazowej tundry na półkuli północnej na początku XXI wieku, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 15–25, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.3-01.

Wpłynęło: 23.04.2021
Zaakceptowano: 5.11.2021

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T. 66.3, s. 7-14

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Bogumił Wicik – badacz i nauczyciel

Bogumił Wicik – researcher and teacher

Andrzej RICHLING
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
Zakład Geoekologii
e-mail: a.richling@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-5957-2690

Abstract: The text is devoted to the activity of Bogumił Wicik. His connections with the University of Warsaw were discussed, as well as his research interests, publications, international contacts and teaching achievements.

Key words: Bogumił Wicik, research activity, scientific contacts, didactics

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Richling A., 2021, Bogumił Wicik – badacz i nauczyciel. Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.3, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 7–14.

Wpłynęło: 05.03.2020
Zaakceptowano: 29.04.2020

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T. 66.2, s. 151-170

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Dostępność w kontekście muzeów (na wybranych przykładach)

Accessibility in the context of museums (on selected examples)

Natalia ŁUKASIEWICZ
Uniwersytet Warszawski,
Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych
e-mail: natalia.lukasiewicz@student.uw.edu.pl

Abstract: Accessibility in museums is a highly discussed topic among researchers and museum professionals. Nowadays, in the post-pandemic world, accessibility becomes an even more important element of museums activities. This article aims to explore on how museums deal with the problem of accessibility for people of all abilities. The research was based on a sample of 10 museums with the highest attendance in the world from TEA/AECOM 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report. The analysis was performed according to predetermined accessibility criteria. The collected results may constitute a set of good practices for other museums that want to adapt their offer to the diverse needs of visitors.

Key words: accessibility, museum, attendance

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Łukasiewicz N., 2021, Dostępność w kontekście muzeów (na wybranych przykładach), Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 151–170, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.2-09.

Wpłynęło: 22.06.2021
Zaakceptowano: 9.11.2021

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T. 66.2, s. 171-184

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Contemporary luxury tourism and emerging new destinations: The case of Iran

Współczesna turystyka luksusowa i nowe wschodzące kierunki: przykład Iranu

Hossein NOROOZI
University of Milano-Bicocca
e-mail: h.noroozi@campus.unimib.it

Abstract: This article aims to explore the concept of contemporary luxury tourism and try to associate it with the Iranian context. More specifically, feasibility and potential study of luxury tourism in Iran in terms of rarity and uniquely by considering the cultural factors. This paper investigates, the concept of luxury has changed over time. In addition, will stress on the importance of recognizing the potential of luxury travel and its diversity in Iran and bringing these topical international issues to a wide audience.
The luxury travel market raised new demands for emerging destinations like Middle Eastern and South Asian countries. Furthermore, in recent years a large number of new destinations like Iran have emerged around the world and have started to compete and generate income in the international tourism market. According to analysis data in this paper, Iran like most countries in the Middle East has a natural competitive advantage in global luxury tourism. Thanks to the current conservative policy all its aesthetic aspects have been under protection for decades. However, the potential of this competitive advantage has not been reached.
The research design in this paper consists of three stages to ensure rigorous scale development. The strategies, processes, techniques utilized in the collection of data or evidence for analysis in order to uncover new information or create a better understanding of this topic is driven from materials in the field of luxury and luxury travel during the last decades. In order to reduce this limitation, the researcher tried to have a generalization review. Data for this study were obtained during the COVID-19 crisis.

Key words: luxury tourism; potential; attraction; destination; Iran

Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Noroozi H., 2021, Contemporary luxury tourism and emerging new destinations: The case of Iran, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.2, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 171–184, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.2-10.

Wpłynęło: 11.12.2020
Zaakceptowano: 23.11.2021

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