Виміри та показники ландшафтного різноманіття = Dimensions and indexes of the landscape diversity

Grodzynskyi M. D. Виміри та показники ландшафтного різноманіття = Dimensions and indexes of the landscape diversity. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(5):283-291. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17742http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%285%29%3A283-291https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/560598http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17742Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011 – 2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.02.2015. Revised 27.04.2015. Accepted: 08.05.2015. ВИМІРИ ТА ПОКАЗНИКИ ЛАНДШАФТНОГО РІЗНОМАНІТТЯDIMENSIONS AND INDEXES OF THE LANDSCAPE DIVERSITYМ. Д. ГродзинськийM. D. Grodzynskyi Wydział Kultury Fizycznej, Zdrowia i Turystyki,Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczyemail: [email protected] AbstractThe concept of landscape diversity is now discussed within the context of sustainable development and strategic European environmental policy. However in these fields the concept is still not defined clearly, that prevents its applications to both scientific and applied purposes. The article shows that the landscape diversity is a complex multidimensional attribute and reveals itself in various forms. Four basic forms (dimensions) of landscape diversity are identified, namely spatially-structural, anthropocentric, biocentric, and humanistic. The set of indexes for quantitative assessment and mapping of these forms of landscape diversity is proposed. Key words: landscape, landscape diversity, indexes, assessment.             Резюме            Поняття ландшафтного різноманіття зараз розглядається в контексті сталого розвитку та стратегічних завдань європейської екополітики. Однак, в цих полях дане поняття лишається невизначеним, що перешкоджає його ефективному використанню в наукових і прикладних цілях. В статті показано, що ландшафтне різноманіття – складна багатовимірна властивість, яка проявляє себе у різних формах. Визначено чотири основні форми (виміри) ландшафтного різноманіття, якими є просторово-структурне, ландшафтно-антропічне, ландшафтно-біоцентричне і ландшафтно-гуманістичне різноманіття ландшафту. Для їх кількісного аналізу та картографування запропоновано комплекс показників й визначені напрямки їх використання. Ключові слова: ландшафт, ландшафтне різноманіття, показники, оцінювання

Neogene prehistory of the landscapes of Ukraine

Grodzynskyi M. D. Neogene prehistory of the landscapes of Ukraine. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(6):206-214. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.804623 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4526 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.05.2017. Revised: 25.05.2017. Accepted: 11.06.2017. Неогенова передісторія сучасних ландшафтів України Neogene prehistory of the landscapes of Ukraine Grodzynskyi M. D. ([email protected]) Wydział Kultury Fizycznej, Zdrowia i Turystyki, Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy Abstract The Neogene prehistory of the landscapes of Ukraine is considered as the first stage of the evolution of the modern landscapes. Its beginning is defined as the beginning of the late Miocene (Meotic age, 9,6 MA) and its end is correlated with the first Pleistocene glaciations on the Ukraine's territory. The degradation of Turgai forest flora (its criofitization and xerofitization) and increase of the area covered with the grass vegetation are the main factors of landscape genesis during their Neogene prehistory. Finally these changes have lead to the emergence of steppe zone in the southern Ukraine. Key words: landscape, evolution, Neogene Резюме Неогенова передісторія ландшафтів України розглядається як перший етап еволюції сучасних ландшафтів. Його початок віднесено до початку пізнього міоцену (меотичного часу, 9,6 млн. р. ВР), а кінець – до початку плейстоценових зледенінь на території України. Провідними напрямками ландшафтогенезу цього етапу були збіднення видового складу лісів тургайської флори (їх кріофітизацію та ксерофітизацію) та зростання площі, вкритої трав'янистою рослинністю, що врешті призвело до утворення на півдні України зони степів. Ключові слова: ландшафт, еволюція, неоге

Joining participatory approach and spatially-based modelling tools for groundwater resource management.

Although a lot of science has been produced on Water Resource Management (WRM) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, WRM is still poorly addressed via scientific means. Some reasons for this may be: the underrated importance given to this topic at political and decision-making level; the low-capacity of the research environment to transfer results; and missing numerical modelling capacities at agencies and governing authorities. ICT may provide tools for water planning and management, as discussed within the ICT4WATER cluster initiative. Among these, GIS-integrated numerical modeling is a robust method to represent hydrological systems and to provide answers to problems of protection of groundwater resources. Because these tools require a high level of knowledge pertaining to various disciplines, they are often disregarded as complex “tricky games” providing unrealistic results. This is a barrier to the uptake of technologies for water management. To overcome this issue, the application of ICT tools has been combined with an innovative participatory approach, and large capacity building activities, in the framework of the H2020 FREEWAT project (FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management; www.freewat.eu). The major result of the project consists in an open source and public domain, QGIS-integrated modeling platform for promoting WRM. FREEWAT capabilities have been demonstrated at 14 case studies in EU and non-EU Countries, where the effectiveness of few measures foreseen in River Basin Management Plans for achieving good status of water bodies was tested. At each case study, a Focus Group (FG) participated by local stakeholders (e.g., river basin authorities, research institutions, environmental protection agencies, environmental associations) was formed and seven meetings were organized. During these meetings, the objective of each case study, the methodology to be adopted, including definition of the conceptual model and of data needed, were discussed. The FG also took decisions on scenarios to be simulated for testing the feasibility of the foreseen measures. FGs aimed at demonstrating that WRM may be performed with open source and public domain software and participants’ perception on using ICT tools for WRM was discussed. Some of the implemented models are now being used for operational purposes: Vrbansky plato (Slovenia), where FREEWAT is used to monitor remediation of heating oil spillage and the water supply company intends to maintain and use developed groundwater flow model for managed groundwater recharge with induced riverbank filtration; the Bremerhaven case study (Germany), where the local water authority intends to use the developed groundwater flow model for predictions; the Scarlino-Follonica case study (Italy), where the model will be used by the regional authority to manage private groundwater remediation projects in a large industrial contaminated site; the Gozo case study (Malta), where the model is being developed to support the assessment of good groundwater quantitative status as part of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive