Problem zmiennych jednostek odniesienia (MAUP) w badaniach pokrycia terenu. Przykład Łódzkiego Obszaru Metropolitalnego

Celem rozprawy jest zbadanie wpływu problemu zmiennych jednostek odniesienia (Modifiable Areal Unit Problem – MAUP) na wyniki badań pokrycia terenu. Zakres przestrzenny badań wyznacza Łódzki Obszar Metropolitalny (ŁOM). Badania prowadzone były z użyciem danych o pokryciu terenu z bazy CORINE Land Cover 2012 w skali 1:100 000 i Bazy Danych Obiektów Topograficznych w skali 1:10 000 aktualnej dla 2012 r., które zharmonizowano wg klasyfikacji zawierającej 10 typów pokrycia terenu. Dla 6 wybranych obszarów badań szczegółowych na podstawie ortofotomap z 2012 r. opracowano dane o pokryciu terenu w skali 1:500 wg przyjętej klasyfikacji. Na podstawie danych w skali 1:10 000 i 1:100 000 przeprowadzono charakterystykę pokrycia terenu całego ŁOM, a dla obszarów badań szczegółowych na podstawie danych w skali 1:500, 1:10 000 i 1:100 000. W pracy wykonano również badanie rozkładu przestrzennego każdego z typów pokrycia terenu w skali 1:10 000 i 1:100 0000. Użyto metody badania koncentracji przestrzennej opartej na krzywej Lorenza. Zastosowano 224 rodzaje przestrzennych jednostek o różnej powierzchni i różnego kształtu: kwadraty, heksagony, jednostki podziału kraju do celów ewidencyjnych, koncentryczne strefy – bufory. Uzyskane wyniki wykazały, że w ŁOM i w obszarach badań szczegółowych w zależności od przyjętej skali danych występuje różna liczba typów pokrycia terenu, różna liczba płatów pokrycia terenu i różnice udziałów procentowych każdego typu pokrycia terenu w powierzchni obszaru badań. Natomiast zmienność wartości współczynnika koncentracji poszczególnych typów pokrycia terenu była różna w zależności od skali danych i zastosowanych jednostek odniesienia. Najwyższą zmiennością wartości współczynnika koncentracji charakteryzują się tereny komunikacyjne, a najniższą tereny rolne i trawiaste

Metoda projektu w nauczaniu specjalistów w geoinformacji

The idea for this publication was barn in June 2015, during a meeting of Polish teachers involved with Geographic lnformation Systems. The meeting was initiated by the Department of Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Łódź, which received a grant to organize it. The discussion and presentations from academic teachers representing various universities in Poland were very interesting and sometimes heated. it would be advisable for other educators to familiarise themselves with the aspects of GIS education among Polish geographers, foresters, surveyors and other users. The experience of Geoinformation education in Poland is still modest, so the views of people who have been involved at Polish universities with it since the 1990s should be interesting to readers. Geographic lnformation Systems (GIS) – the integration of environmental and climate issues as an important factor for economic development and quality of life – an innovative second-degree studies. Akronim GIS-E-QL: GIS for environment and quality of life. Project objectives: The main aim of the project is to start-up attractive and innovative second­ degree studies – geoinformation in mutual cooperation of the FGS and the FMCS, students education, improving the competence of academic teachers, conference organization, publishing, cooperation with practitioners and establishing contacts with partners from Norway. This aim is consistent with the “Ana lysis of the economy's demand for graduates in key field of strategy in the context of the Europe 2020” 2012 and “Strategy for development of higher education in Poland 2020”, in the field of promoting innovative courses, formed collectively with practitioners, raising awareness of the environment. Joint actions of educators and practitioners, supported the by the strengthening of university's hardware, software and spatial data, will ensure a high quality project. The existing cooperation with practitioners indicate that further training is necessary and they would like to see postgraduates in their institutions. The final beneficiaries of the project will be the students and the academical teaching staff and indirectly the economy of the region. Students who graduate will be the main recipient of the project, the next will be teaching staff who will have contact with the practices and Norwegian partners with similar interests. In broad terms the project will benefit Polish and European economy and environment.This book has been prepared within the project „Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – the integration of environmental and climate issues as an important factor of economic development and quality of life – an innovative second-degree studies” supported by a grant from Norway through the Norway Grants and co-financed by the Polish funds. (Agreement No FSS/2014/HEI/W/0114/U/0013)

Land use changes for selected areas on the southern outskirts of Łódź 1973-2017: a case study

This article discusses changes in land use in two areas located on the southern outskirts of Łódź. It was based on an analysis of land use data obtained from aerial photographs taken in 1973 and an orthophotomap from 2017. After 44 years, significant changes had taken place in the city and they were reflected in land use. The study areas covered 190 ha and, in the period analysed, land use had changed over an area of 115 ha, more than 60% of its total surface. They mainly occurred on pasture and arable land which was developed into built-up areas.Celem artykułu jest omówienie zmian pokrycia terenu dwóch obszarów położonych na południowych obrzeżach Łodzi. Badanie przeprowadzono na podstawie analizy danych o pokryciu terenu, uzyskanych ze zdjęć lotniczych wykonanych w 1973 r. i ortofotomapy z 2017 r. Przez 44 lata w mieście zachodziły znaczące zmiany, które znalazły odzwierciedlenie w zmianach pokrycia terenu. Powierzchnia obszarów poddanych badaniu wynosiła łącznie 190 ha, a w analizowanym okresie zmiany pokrycia terenu objęły 115 ha, co stanowi ponad 60% powierzchni badanych obszarów. Zmiany nastąpiły głównie na terenach trawiastych i rolniczych, które były przekształcane w grunty przeznaczone pod zabudowę

Co-evolution of tourism and industrial sectors: the case of the Bełchatów industrial district

The goal of the study is to explore the co-evolution of the tourism and industrial sectors. This paper addresses the concept of inter-path dependency as the theoretical framework for this study. The case study of Bełchatów industrial district is applied to discuss the co-evolution of tourism and heavy industries. Tourism and heavy industries are usually seen as mutually exclusive. However, in the case of the Bełchatów industrial district, tourism (starting from social tourism, through business tourism and educational tourism) is confirmed as being complementary to the industrial path shaped by triggering events (launch of radical industrialisation, and economic transition). Recently, implementation of the Just Transition Mechanism was planned and includes development of leisure tourism in the case study area. Some doubts of that intersectoral linkages are discussed in the paper – mainly in the context of the expected sustainable development of the Bełchatów industrial district – and followed by policy recommendations

GIS w polskiej edukacji wyższej – dyskusja

The idea for this publication was barn in June 2015, during a meeting of Polish teachers involved with Geographic lnformation Systems. The meeting was initiated by the Department of Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Łódź, which received a grant to organize it. The discussion and presentations from academic teachers representing various universities in Poland were very interesting and sometimes heated. it would be advisable for other educators to familiarise themselves with the aspects of GIS education among Polish geographers, foresters, surveyors and other users. The experience of Geoinformation education in Poland is still modest, so the views of people who have been involved at Polish universities with it since the 1990s should be interesting to readers. Geographic lnformation Systems (GIS) – the integration of environmental and climate issues as an important factor for economic development and quality of life – an innovative second-degree studies. Akronim GIS-E-QL: GIS for environment and quality of life. Project objectives: The main aim of the project is to start-up attractive and innovative second­ degree studies – geoinformation in mutual cooperation of the FGS and the FMCS, students education, improving the competence of academic teachers, conference organization, publishing, cooperation with practitioners and establishing contacts with partners from Norway. This aim is consistent with the “Ana lysis of the economy's demand for graduates in key field of strategy in the context of the Europe 2020” 2012 and “Strategy for development of higher education in Poland 2020”, in the field of promoting innovative courses, formed collectively with practitioners, raising awareness of the environment. Joint actions of educators and practitioners, supported the by the strengthening of university's hardware, software and spatial data, will ensure a high quality project. The existing cooperation with practitioners indicate that further training is necessary and they would like to see postgraduates in their institutions. The final beneficiaries of the project will be the students and the academical teaching staff and indirectly the economy of the region. Students who graduate will be the main recipient of the project, the next will be teaching staff who will have contact with the practices and Norwegian partners with similar interests. In broad terms the project will benefit Polish and European economy and environment.The experience of Polish scientists and educators in the GIS has not been as long as mentioned by Michael F. Goodchild who jointly with Ross Newkirk (Goodchild 2006) started the fi rst GIS training course at the University of Western Ontario in Canada in 1975. Discussions on the scope of knowledge included in the GIS have continued at most universities that have offered such classes. In 1988/89, owing to the National Centre for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), the 3-volume document of over 1000 pages was put together to include curriculums, student materials and other teaching aids. We have good models and we can use them. Meetings and discussions about the GIS education have been and still are regularly held all over the world (Forer P., Unwin D. 1999). When employees of Polish universities were starting to learn the GIS software and possibilities, Morgan J. M., Fleury B., Becker R. A. (1996) had already identifi ed over 800 higher education institutions all over the world that had offered at least one GIS course. The rapid development of new technologies, methods, the creation of new labour markets has arisen discussions on the contents GIS training in various centres of higher education, e.g. in the Netherlands, the US, and those have been similar to the ones presented in this article (Toppen F. J. 1992) and some issues needed to be resolved in court (DiBiase, D. 2008). You can see how important these meetings of educators are for exchanging opinions and experience. They have allowed to meed people representing various fi elds involved in the geoinformation, which may result in co-operation and new educational initiatives, and sometimes, competition. Finally, we should agree with prof. J. Gaździcki (2009 p. 12) that “It is obvious that the success of any measures to modernise education in the area under consideration depends on the interest of academic communities, involvement of research and academic staff in these endeavours, their will, ambition and willingness to co-operate”.This book has been prepared within the project „Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – the integration of environmental and climate issues as an important factor of economic development and quality of life – an innovative second-degree studies” supported by a grant from Norway through the Norway Grants and co-financed by the Polish funds. (Agreement No FSS/2014/HEI/W/0114/U/0013)

Agricultural land cover changes in metropolitan areas of Poland for the period 1990–2012

Agricultural land covers more than half the area of metropolitan areas in Poland, and is therefore particularly prone to the influences of the processes associated with their development. The aim of the study was to analyse changes in agricultural land cover within the metropolitan areas of Poland for the years 1990–2012; and to capture their dynamics, types and directions. The percentage share of the total study area, for each of the forms of agricultural land cover and their changes were traced, with the spatial distribution of the changes also being determined. The results of the study show that in metropolitan areas, agricultural land cover is undergoing transformations that do not result in the loss of agricultural lands, or that involve a decrease in surface area due to their change into anthropogenic forms of land cover. The greatest transitions occurred between 2000 and 2006 and were observed in the outer zones of metropolitan areas

Location of accommodation places in Łódź 2013 in the light of centroid measures

Artykuł przedstawia rozmieszczenia obiektów hotelarskich i miejsc noclegowych w Łodzi w 2013 roku. W celu przeprowadzenia analiz przestrzennych dane o obiektach hotelarskich zgromadzono w geobazie. Badanie obejmujące: położenie centroidów zbiorów obiektów oraz wielkość i kierunek rozproszenia, przeprowadzono z użyciem miar centrograficznych i narzędzi GIS dostępnych w programie ArcGIS 10.0. Pozwoliło to na opracowanie charakterystyki lokalizacji obiektów hotelarskich i miejsc noclegowych na obszarze miasta.This article presents spatial distribution of hospitality facilities and accommodation places in Łódź in 2013. In order to conduct spatial analysis the data concerning hospitality facilities were collected in a geodatabase. For the research, containing centroid position of the sets of objects and the size and direction of dispersal, the centroid measures available in ArcGIS 10.0 were used. On this basis the characteristic of location of hospitality facilities and accommodation places within the city borders has been prepared.Publikacja finansowana w ramach dotacji celowej na zadania służące rozwojowi młodych naukowców i doktorantów

Land cover of Łódź Voivodeship in the years 2000–2018 in the light of Corine Land Cover data

Celem pracy była analiza pokrycia terenu i jego zmian w województwie łódzkim w latach 2000–2018. Bazując na danych CORINE Land Cover oraz wykorzystując narzędzia GIS, wykonano analizę pokrycia terenu i jego zmian dla trzech przedziałów czasowych 2000–2006, 2006–2012 i 2012–2018, w ujęciu ilościowym i przestrzennym, co pozwoliło na scharakteryzowanie pokrycia terenu badanego obszaru oraz uchwycenie kierunków zmian, ich natężenia i miejsca występowania. W badaniu przeprowadzono pomiar gęstości zmian metodą estymacji rozkładu gęstości z wykorzystaniem nieparametrycznych estymatorów jądrowych (kernel function).The aim of the author was to analyse land cover and its changes in the Łódź Voivodeship in the years 2000–2018. Based on CORINE Land Cover data and using GIS tools, analysis of land cover and its changes were performed for three intervals – the years 2000–2006, 2006–2012 and 2012–2018 – in spatial and quantitative terms. This approach allowed the land cover of the studied area to be characterised and the directions, intensity and spatial distribution of changes to be captured. In the study the density of changes was measured using the method of density distribution estimation with the use of non-para-metric nuclear estimators – the kernel function