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Landscape Diversity and the Directions of Its Protection in Poland Illustrated with an Example of Wielkopolskie Voivodeship

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  • Sylwia Bródka

    (Landscape Ecology Research Unit, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznań, Poland)

  • Marta Kubacka

    (Landscape Ecology Research Unit, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznań, Poland)

  • Andrzej Macias

    (Landscape Ecology Research Unit, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-712 Poznań, Poland)

Abstract

As part of the implementation of the provisions of the European Landscape Convention, a landscape audit of the provinces has been underway in Poland for a few years. The main objectives of the audit are the delimitation of landscape units, assessment of their values, and identification of the priority of landscapes to be protected. This study presents the results of research on the landscape division of the Wielkopolskie voivodeship and a geostatistical analysis of the differentiation of ecological units. With reference to legal regulations in force in Poland, the landscape diversity of the province was characterized using two divisions: geophysical regionalization and landscape typology. In the case of regional division, the meso- and microregions of physical and geographical rank are referenced. The proposed microregional division is the first example in Poland of such a detailed landscape analysis completed for the area of the voivodeship. In the case of typological division, the study conducted in cooperation with the Wielkopolska Bureau of Spatial Planning in Poznań was used. The statistical analysis included metrics to quantitatively characterize landscape composition, including the landscape division index (DIVISION), Shannon’s diversity index (SHDI), and Simpson’s diversity index (SIDI). The results of the study were then compared with the distribution of areas associated with different forms of landscape protection such as national parks, landscape parks, and protected landscape areas. The applied methodology and the results obtained indicate the important role of physical and geographical microregions in the complex analyses of landscape diversity and their broad application in procedures connected with landscape planning and environmental protection.

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  • Sylwia Bródka & Marta Kubacka & Andrzej Macias, 2021. "Landscape Diversity and the Directions of Its Protection in Poland Illustrated with an Example of Wielkopolskie Voivodeship," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-21, December.
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    2. Marta Kubacka, 2019. "Evaluation of the ecological efficiency of landscape protection in areas of different protection status. A case study from Poland," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(5), pages 628-641, July.
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