Issue 52

Ladies and gentlemen,

We cordially invite you to read the issue 52 of the periodical MAZOVIA Regional Studies.

The issue opens up with the article on waste generated in the manufacturing of cosmetic products. The Authors present ways of recovering materials or obtaining energy from non-hazardous waste as well as processes for the disposal of this waste, which contains substances or elements hazardous to humans and animals.

The subject of the subsequent article is the role of the economic account in business activities planning. By way of an example of hemp cultivation, the Author proves that the correct determination of revenue and costs is as important as the identification of the demand and the opportunity to achieve sales targets. The text highlights the advantages of cooperation within clusters and agricultural cooperatives as a way of achieving so-called economies of scale.

The third article, addressing the problem of the interaction between external conditions and the investor’s guidelines and the final design outcome, is a case study described by practising landscape architects. The Authors show how the analysis and synthesis of data obtained at the initial step influence the design process and how factors beyond the designer’s control determine and ultimately shape the solutions adopted for land use.

In comparison with similarly sized cities, the area of the allotments in Radom is very small, which prompted the Author of the next article to consider the possibilities of developing allotment sites in this city. After analysing the conditions arising from spatial, communicational and ownership-related documents, the Author presents a proposal for the location of a new allotment site, defines the conditions for the opportunity to enlarge the existing one and indicates ways to improve the accessibility of the allotment sites for citizens.

A summary of the initial period of operation of the Warsaw-Radom Airport is worth reading. The Author undertakes to explain the reasons for the airport’s poor performance and considers its development prospects. The text becomes particularly meaningful in the context of the ongoing dispute in the public space about the sense of building more airports, including the Central Transport Port.

The issue closes with a report from a study visit to the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona on urban innovation as well as from the DeCoInter Kick Off Meeting, where a project for the energy transition of coastal regions through the use of renewable energy sources and green fuels was presented.

We wish you an enjoyable reading experience.

In the issue, among others:

Waste management. Cosmetic products and their wasteThe role of economic analysis in business activities planning by means of the example of hemp cultivationThe interaction between selected factors influencing the design and its final shape – a case studyConditions and possibilities of development of allotment sites in Radom

Conditions and possibilities of development of allotment sites in Radom

Piotr Szpiega

DOI: 10.21858/msr.52.04

Vol. no: 52

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The article attempts to determine whether there is a need for designating new allotment sites in Radom. To this end, the statutory competences of the local government in relation to allotments were analysed, i.e. taking into account in the city’s spatial policy, allocating land for the establishment of allotments, providing access roads and taking into account the needs of allotments in the organisation of public transport. In addition, the surface areas of allotments in Radom were compared to those in cities similar in terms of population and surface area, as a result of which the additional surface area of allotments in Radom was specified, required to be planned in order to match the average indicators of similar cities, ranging from 27.1 ha to 105.7 ha. The spatial, proprietary and communicational analyses were performed using GIS tools and field visits. In the scope of the analysis of the city’s spatial policy, the emphasis was put on how the city’s planning documents (Study of Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development and Local Spatial Development Plans) take into account allotments. As a result of the balance of the surface area of allotments taken into account in the planning documents, it turned out that as a result of the implementation of the city’s spatial policy, over 7 ha of gardens will be lost. The next part analyses the ownership of the plots of land on which the existing allotments are located and identifies the allotment sites located on private land, which may in the future lead to the liquidation of 5.7 ha of allotments on this land. The next stage analyses the accessibility of existing allotments by various means of transport (on foot, by bike, by public transport) in a given period based on the analysis of the literature. As a result of this research, postulates were formulated, improving the accessibility of the gardens on foot and by bike. The missing surface area of gardens resulting from the spatial and proprietary analyses was planned in the minimum variant (13 ha in total) in the city, taking into consideration the location factors included in the literature and the city’s Study of Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development. Previous accessibility analyses (access and approach isochrones), spatial data and data from the city study were used to designate conveniently located sites. The compliance of the location of selected sites with location factors is presented in a table, and the new sites are presented in a figure using data from the city study.

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The interaction between selected factors influencing the design and its final shape – a case study

Lidia Ozimkowska, Jerzy Wojtatowicz

DOI: 10.21858/msr.52.03

Vol. no: 52

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The article addresses the interaction between external conditions and the investor’s guidelines and the final design outcome. Factors beyond the designer’s control were analysed, which determine and ultimately shape the solutions adopted for land use. It was described how the analysis and synthesis of data obtained at the initial step influence the design process. The essence of social determinants often underestimated or overestimated by principals is also highlighted. A fundamental analysis for landscape architecture object10 is the land assessment, which substantially influences the uniqueness of the design. Analysing natural and cultural resources in relation to legal regulations protects more of them, especially when the object itself is protected in terms of subject matter rather than area. The problems were presented using the example of a 1,700 m2 public space located in one of Warsaw districts. As a result of the work carried out, conclusions were drawn concerning the contract, especially the description of the subject matter of the procurement, the specification of the most important conditions of the procurement, the competencies of the designer and the possibility of realising the author’s vision. The conclusion was that the final design, taking into account the often complex conditions, should nevertheless be the author’s idea.

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The role of economic analysis in business activities planning by means of the example of hemp cultivation

Marcin Dwórznik

DOI: 10.21858/msr.52.02

Vol. no: 52

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The main objective of the article is to indicate the role of economic calculation when planning business activities. The article also draws attention to the so-called cooperation using agricultural cooperatives and clusters. It was indicated that when planning business activities, it is not only important to correctly determine revenues and costs, but also to assume the feasibility of achieving the assumed sales plans. Another conclusion is that one should not base one’s business on only one source of revenue. In addition, maintaining accounting liquidity, i.e. being able to meet one’s obligations on an ongoing basis, is a key and indispensable factor for success.The article also indicates the importance of proper organisation of the supply chain from the producer (farmer) to the end consumer. Cooperation of producers at the very beginning of the supply chain in the form of, for example, a cooperative or agricultural cluster can bring a positive result. The correct organisation of the supply chain can also be beneficial for the economy of the region. All considerations were carried out on the basis of an analysis of the profitability of hemp cultivation.

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Waste management. Cosmetic products and their waste

Olga Góral, Maciej Siekierski, Anna Wieczorek

DOI: 10.21858/msr.52.01

Vol. no: 52

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As societies become more affluent, cosmetic products are becoming indispensable in the daily lives of more and more people. Statistics and forecasts based thereon indicate that demand for cosmetics will increase. The cosmetics industry is one of the fast-growing sectors of the economy, bringing large profit. However, cosmetics manufacturing processes can have a negative impact on the environment, for example by generating waste. The aim of this article is to present typical waste generated during the manufacturing of cosmetic products and to demonstrate methods of handling such waste.

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