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Causes and Effects of Spatial Chaos in the Polish Carpathians – A Difficult Way to Sustainable Development

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Mountainous rural areas are vulnerable to inappropriate land management, which is particularly visible in the Polish Carpathians. This paper attempts to diagnose the causes and effects of spatial chaos in this area, using the DPSIR method. The Three Questions method was used to assist in analysing the effects of disorder in the context of violating sustainable development. The analysis demonstrated that the causes of spatial disorder were mainly of legal and historical origins, with the most visible effects of this chaos being those related to the dispersion of buildings. Minimising spatial chaos requires extensive education, as well as amending legislation to limit the scope of decisions on development conditions. A national financial mechanism supporting the development of the Carpathians would also seem to be a desirable improvement.

Source: European Countryside

DOI: 10.2478/euco-2021-0009

Authors: Agata Ćwik, Hanna Hrehorowicz-Gaber

Institutions: University of Rzeszów, Cracow University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Local Governance and Planning

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $129