Quarterly magazine of Mazovia Regional Planning Office
Barbara Werner
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.03
Vol. no: 49
The aim of the article is to demonstrate the complexity of the issue of valuing historical sites and to answer the nagging question: is the role of the ‘special element in the environment’ sufficiently recognized in the 21st century and what role do various organisations, including NGOs such as (Polish National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites), play?
Anna Wieczorek, Magnolia Gorzelak
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.05
Vol. no: 49
There are many publications on Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw and the surrounding buildings covering the history of the capital, as well as the history of architecture and urban planning. There are also substantial cartographic and iconographic resources available in museums and archives. An analysis of the source materials indicates a significant dispersion of information. There is a lack of a compendium on the origins of the Square, changes in its appearance, and the associated design concepts. These issues are the subject of a series of articles under the common Marshall Józef Piłsudski Square – a permanent feature in Warsaw’s urban space. This article, the second in the series, presents how the appearance of the Square changed from the late 18th to the early 20th century, transforming from the courtyard of the Saxon Palace into the surroundings of the Cathedral.
Agata Gemzik-Salwach
DOI: 10.21858/msr.49.01
Vol. no: 49
Financialisation refers to the increasing role of financial motives, markets, entities and institutions in transactions occurring in the national and international economy. The article includes consideration on whether financialisation can have a regional character. Its aim was to obtain an answer to this question and determine the usefulness of this knowledge.
Anna Wieczorek, Magnolia Gorzelak
DOI: 10.21858/msr.48.05
Vol. no: 48
The Marshall Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw and the surrounding buildings can be read about in many books and articles on the history of the capital as well as the history of architecture and urban planning. There are also significant cartographic and iconographic resources in museums and archives. The analysis of the source materials indicates a large dispersion of information. There is a lack of a compendium of knowledge regarding the origins of the Square, changes in its appearance and related design thinking. These issues are addressed in a series of articles under the common title Marshall Józef Piłsudski Square – a permanent feature in Warsaw’s urban space. The aim of this article, the first in this series, is to outline the genesis of the Square and to explain the origins of the names Saxon Palace and Brühl Palace.
Marta Ogniewska, Justyna Macierakowska
DOI: 10.21858/msr.48.04
Vol. no: 48
The article is a synthesis of a study being prepared in the Mazovian Office of Regional Planning in Warsaw (MBPR), aimed to examining the changes that have occurred in recent years in agriculture and rural areas of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship.The study was mainly conducted on the basis of the Agricultural Censuses of 2002 and 2020. It covered, for comparability, issues characterizing agriculture and rural areas of Mazovia, devoting particular attention to the problems of agricultural specializations related to plant and animal production, transformations in the agrarian structure of farms, or changes in the structure of agricultural land in the region. Selected issues related to the rural population were also addressed, including the labour market, demographic processes. Attempts were made to determine whether significant transformations occurred in these areas during the analysed years. The article presents and discusses the spatial distribution of the studied issues and emerging trends in the region’s agriculture, supplemented, where appropriate, with methodological remarks.The article is enriched with numerous graphs and cartograms depicting the results of the conducted analyses. The main source of information used in the study is data from the Statistics Poland presented in the Local Data Bank (mainly by the seat of the farm)16, analyses included in the study Changes in the agriculture of Mazovia in 2002–2010 [Zmiany w rolnictwie Mazowsza w latach 2002–2010] published as part of the series MAZOVIA. Analyses and Studies, as well as other publications and industry materials. The conducted analysis is a component of monitoring the development policy of agriculture and rural areas in Mazovia, as expressed in the main strategic documents of the region, i.e. the Development Strategy and the Spatial Development Plan of the Voivodeship. The results of the analyses carried out as part of the study can be useful during the specification and verification of the ongoing regional policy.
Paweł Swianiewicz, Julita Łukomska
DOI: 10.21858/msr.48.03
Vol. no: 48
The article provides a summary of 25 years of activity of the self-government of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, focusing on changes in the level of development at the regional and sub-regional levels, as well as trends in public services provided by local government institutions. The service sectors associated with the largest budget expenditures were selected for discussion, namely transportation (both in terms of maintenance and construction of provincial roads and regional public transport), healthcare and culture. The article also highlights changes in the level of technical and social infrastructure in the region, as well as the use of European Funds by local governments in Mazovia, as an important factor stimulating development. The conducted analyses confirm the thesis of Mazovia’s strengthening position as a leading centre of development in the country, both at the regional and sub-regional levels.
Elżbieta Mączyńska
DOI: 10.21858/msr.48.01
Vol. no: 48
The analyses presented in this study are focused on identifying new trends and challenges in the healthcare sector, primarily stemming from the ongoing global civilizational turning point as a consequence of the fourth industrial revolution, the digital revolution with its unimaginable potential of artificial intelligence. In such conditions, solutions aimed at optimal utilization of new technologies are particularly crucial, especially those addressing irregularities that result in the wastage of material and intellectual potential in this sector. In the face of almost chronic shortages in healthcare funding sources, characteristic not only of Poland but also many other countries, the rationalization of the utilization of available resources becomes of paramount importance. In Poland, this is particularly significant due to relatively low expenditures on healthcare, both in absolute terms and in relation to GDP. This is confirmed by the international statistics presented in the article. In this context, the article highlights selected rationalizing directions for changes in the national healthcare system.
Adam Kapler
DOI: 10.21858/msr.48.02
Vol. no: 48
The unprecedented bloom of “golden algae” Prymnesium parvum in the Oder River in 2022 was the worst ecological disaster in Poland and Germany in decades. In 2023, the penetration of those “killer algae” from the Gliwice Canal, as well as the Czernica and Januszkowice reservoirs into the main stream of the Oder River has been stopped by the Polish Waters. The article presents the current state of knowledge about this catastrophe and draws conclusions from pioneering tests conducted in Poland on methods to mitigate blooms in flowing waters (in the Gliwice Canal). Additionally, this work compiles and presents foreign methods of combating “golden algae” in fish ponds, in areas valuable for nature, sailing and fishing, as well as fauna restitution (including Unionidae mussels, significant for both the economy and for nature protection) following a mass bloom of P. parvum.
Adam Kapler
DOI: 10.21858/msr.se.2023.05
Nr woluminu: SE 2023
Wetlands have been drained for millennia. However, for over a century, many of them have been recognized and protected as reserves, national parks, and/or Natura 2000 sites. Nevertheless, most of Poland’s swamps have suffered degradation, making it worth considering their restoration. This is an immensely challenging issue, especially in the context of the war in Ukraine, growing social polarization around the NRL (Nature Restoration Law) project, the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border, and the ecological crisis in the Odra River. Therefore, World Wetlands Day 2023, celebrated annually on the initiative of the Wetlands Conservation Centre, on the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention signing, had an unusually rich program this year. Apart from the usual debates, open lectures, poster presentations, and field trips held each year, in February 2023, the agenda also included: a strictly scientific conference on wetland protection, two extra field trips, and a series of workshops for practitioners.