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Using Visual Communication to Meet Legal Obligations: Municipal Public Websites in Lesser Poland and Air Pollution Information

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article centers on how a set of informational obligations arising under EU ambient air quality protection law are implemented, putatively, via visual tools at the municipal level in one of Poland’s regions, namely Lesser Poland ( Małopolska ). Poland, a Member State of the EU since 2004, is a unitary state characterized by a well-developed three-tier self-government system. The country is divided into sixteen regions (precisely referred to as voivodeships), including Lesser Poland, which are further subdivided into counties and, at the lowest level, municipalities–public authorities with which residents interact most frequently.

Source: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique

DOI: 10.1007/s11196-026-10573-z

Author: Mateusz Stępień

Institution: Jagiellonian University

Language: English

Topic: Environmental and Air Quality Management

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090