Debates on the encroaching commercialization of public space by outdoor advertising highlight its possible negative impact local quality life and enjoyment spaces. These overstimulating advertisements are often considered a source visual pollution, but cities have no standard way measuring where it exists impact, thus cannot regulate effectively. This study illustrates that pollution can be measured in useful relating opinion to number visible (intervisibility analysis). Using 2.5D...

• Involving citizens in science through mobile data collection and online analysis. We propose modern system architecture (SaaS & desktop GIS). describe a toolbox which transfers GIS geoprocessing to ArcGIS Online. test our WebGIS solution on OOH media visual pollution as use case.

The ongoing discourse on air quality and climate changes positions walkability as a pivotal point of sustainable urban planning. Urban studies examine city’s in terms pedestrian flows, design qualities, street network topology, leaving comparative frameworks under development. Building the space syntax theory, this research introduces “walkability compass”, four spatial indicator-designed tool for city assessment comparison. tools are being tested eight Baltic region cities: Vilnius, Kaunas...

W dyskursie o utracie bioróżnorodności agrocenoz, wskazuje się na istotną rolę zadrzewień śródpolnych jako elementu krajobrazu sprzyjającego kształtowaniu różnorodności biologicznej. Każda zmiana sposobu użytkowania terenu, zarówno ta planowana, jak i zachodząca drogą sukcesji wtórnej, wpływa jednak zasoby fizjonomiczne krajobrazu. Zadrzewienia śródpolne, element rolniczego mogą formować harmonijne, liniowe układy, towarzyszące wielowstęgowym rozłogom polnym, ale równocześnie tworzyć...

The aim of this study was to determine the mutual relations between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) originated from atmospheric emissions and enzymatic activity humic substances in soils at differently urbanized area, on an example Lublin city, east Poland. chosen areas represented three environments: old tenement houses modern residential blocks, mixture different building rural landscape, typical environment with smallholding farms, respectively. On each urban, suburban, areas, one...

Visual pollution (VP) in the form of outdoor advertisements (OA) is a threat to landscape physiognomy. Despite their proven usefulness aesthetic studies, metrics have not yet been applied address phenomenon VP. To fill this knowledge gap, methodological framework for measurement VP using tangential view proposed, which accompanied by statistically significant proofs. Raster products derived from aerial laser scanning data were used characterize two study areas with different topographic...

Visual pollution (VP) is a visual landscape quality issue, and its most consistently recognized symptom an excess of out home advertising billboards (OOHb). However, the VP related research concerns aesthetic advertisement cultural context, leaving impact outdoor billboard infrastructure on openness unanswered to date. This aims assess openness, precisely volume—a key geometrical landscape. The method uses 3D isovists voxels calculate visible obstructed subsets volume. Using two case studies...

The past decade has seen an increased interest in approaches for the identification and assessment of landscapes, which been, part, a response to European Landscape Convention (ELC). In this article, we review landscape physiognomy, important component Polish approach its landscape. We address relevance physiognomy both relation ELC character assessments approach, then explore theoretical basis physiognomic structure. also expand existing classification interiors; is followed by combining...

This paper looks into the impact of free grazing by sheep and horses on chemical biological properties soils in partial protection zone Roztocze National Park. The study sampled three different types pastureland area: pastures for sheep, combined horses. Compared to an ungrazed reference pasture, significantly stimulated activity enzymes which catalyze transformation organic matter (dehydrogenases, phosphatases ureases) it also positively influenced other soils. Among under free-grazing...

Abstract The aim of this research was to present the land cover structure and landscape diversity in West Polesie Biosphere Reserve. classification performed using Object Based Image Analysis Trimble eCognition Developer 8 software. retrospective changes analysis 3 lake catchments (Kleszczów, Moszne, Bia³eW³odawskie Lakes)was on basis archival aerial photos taken 1952, 1971, 1984, 1992, 2007 one satellite scene from 2003 (IKONOS).On map structure, Shannon index estimated with moving window...

Geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) is a primary remote sensing tool utilized in land-cover mapping and change detection. Land-cover patches are the data source for landscape metrics ecological indicator calculations; however, their application to visual character (VLC) indicators was little investigated date. To bridge knowledge gap between GEOBIA VLC, this paper puts forward theoretical concept of using viewpoint as imageability into practice multi-temporal case study explains...

Crowdsourcing is one of the spatial data sources, but due to its unstructured form, quality noisy crowd judgments a challenge. In this study, we address problem detecting and removing crowdsourced bias as prerequisite for better-quality open-data output. This study aims find most robust assurance system (QAs). To achieve goal, design logic-based QAs variants test them on air crowdsourcing database. By extending paradigm urban pollution monitoring from particulate matter concentration levels...

The human species transforms the landscape to meet its needs, but resources and valuable features at same time affect wellbeing in context of activity. In these mutually conditioned interactions, two processes playing a key role are so-called perception projection. This article presents: (1) review theories development knowledge on perception; (2) basis for projection as logical creative continuation processes; (3) an outline theory physiognomic structure possibilities it gain practical...

This study focused on the impact of extensive sheep grazing soil enzymatic activity in grassland habitats Eastern Lublin region Poland, situated within ecological Natura 2000 network of: K ą ty (PLH060010), Stawska G ó ra (PLH060018), and Zachodniowo ł y ń ska Dolina Bugu (PLH060035). involved soils under uncultivated areas (wasteland). Two-year was conducted 2 periods each year: spring (before start grazing) autumn (after grazing). Beneficial effects were found for by tested habitat. It is...

The publication of the European Landscape Convention (2000) had a stimulating effect on development both new systems landscape classification and methods their evaluation mapping. As an example, physiognomic types was developed in Poland 2014. objectives paper are to (1) popularize, international scale, new, improved version, (2) present original method mapping with use system basic units, (3) results testing area Kazimierz Park, Poland. In 491 units were delimited, within which, basis...

Culinary tourism is one of the most rapidly developing forms in world. The objective this study to evaluate role and tourists' familiarity with cuisine area along Polish-Lithuanian border. survey included adult tourists visiting areas on both sides border between Poland (Podlaskie Voivodship) Lithuania (Olicki District). A total 789 questionnaires were completed, which 759 study: 376 from Olicki District 383 Podlaskie Voivodship Poland. questions authorial questionnaire pertained six dishes...

Soils from the Lublin area exposed to low-stack emission home heating and transport were investigated. Changes in soil enzymatic activity polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon s (PAHs) content analysed. Soil samples collected July November 2016 January 2017. Results of study show that PAHs depended on types buildings, period (intensification pollutant household heating), traffic volume atmospheric air movement. Low activities high contents soils observed autumn-winter areas with dense...

Abstract The United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs), a strategy to guide the world’s social and economic transformation, highlight issue of urban air pollution in SDG 11. Open data, as an output citizen science (CS), are needed supply improve indicator system. Therefore, we propose CS framework extend paradigm monitoring from particulate matter concentration levels quality-related health symptom load, foster tier-3 (which call 11.6.3). Building this new perspective for...