The purpose of the research conducted in the years 2008–2009 was to determine the effect of wastewater generated by several tourist lodges in Tatra National Park (an alpine environment) on the concentration of biogenic ions (NH4 +, NO2 −, NO3 − and PO4 3−) in local stre...

Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation of vulnerable mountain ecosystems, but at the same time they may serve as tourist destinations and attract large numbers of visitors. Areas located in close proximity to cable cars belong to some of the most challe...

The emergence of independent Poland in November 1918 gave rise to an urgent need to rapidly construe Poland’s own judiciary, including that of administrative type. In February 1919 the Supreme Court in Warsaw took over the competence of the Vienna Administrative Tribuna...

Ziel dieses Beitrags ist, die Auswirkungen der EU-Osterweiterung auf die internationalen Eisenbahnverbindungen von drei ostmitteleuropaischen Staaten – Polen, Tschechische Republik und Slowakei – zu analysieren. Der EU-Beitritt der drei Staaten 2004 hat den Bedarf an in...

This paper discusses the results of a study on the influence of Natura 2000 sites on local development, as emerge from analyses of the content of Management Plans (MPs) for 40 sites located in the Polish Carpathians, as well as from case studies and documentary evidence...

Mountain areas are particularly attractive for the development of winter activities such as skiing, owing to both morphological and climatic conditions. However, mountain areas are at the same time vulnerable. For this reason, they are often under protection. This study...

The following article presents laws and regulations concerning states of emergency, martial law and states of siege included in the Constitution as well as in other legal acts of the period of 1918–1939. The article also describes institutions and entities authorized to...