Causes and Effects of Water Consumption Drop by the Population of Cities in Poland - Selected Aspects

Gorączko, Marcin; Pasela, Rafał

doi:10.1515/bog-2015-0005

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“…The downward trend in water consumption by urban households in Poland is confirmed by numerous studies (Heidrich and Jędrzejkiewicz, 2007;Gorączko and Pasela, 2015;Piasecki et al, 2018). Many factors influenced the drop in water consumption.…”

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Selected aspects of water and sewage management in Poland in the context of sustainable urban development

Lewandowska

Piasecki

2019

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Effective water and sewage management is one of the most important enablers of sustainable urban development. In Poland, water and sewage management has been undergoing systematic transformation since the 1990s. This process intensified with Poland’s accession to the European Union in 2004. The aim of the work is to analyse and evaluate water and sewage management in cities in Poland in terms of sustainable development. This was made possible by selecting seven variables from which a summative index (SI) was calculated. The analysis revealed a number of positive changes that have occurred in this field. These were mainly: a decrease in water consumption in households and industry, and an increased share of wastewater treated biologically or using enhanced nutrient removal in total wastewater. An increase in SI was found in 98% of the researched cities. The largest improvement in water and sewage management took place in cities of populations below 100,000 and little industry, and in three large cities, namely Warsaw and Szczecin.

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Selected aspects of water and sewage management in Poland in the context of sustainable urban development

Lewandowska

Piasecki

2019

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…Furthermore, the concentration of raw sewage pollutants (especially organic substances) has been increasing in Poland for several years (Janczukowicz et al, 2016). The main reason is the decrease in water consumption related to the increase in water metering, as well as the installation of watersaving sanitary installations, bathroom fittings and household appliances (Gorączko & Pasela, 2015;Lewandowska & Piasecki, 2019).…”

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The underground city: the tourism potential of water and sewage infrastructure: the example of Poland

Dębczyńska

Piasecki

2021

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Industrial tourism and technical facilities are a fast-growing branch of tourism that contains areas of great growth potential. The article deals with one of them. The tourist potential of water and sewage infrastructure in selected Polish cities was analysed and assessed. The study covered 11 cities of diverse socioeconomic potentials around the country. For each city, data were collected that had various levels of detail with regard to visitor numbers, tourist types, facilities made available, events and other special celebrations. For supplementary data, unstructured interviews were also conducted with relevant employees identified in businesses. The analysis showed the studied form of tourism to have very high tourism potential. The work focuses on factors and features accounting for its currently low level of development. It is also emphasised that, based on current tourism trends, it should be expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years, and thus warrants further research.

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“…Therefore, the development of water and sewage infrastructure in rural areas has mainly been possible through additional funding from the state budget or other external sources. For Poland, the significant external funding sources include EU funds [74][75][76]. In 2003-2017 Poland allocated 10 billion euros to developing rural water and sewage infrastructure.…”

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Water and Sewage Management Issues in Rural Poland

Piasecki¹

2019

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Water and sewage management in Poland has systematically been transformed in terms of quality and quantity since the 1990s. Currently, the most important problem in this matter is posed by areas where buildings are spread out across rural areas. The present work aims to analyse the process of changes and the current state of water and sewage management in rural areas of Poland. The author intended to present the issues in their broader context, paying attention to local specificity as well as natural and economic conditions. The analysis led to the conclusion that there have been significant positive changes in water and sewage infrastructure in rural Poland. A several-fold increase in the length of sewage and water supply networks and number of sewage treatment plants was identified. There has been an increase in the use of water and treated sewage, while raw sewage has been minimised. Tap-water quality and wastewater treatment standards have improved. At the same time, areas requiring further improvement—primarily wastewater management—were indicated. It was identified that having only 42% of the rural population connected to a collective sewerage system is unsatisfactory. All the more so, in light of the fact that more than twice as many consumers are connected to the water supply network (85%). The major ecological threat that closed-system septic sewage tanks pose is highlighted. It is pointed out that they are mainly being replaced by household wastewater treatment systems with ineffective filtering drainage. Furthermore, recommendations were also made for the future development of selected aspects of water and sewage management, including the legal and the political.

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Causes and Effects of Water Consumption Drop by the Population of Cities in Poland - Selected Aspects

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Selected aspects of water and sewage management in Poland in the context of sustainable urban development

Selected aspects of water and sewage management in Poland in the context of sustainable urban development

The underground city: the tourism potential of water and sewage infrastructure: the example of Poland

Water and Sewage Management Issues in Rural Poland

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