Problematyka ocen krajobrazu w kontekście lądowych farm wiatrowych w Polsce
Issues of landscape assessment in the context of onshore wind farms in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The use of wind to obtain energy requires building infrastructure that significantly affects the perception of the landscape. The creation of this type of investment is preceded by a long-term procedure. A landscape assessment should be part of it. Landscape assessment is a component of many studies. These are, for example, reports on the impact of the project on the environment. Land- scape expertise, which is a separate study, is more and more often required by the Regional Director- ates for Environmental Protection. Expert opinions are prepared according to various methodologies and at a very diverse substantive level. The aim of this study was a qualitative analysis of selected studies in which the landscape was assessed. Problems related to the evaluation of the landscape in- tended for the planned wind farms in Poland were also diagnosed. 100 documents from 35 communes from 9 voivodeships were analyzed. The studies were prepared in the years 2004–2016. Short, not very detailed studies, prepared at a low substantive level, dominate. The studies are characterized by a very poor graphic design and a small number of figures and maps. The proposals of recom- mendations regarding the scope of expert studies developed so far are not very practical, extremely time-consuming and, most importantly, they are not obligatory. Efforts should be made to develop a universal, unified method of preparing landscape expertise and to establish a common substantive scope for all investments. It would also be advisable to include institutions dealing with the protec- tion of monuments and cultural landscapes in the teams which are agreeing on these documents.

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