Quarterly magazine of Mazovia Regional Planning Office
Anna Wieczorek
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.06
Vol. no: 44
The aim of the article is to draw the attention of policy makers that the existing buildings in Poland are not suitable for the isolation of people as recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic. This applies not only to the buildings in which one lives or works, but also to healthcare facilities.
Adam Kapler
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.05
Vol. no: 44
The wetlands had been drained for millennia. However, for over a century, many of them have been protected as nature reserves, national parks and/or Natura 2000 sites. Although most of Poland’s marshes have been degraded, it’s worth thinking about their restoration. This is an extremely difficult problem to solve, especially in the era of war in Ukraine, growing social polarization around the NRL, humanitarian crisis on the Poland-Belarus border as well as ecological disaster in the Oder river. That is why the World Wetlands Day 2023, celebrated annually on the initiative of the Wetlands Conservation Centre, on the anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention, had a particularly extensive programme this year. In addition to annual debates, open lectures, poster presentations and field trips, in February 2023 a strictly scientific several-day conference on wetland conservation, two field trips and a number of workshops for practitioners were organized.
Agata Kucharska, Dariusz Piwowarczyk
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.04
Vol. no: 44
The article analyses the voivodeship’s development policy on revitalisation, as defined in strategic and planning documents at the regional level for almost 25 years, in the context of changing national and EU cohesion policy environment. In addition, the role of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Self-Government in the implementation of EU funds for revitalisation measures under the Integrated Operational Programme For Regional Development 2004–2006 and the two editions of the Regional Operational Programme for the Mazowieckie Voivodeship: 2007–2013 and 2014–2020 was examined. A summary of the European Regional Development Fund resources spent on revitalisation projects under the above programmes is also presented. In addition, complementary and supplementary measures to revitalisation in rural areas in the field of village renewal, implemented by the voivodeship government under national programmes, were analysed: The Sectoral Operational Programme Restructuring and Modernization of the Food Sector and Rural Development 2004–2006 and two editions of the Rural Development Programme: 2007–2013 and 2014–2020.
Maciej Siekierski, Piotr Ryś, Anna Wieczorek
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.03
Vol. no: 44
For years, European Union policy has been geared towards promoting energy sources that do not degrade the environment. Hydrogen could be such an energy source. The aim of this article is to familiarize readers with the methods of generating hydrogen from biomass and certain waste, and to determine its colour. In the European Union, different ‘colours’ are assigned to this element – green, pink, yellow, blue, turquoise, white, grey, brown and black. The colour depends on the source and method of extraction. Hydrogen, as an environmentally friendly energy source, should have green, pink or blue colour.
Tadeusz Wójcicki
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.02
Vol. no: 44
On September 17th, 2022, the shipping channel through the Vistula Spit was put into operation, which opens up new prospects for the seaport in Elbląg. In this context, it is worth considering what further investments would be needed to achieve further positive effects for the port in the form of a long-term increase in cargo turnover and passenger traffic.
Marek Serafin
DOI: 10.21858/msr.44.01
Vol. no: 44
The post-pandemic period is particularly important for the European aviation market. We can observe new trends of changes that will shape it for many years to come. We can already clearly see that the Central European region has its own specificity, distinguishing it from Western Europe. In the case of our country, analysing the situation and forecasting the future is particularly important, as decisions are currently being taken regarding huge infrastructure investments. The structure of the number of seats offered by scheduled airlines and the changes in it are very good indicators of the strategies of air carriers, the most important players in the market game.