of large areas of land and a lack of interest in farm enlargement. A division of agricultural problem areas into 4 types may be proposed. These areas are concentrated in just a few regions of Poland. - (BJ)
The degree of openness of Poland's borders has changed fundamentally in the last seven years, as the intensity of the traffic crossing them. The aim of this study is to define the degree of advancement of the process of functional change on Poland's
Cartography ; Climatic chart ; Geographical information system ; Map design ; Poland ; Solar radiation ; Thermal regime ; Topoclimate
The paper contains general ideas and principles of a new topoclimatic map of Poland. The map will cover the whole territory of Poland and will be made with the use of GIS methods. Several digital layers of the map will be established. The basic maps
Assessment of relations between the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), frequency of forest fires, air temperature, sunshine, precipitation in Poland
AVHRR ; Air temperature ; Climate ; Climatic variability ; Fire ; Forest ; NOAA ; Poland ; Precipitation ; Remote sensing ; Vegetation index ; Years 1990-99
Climatic variation in the growing seasons of the 1990s was examined using 10-day values for the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) in 5 regions in Poland. The NDVI values were compared with climatic conditions, by calculating multiple
Bioclimatology ; Climatotherapy ; Field experiment ; Human bioclimatology ; Meteorology ; Poland
The study consists of the evaluation of bioclimatic conditions of Krasnobrod (south-eastern Poland). The basis of this evaluation were the multiannual data from meteorological stations as well as the results of field investigations carried out
Agriculture ; Bulgaria ; Comparative study ; Poland ; Political regime ; Rural area ; Rural change ; Years 1990-99
The study is a comparative analysis of agriculture in Poland and Bulgaria during the period of transition (198-1999). Subject to the analysis were changes which occurred in agriculture and its environment in both countries as a result of the change
in the agriccultural sector, and in rural areas in general, are one of the most important questions related to the future membership of poland and Bulgaria in the European Union. - (BJ)
Bioclimatology ; Central Europe ; Climate fluctuation ; Drought ; Europe ; Fish breeding ; Historical climate ; Historical geography ; Middle Age ; Poland ; Temperature ; Twentieth Century ; Water balance
of unfavourable thermal conditions, and by water - in periods of drought. A tracing of the history of carp culture in the southern and western parts of Poland, where hydrological, climatic and geological conditions have been suitable for the development of fish