The Need to Maintain Sustainability in the Dynamic Anthropogenic Changes in the Natural Landscape of the Bay of Pomerania in Poland

Krasowska, Katarzyna; Paszkowski, Zbigniew W.

doi:10.3390/su15031928

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“…The anthropogenic impacts on natural ecosystems are constantly increasing and multiplying the effects of global climate warming, with serious and sometimes catastrophic consequences. The likelihood of local and global environmental crises is steadily increasing [1,2]. The biodiversity of natural ecosystems is decreasing every year.…”

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Landolt Indicator Values in Modern Research: A Review

Ivanova

Zolotova

2023

Sustainability

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The conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability is essential for human well-being. An important tool for addressing this issue is ecological indicators. This overview document examines recent studies covering the period 2018–2022 that use the values of the Landolt indicator as one of the analysis methods. The total number of records examined was 8910. After excluding irrelevant, inconsistent and duplicate records, 91 records were selected. The selection criteria were the presence of the English abstract and a digital object identifier (DOI). We chose the VOSviewer software for data analysis and visualization. The analysis of research geography, types of plant communities under research, research topics, the network of co-authorship and relationship papers, as well as the publication activity and citation rate of the authors, is carried out. The results revealed that the geography of using Landolt indicator values is quite wide, while they are more often used in Switzerland, Italy and Russia. The most important and frequently cited studies were carried out in the context of large international projects, confirming the importance of scientific cooperation in the development of environmental indicators. The Landolt indicator values showed effectiveness in the study of forests, bogs, riparian vegetation, a coarse quarry waste dump, and in assessing the urban environment. At the same time, the vegetation dynamics and influence of various factors on plants were studied most often. It was revealed that Landolt indicator values can serve as an effective universal method that integrates many aspects of the environment and allows for a comprehensive multicriteria analysis of environmental factors, habitat stability, vegetation diversity and dynamics for different plant communities at different spatial scales over a wide geographical area. This is confirmed by the high citation rate of the papers. We recommend the Landolt indicator values for a wider use, including in the monitoring of ecosystems and individual species for their conservation and sustainable management. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to extend the network of relationships between the authors, which is not very well developed at the moment. The research results obtained are useful for the further successful development not only of the Landolt indicator values but also of environmental indicators in general.

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Landolt Indicator Values in Modern Research: A Review

Ivanova

Zolotova

2023

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“…Uncontrolled, supra-regional economic development carried out without local spatial development and nature protection plans is a threat to sustainability. Above all, these processes decrease biodiversity, lead to changes in groundwater levels and the quality of surface water, terrain, and microclimate, contribute to soil erosion, and pose a threat to human health [25][26][27][28][29].…”

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An Analysis of Recreational and Leisure Areas in Polish Counties with the Use of Geographically Weighted Regression

Nalej,

Lewandowicz

2023

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Recreational and leisure areas play a special role. These areas mitigate or eliminate the disadvantages of living in large cities, enhance the quality of life in small towns, and support sustainability. The aim of this study was to analyze the share of recreational and leisure areas in Polish counties in 2022. In Poland, recreational and leisure areas constitute a separate land-use category in cadastral registers. Annual cadastral data from the Land and Building Register at county level (in tabular form) were the main source of data for the study. The analysis revealed that the share of recreational and leisure areas was higher in counties situated in western and south-western Poland, as well as in cities. The spatially varied influence of socioeconomic factors on the share of recreational and leisure areas in Polish counties in 2002 was determined with the use of the local Moran’s I statistic and geographically weighted regression (GWR). The study confirmed that population density was significantly related to the share of recreational and leisure areas in Polish counties. The impact of the remaining socioeconomic factors associated with spatial and economic development varied across regions. The study also revealed that, in addition to the current socioeconomic determinants, the share of recreational and leisure areas in Polish counties was also influenced by historical factors and the counties’ development since their establishment.

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The Need to Maintain Sustainability in the Dynamic Anthropogenic Changes in the Natural Landscape of the Bay of Pomerania in Poland

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

Landolt Indicator Values in Modern Research: A Review

Landolt Indicator Values in Modern Research: A Review

An Analysis of Recreational and Leisure Areas in Polish Counties with the Use of Geographically Weighted Regression

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