A közúti elérhetőség szerepe a hazai fürdőtelepülések turisztikai versenyképességében

Author(s): András Bozóti,Áron Kovács,Zsuzsanna Pótó,Márta Bakucz / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 01/2015

When examining competitiveness of tourism, transport plays an outstanding role. The specific aim of our paper is to review and disclose the context between the touristic performance of localities with spa and thermal bath based on inland accessibility and domestic tourism data. The survey comprises two Hungarian regions, Western Transdanubia, considered as central from the point of view of tourism flow, and the peripheric Southern Transdanubia, thus spatial level consequences can also be drawn. From collected primary data and available secondary data ranking correlation coefficients have been calculated. The former source was an own questionnaire on spa selection preference, and the latter source was settlement data stock of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Upon evaluation of information in the questionnaire and the ranking correlation of domestic data the relationship between physical approachability, accessibility by road and touristic output of localities was confirmed. Results show that although there is relationship between data on tourism and road traffic, but it can only be shown to a limited extent, because of the indirect contribution of transport to tourism.

Przestrzenne oddziaływanie łódzkich instytucji kultury

Author(s): Bartosz Bartosiewicz,Iwona Pielesiak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 62/2015

The paper discusses research results regarding the influence area of cultural institutions located in Łódź. The analysis includes data collected from nine biggest museums and theatres. In order to gather the information, customers were asked for their zip-codes. This method allows for surveying a large group of people and at the same time it does not interfere much with current activity of the institution. During the spring of 2012, the information about places of residence of 35 thousand customers who visited cultural institutions in Łódź was gathered.

ГЕОЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ ДИФФЕРЕНЦИАЦИЯ И ДИНАМИКА ОРГАНИЧЕСКОГО ВЕЩЕ-СТВА ОЗЁРНЫХ ВОД ЗАПАДНОЙ СИБИРИ

Author(s): Vladimir Alexandrovich Bakaev,N. V. Savchenko / Language(s): Russian Issue: 6/2015

On the basis of summarizing long-term studies are considered factor-spatial features of the content of organic matter in different types of small lakes the entire spectrum of natural are-as in Western Siberia. To characterize the organic matter used indicators of water oxidation - permanganate (oxidation KMnO4) and dichromate (oxidation K2Cr2O7), as well as a set of conversion factors, which allows fully characterize the nature of the agents. For each landscape zone and the features of territorial differentiation, seasonal dynamics of organic matter. Geographical distribution of organic matter is characterized by increasing its content in the direc-tion of freshwater lakes of the tundra ponds to the forest steppe zone, the highest possible con-centration characteristic of hyperhaline steppe lakes. Territorial and seasonal dynamics deter-mined by the ratio of allochthonous and autochthonous organic matter. In freshwater lakes ten-dency to increase the content can be traced to the beginning of the hydrological summer land-scape in each region (dominated allochthonous organic matter supplied from the watershed), the maximum values observed in summer and autumn (increase of production of autochthonous organic matter), minimum – in winter. For seasonal dynamics characteristic organic matter salt lakes the largest concentrations in the winter-spring and autumn-winter period, and the lowest – in the summer. Specificity of the horizontal and vertical distribution of organic matter in all types of lakes closely connected with the peculiarities of overgrowing of lakes and hydrography. In conclusion, highlighted the value of background ratio of allochthonous and autochthonous organic matter in the zonal section and highlighted the role of anthropogenic factor.

TRANSLOCAL URBANISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: BETWEEN JOHANNESBURG AND MAPUTO

Author(s): Paola Piscitelli / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2015

This paper investigates the link between mobility and urban space in the geographical context of Southern Africa. At the intersection of urban theory and mobility studies, this paper focuses on the relationship between mobility, informality and urban space in the ‘cities off the map’. Proposing and adopting the theoretical framework of ‘transnational urbanism’, it addresses the ‘mobile constitution of the urban space’ by investigating the link between trans-local geographies and socio spatial practices of “mukheristas”, Mozambican informal cross-border traders. Mukheristas deploy movement as a livelihood strategy as well as a transactional way to carve out space in the everyday life of the city. Navigating multidimensional constraints, they are able to connect heterogeneous spaces and networks across transnational distances.The paper attempts to unveil the manifold configurations of agency underlying this process by following the practices, stories, and places of informal cross-border traders between Johannesburg and Maputo deploying multi-situated ethnographic explorations.Using a view from below and a relational approach to urbanism, the paper unfolds the mobility potential and related socio-spatial agencies, often ignored and/or underestimated as important components of the spatial processes pertaining to the the construction of the “urban”.

Gwara wyznacznikiem tożsamości regionalnej (na przykładzie gwary śląskiej regionu pszczyńskiego)

Author(s): Danuta Kocurek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2014

Dialect is a variant of a national spoken language and it plays a significant role in the process of identifying with homeland and little homeland. The inhabitants of the Pszczyna region speak Silesian dialect which has characteristic features. The case study demonstrates that dialect is an indicator of regional identity, but, at the same time, the range within which the dialect is used as a sole means of communication is diminishing.

Projektowane Centrum Nauki i Techniki „Energia” w Karlinie – nowa atrakcja turystyczna na Pomorzu Zachodnim

Author(s): Zbigniew Głąbiński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 04/2015

Western Pomerania is a region that is known among tourists mainly because of the sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea. Most of the more than 2 million tourists, who visit the region each year, come in summer and head straight for the beach resorts. This leads to a significant space-time concentration of tourism activity which is unfavorable in terms of the preservation of natural assets, as well as for socio-economic reasons. The region is perceived as not attractive for cognitive tourism, including geotourism.The eruption of oil and gas in Karlino in 1980 belongs to one of the most interesting events in the recent history of the region. This event has inspired the Karlino municipal authorities to create a modern educational museum that would commemorate the event and creatively present the formation processes of energy fuels throughout the geological history of the Earth. The creation of this facility would be an excellent opportunity to popularize geological knowledge among numerous tourists visiting the nearby beach resorts and would contribute to the socio-economic activation of the residents of the Karlino municipality.

Град у Србији и Бугарској: компаративно ишчитавање актуелних процеса

Author(s): Sanja Zlatanović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 1/2015

Тhe topic of this volume is a result from The Contemporary City in Serbia and Bulgaria: Processes and Changes, a bilateral project of the Institute of Ethnography of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Insti-tute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2014-2016). The six papers offer a comparative view of current social processes in two neighbouring Balkan countries, linked by numerous historical and political experiences. Comparative research into societal trends enables a more thorough understanding and monitoring of global processes. In today’s increasingly globalised and glocalised world, towns experience sudden changes and it is in the towns that these changes are most vividly to be seen. The focus of our research is on the dynamism of the contemporary town, on processuality and changes in societal practices.

Podstawowe rodzaje inwestycji realizowanych w ostatnim dziesięcioleciu w przestrzeni małych miast Małopolski

Author(s): Elżbieta Węcławowicz-Bilska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

The article presents the results of research on spatial changes related to the implementation of the investment over the last decade. The study comprised nearly thirty towns and villages in Małopolska Region, where such investments have taken place. They were aimed at increasing the attractiveness of public spaces, development of economic activity, acceleration of urbanization by increasing the housing areas, and improvement of the health resorts and infrastructure related to environmental protection and transport network. The studies were conducted in the years 2010–2013. The results reveal that the largest amount of investment has taken place in the past few years. Most of it are small projects. Apart from infrastructural investments, they were largely aimed at improving the quality of public spaces in towns and villages.

Zmiany w przestrzeni publicznej uzdrowisk polskich w związku z członkostwem w Unii Europejskiej - na przykładzie Małopolski

Author(s): Wojciech Wojcikowski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

The observed changes in Małopolska health resorts that have resulted inimproving the quality of their public spaces and technical infrastructure over the last10 years, are directly related to the effective financing with EU funds obtained bymunicipalities and health resort companies. The implementation of costly investmentsprovides a basis for further economic development of these localities, as well asstrengthens the position of Małopolska spas among other Polish and European spas.On the example of selected spas the author presents the improvements taking place,with special regard to investments co-financed from EU funds.

Śródmieścia miast małych jako lokalne węzły struktury w regionach metropolitalnych

Author(s): Daniel Ogrodnik / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

This article presents reflections on the role of centres of small towns as localstructural nodes in the polycentric space of the metropolitan region. After explaining thetheoretical assumptions of the research approach to this issue, the author described theproblematic situation of the central part of Skawina near Cracow and outlined proposalsconcerning municipal projects to be financed by the European Union.

Zmiany w strukturze tkanki miejskiej małych miast - studia wybranych przypadków w obszarze metropolitalnym Krakowa

Author(s): Tomasz Bajwoluk / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

The purpose of this article is to present some changes which have occurred in urban fabric of chosen small towns in recent years, and their effect on the attractiveness of urban space. The changes are connected with the development and transformation of the functional and spatial structure of towns, and are accelerated by the European Union funds. First of all, the condition of infrastructure as well as the quality of urban space have been improved. New facilities have been built and the most attractive spaces have been renovated. As a result of the changes that have taken place new opportunities have appeared for towns to become more competitive, basing on their individual features and local conditions. However, they are facing new problems connected with their new character, functions and bigger sizes. Also, a new image attracts other types of investors.

Warunki mieszkaniowe w małych miastach Polski ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Uniejowa

Author(s): Katarzyna Milewska-Osiecka,Agnieszka Ogrodowczyk / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

Humans spend an average of 80% of their lives in their households. Good housing conditions are crucial for the attractiveness of the city, its urban area and quality of life of their inhabitants. In the following text, the author focuses on two basic issues. Firstly, living conditions in small Polish towns are examined. One of the aims of this article is analysis of changes in the housing conditions of small Polish towns in the years 2004‒2010. Urban centres inhabited by less than 10 000 people are regarded as small towns (having civic rights and an adequate population in the year 2004 and in 2010). The analysis of changes in housing conditions in small Polish towns takes into account the size of the apartments, their technical and sanitary conditions, and the number of occupants. As a result, 5 groups of towns have been identified, differing in the level of infrastructure and the rate of changes. The second aim of this article is to characterize housing conditions in a small town on the example of Uniejów, a town located in the voivodeship of Łódź, and to present opinions of the residents of this town about the housing conditions. Uniejów is seen as a town of success in recent years and may indeed serve as a reference for other cities as regards the parameters analysed. The above analysis shows to what degree the economic success of a city translates into the perception of housing conditions by its residents.

MOTIV DUNAJE V MORAVSKÝCH LIDOVÝCH PÍSNÍCH JAKO REPREZENTANT „CIZÍHO“ A „VZDÁLENÉHO“ V OPOZICI KE „ZNÁMÉMU“ A „DOMÁCÍMU“

Author(s): Zuzana Bušíková / Language(s): Czech Issue: 2/2015

This article deals with the category of the unfamiliar and the familiar as well as the boundary between them represented by the Danube River in the corpus of folk songs from the region of Moravian Kopanice collected by Josef Černík. This article analyses the use of the boundary idea not only in Moravian but also in Slovak and Polish folk songs. While analysing these folk songs, several significant areas concerning the appearnce of the Danube River in folk songs are touched upon, for example, taking away different objects and messages by the river never to come back again, taking away a wreath being a symbol of girl virginity, leaving home to do the military service and crossing imaginary boundaries, overcoming the Danube River seen as a obstacle and its meanings, etc.

Utak és értelmezések napjaink magyarországi etnikai földrajzi kutatásaiban

Author(s): Patrik Tátrai / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 2/2014

Типологизация регионов России в контексте проблем международного сотрудничества и регионализации

Author(s): Olga Yurievna Dubrovina,Olga Vasilievna Plotnikova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 3/2016

The article is devoted to the classification of Russian regions and their typology. It analyzes Russian regions, shows how the types of regions influence their opportunities and the level of international cooperation. World developments related to globalization and regionalization, have become apparent in the Russian Federation, having impact on international cooperation of Russian regions and foreign policy. One of the main characteristics of current foreign policy in Russia is the development of the regional component. The researchers used the method of content analysis and the method of comparative analysis in order to carry out the classification of regions. In conclusion, the authors identify the peculiarities of international relations of Russian regions.

Wielkopolska wczoraj i dziś

Author(s): Natalia Jackowska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02/2016

The review of the contents of the issue dedicated to the subject of Greater Poland region

Poznańska Cytadela w oczach liderów pamięci społecznej

Author(s): Łukasz Skoczylas / Language(s): English,Polish Issue: 02/2016

The article analyzes the interpretations attributed to the Citadel Park in Poznań by leaders of social memory in the context of the city’s past, its current urban structure and tourist traffic. The study is based on the analysis of forty individual in-depth interviews with people engaged in changing the carriers of social memory present in the urban space of Poznań.

Baltic Sea regional integration: water protection, university co-operation – and agriculture?

Author(s): Stefan Ewert / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2013

Research on Baltic Sea region building processes emphasizes the discursive elements of the emergence of the region in the beginning of the 1990s, yet lacks the analysis of policy-specific developments of regional integration around the Baltic Sea. My article argues that the neo-functionalist approach opens useful insights in order to understand these developments. Starting from marine environment protection as a nucleus of regional integration, I demonstrate spill-over effects to the field of education policy and higher education co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region. Following this, I analyze why there are no spill-over effects to the adjacent policy area of agriculture up to now.

Loa loa – oko w oko z tropikalnym potworem

Author(s): Pawel Jonczyk,Magdalena Potempa,Marzena Zalewska-Ziob / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2015

Loa Loa is a few centimeters long nematode worm, which belongs to the Family Filariidae. It is responsible in human for a disease called loiasis. Parasite occurs in majority equator rainy forest areas of Middle and West Africa. After the Loa Loa infection, within the human body, parasite develops from the larvae stage – microfilaria into the adult one, ready for sexual reproduction. Main clinical symptoms of invasion are different skin lesions, socalled Calabar swellings. Additionally, subconjunctival migration of an adult worm has become a characteristic pathological feature of loiasis. This paper presents the geographical range of incidence of Loa Loa and its life cycle. Furthermore, disease symptoms and main diagnostic and therapeutic methods of loiasis have been described as well.

Implementation of the Numerical Model of an Active Bed for the Wloclawek Reservoir

Author(s): Natalia Mączka,Paweł S. Hachaj,Monika Szlapa / Language(s): English Issue: 23/2024

The article refers to the engineering thesis. This study describes the behavior of bedload transport and bed morphology in the Wloclawek Reservoir, simulated with the PTM model. Through numerical simulations, the interaction between flow dynamics, material transport and deposition was investigated. This analysis was carried out based on two variables: the height of sediment bedforms and the change in the bed level. The results were obtained for medium to high Vistula River discharges: 780, 1143, 1630 and 2990 m3·s–1.