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Dr. Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz
University of Life Sciences in Lublin

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Journal article
Published: 06 July 2021 in European Planning Studies
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Soszyński Dawid; Sowińska-Świerkosz Barbara; Kamiński Jan; Trzaskowska Ewa; Gawryluk Adam. Rural public places: specificity and importance for the local community (case study of four villages). European Planning Studies 2021, 1 -25.

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Soszyński Dawid, Sowińska-Świerkosz Barbara, Kamiński Jan, Trzaskowska Ewa, Gawryluk Adam. Rural public places: specificity and importance for the local community (case study of four villages). European Planning Studies. 2021; ():1-25.

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Soszyński Dawid; Sowińska-Świerkosz Barbara; Kamiński Jan; Trzaskowska Ewa; Gawryluk Adam. 2021. "Rural public places: specificity and importance for the local community (case study of four villages)." European Planning Studies , no. : 1-25.

Journal article
Published: 07 May 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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One of the key features of nature-based solutions (NBSs) is their high effectiveness and economic and resource efficiency in solving problems compared to traditional grey interventions. These aspects, however, have so far attracted little attention in the literature but should be considered, as the evaluation of NBS projects before implementation provides an opportunity to use them as practical tools. This paper aims to present a new evaluation framework of NBS projects (at the stage of solution selection) based on the application of performance questions and the indicators approach. The framework consists of three main stages: (1) the formulation of the project aim(s), including the problem(s) to be solved, the scales of the expected effects and the thresholds to be achieved; (2) the elimination of solutions that do not fit the local conditions and setting requirements; and (3) the examination of the performance questions. To consider the whole spectrum of influencing factors, a systematic review was performed to indicate the main concepts related to the issue of NBS effectiveness, including (1) stakeholders' participation, (2) policy and management capability, (3) economic efficiency, (4) analysis of synergies and trade-offs, (5) adaptation to local conditions, (6) adequate spatial scale and (7) performance in the long term. In the current study around 130 indicators were identified for the evaluation of NBS projects. Regarding the impact on the state of knowledge, the present work contributes to the discussion on the conceptual sphere of NBS and its practical implementation by introducing multi-perspective standards and guidelines for the selection of possible NBS projects, and it deals with the complexity of synergies and the trade-offs between benefits.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Joan García. A new evaluation framework for nature-based solutions (NBS) projects based on the application of performance questions and indicators approach. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 787, 147615 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Joan García. A new evaluation framework for nature-based solutions (NBS) projects based on the application of performance questions and indicators approach. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 787 ():147615.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Joan García. 2021. "A new evaluation framework for nature-based solutions (NBS) projects based on the application of performance questions and indicators approach." Science of The Total Environment 787, no. : 147615.

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Published: 15 January 2021 in Sustainability
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The term nature-based solutions (NBSs) is understood as a multidisciplinary umbrella concept that includes aspects such as green/blue infrastructure and urban gardens and forests. However, the important question here is what features of ecosystem-based approaches are essential for them to be considered nature-based? This study aims to answer this question by analysing the potential of allotment gardens (AGs) to be considered as NBSs. To do so, the possibilities and obstacles regarding a Polish case study were analysed based on the following six research questions: (1) How do AGs use blue and green infrastructure? (2) What problem(s) do AGs solve today? (3) What kind of benefits do AGs provide? (4) Do AGs possess implementation and management capabilities? (5) Can AGs be treated as economically efficient? (6) What are the advantages of AGs versus other possible solution(s)? With regards to obstacles, the study has identified: institutional barriers, irregular distribution of benefits, and deficiencies in economic efficiency. Nevertheless, AGs together with other historical urban green/blue infrastructure may be regarded as a kind of unsophisticated NBS, the effectiveness of which is limited. These solutions may be created as independent structures or (historical) green/blue infrastructure may be enlarged, fitted out, linked, and improved to implement NBS projects.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek; Alicja Bieske-Matejak. Can Allotment Gardens (AGs) Be Considered an Example of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Based on the Use of Historical Green Infrastructure? Sustainability 2021, 13, 835 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek, Alicja Bieske-Matejak. Can Allotment Gardens (AGs) Be Considered an Example of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Based on the Use of Historical Green Infrastructure? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):835.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek; Alicja Bieske-Matejak. 2021. "Can Allotment Gardens (AGs) Be Considered an Example of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Based on the Use of Historical Green Infrastructure?" Sustainability 13, no. 2: 835.

Journal article
Published: 08 December 2020 in Land
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The effective assessment of urban space must link subjective and objective approaches. The main aim of the paper was to develop and test such a method of assessment in relation to one of the elements of the urban landscape called urban landscape objects (ULOs). The tested method fulfils the following requirements: (1) merges social and expert opinions, (2) analyzes diverse characteristics of urban space, (3) quantitatively presents the results of values assessments, and (4) features the simplicity of structure and ease of public understanding. The method was tested in relation to 34 ULOs located in three different functional sites within Lublin city (Poland). The result enables authors to answer three research questions: (1) How do people perceive ULOs located in different sites? (2) What kinds of tangible values possess different ULOs and how can they be expressed? (3) How can intangible and tangible values be merged? The general finding of the study showed that the Old Town features the highest ranked position in terms of all the values (mean aggregation index (A) ULOs = 0.64), together with the higher share of the most appreciated ULOs, whereas the Lagoon features the lowest ranked position (mean AULOs = 0.35), also statistically comparable with the Campus (mean AULOs = 0.45).

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek; Dawid Soszyński; Agnieszka Kułak. In the Search of an Assessment Method for Urban Landscape Objects (ULOs): Tangible and Intangible Values, Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS), and Ranking Approach. Land 2020, 9, 502 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek, Dawid Soszyński, Agnieszka Kułak. In the Search of an Assessment Method for Urban Landscape Objects (ULOs): Tangible and Intangible Values, Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS), and Ranking Approach. Land. 2020; 9 (12):502.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek; Dawid Soszyński; Agnieszka Kułak. 2020. "In the Search of an Assessment Method for Urban Landscape Objects (ULOs): Tangible and Intangible Values, Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS), and Ranking Approach." Land 9, no. 12: 502.

Review
Published: 25 August 2020 in Landscape Research
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Landscape-based surrogate measures are commonly used to measure plant diversity, however, the difference between predicted diversity and field measures raises doubts about their effectiveness. A review of the literature was performed to address this (115 studies first evaluations, 61 second evaluations) to establish the types of surrogates used, their usefulness and factors affecting their prediction power. Three types of indicators were detected: landscape metrics, indicators based on the variability of spectral data and geomorphometric indices. The most effective indicators were slope, altitude, elevation, percentage of land cover (PLAND) and edge density (ED), as well as diverse distance metrics. Spectral data, shape index (SHAPE), patch area (PA) and the Shannon diversity index (SHDI) were less useful. Four possible explanatory variables for the effectiveness of surrogates were identified: landscape type analysed, species (taxa) examined, habitat quality and scale of research.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Critical review of landscape-based surrogate measures of plant diversity. Landscape Research 2020, 45, 819 -840.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Critical review of landscape-based surrogate measures of plant diversity. Landscape Research. 2020; 45 (7):819-840.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. 2020. "Critical review of landscape-based surrogate measures of plant diversity." Landscape Research 45, no. 7: 819-840.

Conference paper
Published: 09 June 2020 in E3S Web of Conferences
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Landscape quality (LQ) is understood as the state in which its (landscape) spatial, functional and visual structure is found at a given time. To measure this landscape characteristic different research methods and data types are needed including GIS techniques and remote sensing data as well as interviews and questionnaires, results of social perception studies, analysis of documents, registers and statistical data, landscape visual studies and 3D drawings. Presented study aims to fully analyze the LQ of the Roztocze region based on above mentioned methods. To do so, the categorization of 24 quantitative indices was applied. Results indicated high structural and ecological values, medium visual values and values of spatial harmony and low cultural and perceptual properties of analyzed area. The study results also showed the great importance of spatial data and GIS techniques in LQ assessment.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. Landscape indicators as a tool of assessing landscape quality. E3S Web of Conferences 2020, 171, 02011 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. Landscape indicators as a tool of assessing landscape quality. E3S Web of Conferences. 2020; 171 ():02011.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. 2020. "Landscape indicators as a tool of assessing landscape quality." E3S Web of Conferences 171, no. : 02011.

Journal article
Published: 02 April 2020 in Sustainability
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Landscape quality (LQ) encompasses diverse characteristic of the natural and cultural environment. The most effective tool to analyze LQ is the use of indicators. The main problem in the assessment of LQ is not the lack of indicators, but its multitude. That is why, the indicators’ categorization is a problematic issue. The paper aims to introduce and test the methodology for selecting the suitable indicators based on the example of two national parks located in the south-east part of Poland. The method composed of the following stages: (1) Selection of spatial units being analyzed; (2) selection of indicators type(s); (3) selection of specific indicators; (4) calculation of indicator set no 1; (5) analysis of the correlation between indicators’ pairs; (6) selection of a final set of indicators; (7) analysis of effectiveness. The latter stage, refers to the statistical analysis of significance between results obtained dependently on the data sources, a spatial unit of analysis and analyzed regions. The results showed that the categorization composed of ten, mainly composite indicators, can be applied to conclude on different levels of LQ of protected areas. The differences between two analyzed data sources, different spatial units, as well as diverse regions, occurred to be statistically insignificant. Generally, the results of the effectiveness analysis showed that a final categorization of LQ indicators is adequate to conclude on the diverse dimensions of LQ of analyzed protected areas.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2810 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2810.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek. 2020. "The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2810.

Article
Published: 16 August 2019 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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In Poland, lake minnow (Eupallasella percnurus Pall.) inhabit 160 sites, including 44 in the eastern part of the country. Their habitats are mainly small and shallow peat holes vulnerable to complete destruction due to being dried or overgrown. Such processes are regularly observed, with ~ 60% of sites having vanished since the 1950s. Therefore, this species is one of the most endangered fish species from the Cyprinidae family in Polish inland waters. A GIS approach was adopted to fully analyze their habitat loss. The habitat area was marked in four time periods (from the 1960s to 2018) in reference to 26 sites composed of 111 reservoirs and representing almost 60% of all those documented in Eastern Poland. On this basis, the rate at which the habitat will vanish and the predicted time when this will happen were calculated. The results showed that the mean vanishing rate oscillates between 1 and 2% of the area per year for 50% of the analyzed sites (N = 13). For three sites (11%), this value does not exceed 1% of each area per year and is higher than 2% for the rest of the sites (39%). The results indicate that if the process of overgrowing and shallowing is not stopped, 58% of the analyzed sites will disappear in the next 50 years (including 8 (31%) in the next 20 years). This trend may lead to a serious decline in the species population or even its extinction in the next decades. Passive protection has proven to be insufficient in preserving lake minnow habitats. Therefore, there is an urgent need to undertake decisive protection action, as proposed in this manuscript.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Marcin Kolejko. Extinction risk to lake minnow (Eupallasella percnurus) due to habitat loss: Eastern Poland case study. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2019, 191, 1 -17.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Marcin Kolejko. Extinction risk to lake minnow (Eupallasella percnurus) due to habitat loss: Eastern Poland case study. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2019; 191 (9):1-17.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Marcin Kolejko. 2019. "Extinction risk to lake minnow (Eupallasella percnurus) due to habitat loss: Eastern Poland case study." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191, no. 9: 1-17.

Journal article
Published: 24 July 2019 in Journal of Environmental Management
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Social preferences of visual landscape quality are commonly analysed based on diverse techniques, among which the assessment of landscape photographs are the most often applied. Such evaluation is affected by the presence, configuration, colour, texture, etc. of different landscape attributes combined with respondent characteristics such as level of education, gender, age and environmental attitudes. The complexity of factors affecting preferences for visual quality raise the question of whether the objectifying of this kind of research is possible. That is why the aim of this paper is to determine if it is possible to generalise peoples' preferences on rural landscapes. This study developed the Index of Prognosis Rural Landscape Preferences (IPRLP), which is composed of nine variables referring to the presence or percentage share of different landscape attributes. The IPRLP was tested on 32 scenes of two regions located in Central Eastern Poland - the Polesie region and the Roztocze region. The index values were compared with real preferences expressed by respondents (n = 240). The results showed that this index was highly correlated with the respondents’ preferences (0.79 < r < 0.90), which indicates that objectivity of visual preferences studies are possibly based on the mathematical model. Stepwise multiple regression indicates three explanatory variables of the model: percentage of buildings (PB), presence of negative manmade objects (NE) and degree of naturalness (DN) indicating that it is easier to predict what kind of landscape people would not prefer than would prefer.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Dawid Soszyński. The index of the Prognosis Rural Landscape Preferences (IPRLP) as a tool of generalizing peoples’ preferences on rural landscape. Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 248, 109272 .

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Dawid Soszyński. The index of the Prognosis Rural Landscape Preferences (IPRLP) as a tool of generalizing peoples’ preferences on rural landscape. Journal of Environmental Management. 2019; 248 ():109272.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Dawid Soszyński. 2019. "The index of the Prognosis Rural Landscape Preferences (IPRLP) as a tool of generalizing peoples’ preferences on rural landscape." Journal of Environmental Management 248, no. : 109272.

Original articles
Published: 20 October 2017 in Tourism Geographies
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In assessing the sustainability of tourism development and tourism impacts on rural communities, researchers have analyzed a variety of personal, social, and economic factors. Rarely, however, have they devoted attention to the spatial characteristics of rural tourism places. Yet spatial factors may be important for quality of life and positive relationships among local residents and tourists, as suggested by the theoretical perspectives of the ‘New Urbanism.’ This concept proposes that the arrangement of the built environment influences residents’ level and quality of social interactions and their overall sense of community – an idea also relevant for communities wishing to initiate tourism development projects. Thus, the research described here asks: How do different spatial arrangements in tourist villages affect the quality of public spaces and the level of integration between locals and tourists? To address these questions, we used cartographic spatial analysis and semi-structured interviews with community residents to study 17 tourist villages in the Łęczna-Włodawa Lake District of eastern Poland. Results show that the spatial integration of residents and second home users is generally beneficial for both locals and tourists. The greatest benefit is received by residents of the smallest villages, where levels of spatial integration are the highest under moderate levels of tourism development. Spatial isolation of tourist and residential zones, as well as excessive dominance of tourism development, however, negatively impact community social relationships and reduce quality-of-life benefits. This research suggests that spatial arrangements should be considered to a greater extent in planning and managing rural tourism development.

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Dawid Soszyński; Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Patricia A. Stokowski; Andrzej Tucki. Spatial arrangements of tourist villages: implications for the integration of residents and tourists. Tourism Geographies 2017, 20, 770 -790.

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Dawid Soszyński, Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Patricia A. Stokowski, Andrzej Tucki. Spatial arrangements of tourist villages: implications for the integration of residents and tourists. Tourism Geographies. 2017; 20 (5):770-790.

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Dawid Soszyński; Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Patricia A. Stokowski; Andrzej Tucki. 2017. "Spatial arrangements of tourist villages: implications for the integration of residents and tourists." Tourism Geographies 20, no. 5: 770-790.

Review
Published: 01 October 2017 in Ecological Indicators
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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Review of cultural heritage indicators related to landscape: Types, categorisation schemes and their usefulness in quality assessment. Ecological Indicators 2017, 81, 526 -542.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Review of cultural heritage indicators related to landscape: Types, categorisation schemes and their usefulness in quality assessment. Ecological Indicators. 2017; 81 ():526-542.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. 2017. "Review of cultural heritage indicators related to landscape: Types, categorisation schemes and their usefulness in quality assessment." Ecological Indicators 81, no. : 526-542.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2017 in Ecological Indicators
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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Application of surrogate measures of ecological quality assessment: The introduction of the Indicator of Ecological Landscape Quality (IELQ). Ecological Indicators 2017, 73, 224 -234.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. Application of surrogate measures of ecological quality assessment: The introduction of the Indicator of Ecological Landscape Quality (IELQ). Ecological Indicators. 2017; 73 ():224-234.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz. 2017. "Application of surrogate measures of ecological quality assessment: The introduction of the Indicator of Ecological Landscape Quality (IELQ)." Ecological Indicators 73, no. : 224-234.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2016 in Ecological Indicators
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The term “landscape harmony” (LH) is relatively rarely used in literature. Semantically similar expressions, such as landscape coherence, unity, or sparse integrity are used more frequently. The LH index has been applied in the scope of the following concepts: (1) scenic beauty analysis, where LH describes the characteristic of perceived landscape; and (2) the ecological aspect, where LH refers to the mutual relationship between various abiotic and biotic landscape components. The objective of this paper is to introduce a new quantitative index describing LH combining both of the concepts. The basis for the index development is the assumption that landscape is harmonious by nature, both from the visual and ecological point of view. Therefore, any indicator attempting to reflect landscape harmony in fact measures the level of its disharmony. That is why the manuscript presents the Index of Landscape Disharmony (ILDH) measuring the impact of different factors (elements) affecting the unity of landscape. The index ranged from 0 to 3 (ILDH = 0 means fully harmonious landscape and ILDH = 3 means extremely disharmonious landscape). It involves the following three variables: (1) land type; (2) shape of objects; and (3) form and colour harmony. The index was applied in relation to 24 test areas representing different types of landscape scenes. The study results showed that the level of anthropogenic transformation does not have to negatively affect landscape harmony. Its impact depends on the coherence with landscape type and quality of man-made objects. The study also shows that LH, even if an indicator is applied, cannot be fully presented in an objective manner. The novelty of the research derives from the fact that this is the first index to be introduced combining aesthetic and ecological assessment of LH, possible to be calculated for natural, rural, and built up areas.

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Barbara Sowiſska-ſwierkosz. Index of Landscape Disharmony (ILDH) as a new tool combining the aesthetic and ecological approach to landscape assessment. Ecological Indicators 2016, 70, 166 -180.

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Barbara Sowiſska-ſwierkosz. Index of Landscape Disharmony (ILDH) as a new tool combining the aesthetic and ecological approach to landscape assessment. Ecological Indicators. 2016; 70 ():166-180.

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Barbara Sowiſska-ſwierkosz. 2016. "Index of Landscape Disharmony (ILDH) as a new tool combining the aesthetic and ecological approach to landscape assessment." Ecological Indicators 70, no. : 166-180.

Journal article
Published: 25 October 2016 in Journal of Environmental Management
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The objective of the paper is threefold: (1) to introduce Landscape Quality Objectives (LQOs) as a set of indicators; (2) to present a method of linking social and expert opinion in the process of the formulation of landscape indicators; and (3) to present a methodological framework for the identification of LQOs. The implementation of these goals adopted a six-stage procedure based on the use of landscape units: (1) GIS analysis; (2) classification; (3) social survey; (4) expert value judgement; (5) quality assessment; and (6) guidelines formulation. The essence of the research was the presentation of features that determine landscape quality according to public opinion as a set of indicators. The results showed that 80 such indicators were identified, of both a qualitative (49) and a quantitative character (31). Among the analysed units, 60% (18 objects) featured socially expected (and confirmed by experts) levels of landscape quality, and 20% (6 objects) required overall quality improvement in terms of both public and expert opinion. The adopted procedure provides a new tool for integrating social responsibility into environmental management. The advantage of the presented method is the possibility of its application in the territories of various European countries. It is flexible enough to be based on cartographic studies, landscape research methods, and environmental quality standards existing in a given country.

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Barbara Natalia Sowińska-Świerkosz; Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. A new approach to the identification of Landscape Quality Objectives (LQOs) as a set of indicators. Journal of Environmental Management 2016, 184, 596 -608.

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Barbara Natalia Sowińska-Świerkosz, Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. A new approach to the identification of Landscape Quality Objectives (LQOs) as a set of indicators. Journal of Environmental Management. 2016; 184 ():596-608.

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Barbara Natalia Sowińska-Świerkosz; Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. 2016. "A new approach to the identification of Landscape Quality Objectives (LQOs) as a set of indicators." Journal of Environmental Management 184, no. : 596-608.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2014 in Ecological Indicators
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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Dawid Soszyński. Landscape structure versus the effectiveness of nature conservation: Roztocze region case study (Poland). Ecological Indicators 2014, 43, 143 -153.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Dawid Soszyński. Landscape structure versus the effectiveness of nature conservation: Roztocze region case study (Poland). Ecological Indicators. 2014; 43 ():143-153.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Dawid Soszyński. 2014. "Landscape structure versus the effectiveness of nature conservation: Roztocze region case study (Poland)." Ecological Indicators 43, no. : 143-153.

Article
Published: 04 July 2014 in Environmental Management
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The European Landscape Convention (2000) obligates European Union countries to identify and implement landscape quality objectives (LQOs) understood as the specification of public expectations and preferences concerning the landscape of a given area, expressed by competent public authorities. The convention emphasizes the important role of local community representatives in this field. In Poland, the implementation of the LQO concept was first undertaken in two regions with radically different landscape characteristics: (1) the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve and (2) the selected protected areas of the Roztocze–Solska Forest, nominated to the rank of a biosphere reserve. The first stage of the presented study was the recognition of public opinion on the quality of key features of landscape, based on a questionnaire (n = 470). The primary objective of the study was to provide an answer to the following questions: (1) Whether similar social expectations regarding landscape quality exist in spite of radically different landscape characteristics of the regions investigated (landscape quality is understood as spatial arrangement, scenic beauty, and lack of environmental pollution); (2) which landscape features are considered to be most preservation worthy by the representatives of both local communities; and (3) What processes or development impacts pose the greatest threat to the landscape quality of both regions according to the public opinion? The conducted comparative assessment revealed that it is possible to define a set of features fundamental to the quality of both areas and that representatives of local communities pointed out the same threats to the natural and cultural values of both regions investigated.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. Comparative Assessment of Public Opinion on the Landscape Quality of Two Biosphere Reserves in Europe. Environmental Management 2014, 54, 531 -556.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. Comparative Assessment of Public Opinion on the Landscape Quality of Two Biosphere Reserves in Europe. Environmental Management. 2014; 54 (3):531-556.

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Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz; Tadeusz J. Chmielewski. 2014. "Comparative Assessment of Public Opinion on the Landscape Quality of Two Biosphere Reserves in Europe." Environmental Management 54, no. 3: 531-556.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2011 in Ekológia (Bratislava)
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Research on historical agricultural landscape for the design and management of a biosphere reserve

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B. Sowińska; T. Chmielewski. Research on historical agricultural landscape for the design and management of a biosphere reserve. Ekológia (Bratislava) 2011, 30, 171 -186.

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B. Sowińska, T. Chmielewski. Research on historical agricultural landscape for the design and management of a biosphere reserve. Ekológia (Bratislava). 2011; 30 (1):171-186.

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B. Sowińska; T. Chmielewski. 2011. "Research on historical agricultural landscape for the design and management of a biosphere reserve." Ekológia (Bratislava) 30, no. 1: 171-186.