Effects of post-WWII forced displacements on long-term landscape dynamics in the Polish Carpathians

AN Affek, J Wolski, M Zachwatowicz, K Ostafin… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Armed conflicts and major political changes can result in the forced displacement of
thousands of people and may have substantial effects on the environment. However, it is …

The use of LiDAR in reconstructing the pre‐World War II landscapes of abandoned mountain villages in southern Poland

AN Affek, J Wolski, A Latocha… - Archaeological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The cessation of most human activities resulting from post‐World War II expulsions and
forced displacements in Central Europe triggered massive land cover transformation in …

Historical Agricultural Landforms—Central European Bio-Cultural Heritage Worthy of Attention

J Zacharová, J Riezner, J Elznicová, I Machová… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Knowledge about past agricultural land management can bring solutions for future needs.
One undervalued historical type of historical rural landscape in temperate Europe is termed …

[HTML][HTML] Land use changes and their catchment-scale environmenta limpact in the Polish Western Carpathians during transition from centrally planned to free-market …

A Bucała-Hrabia - Geographia Polonica, 2018 - rcin.org.pl
Land use and land cover changes (LULC) and their impact on potential soil erosion, road
density as transfer routes of material and water to channels as well as channel level …

Impacts of modern mechanised skidding on the natural and cultural heritage of the Polish Carpathian Mountains

AN Affek, M Zachwatowicz, A Sosnowska… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the research was to determine the scale and forms of logging road impacts on the
natural environment and residual cultural heritage of Ruthenian Highlanders that …

Detection of past landscape elements in marginal mountain areas—the example of the Western Carpathians

M Sobala - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2023 - Springer
There has been a growing interest in applying airborne laser scanning (ALS) in studies on
past landscapes. This includes in marginal mountain areas; however, the usefulness of …

Stone walls as a characteristic feature of the cultural landscape of the Izera Mountains, southwestern Poland

P Duma, A Latocha, A Łuczak, J Piekalski - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This paper is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary presentation of stone walls in the
Central European mountains from the perspective of landscape archaeology based on field …

The human impact on changes in the forest range of the Silesian Beskids (Western Carpathians)

M Sobala, O Rahmonov - Resources, 2020 - mdpi.com
Changes in forest range are caused by human activity in many regions of the world. The aim
of this paper is an attempt to determine the impact of pastoral and forest management on …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term landscape dynamics in the depopulated Carpathian Foothills: A Wiar River basin case study

AN Affek, M Zachwatowicz, J Solon - Geographia Polonica, 2020 - rcin.org.pl
Recently, marginal lands have been attracting attention as areas of high cultural and natural
value that are undergoing profound, uncontrolled transformations. These changes are seen …

[PDF][PDF] Results of integrated geoarchaeological prospection of unique Iron Age hillfort located on Radomno Lake island in north-eastern Poland

F Welc, J Nitychoruk, R Solecki, K Rabiega… - Studia …, 2018 - archive.sciendo.com
RESULTS OF INTEGRATED GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION OF UNIQUE IRON AGE
HILLFORT LOCATED ON RADOMNO LAKE ISLAND IN NORTH-EASTERN Page 1 Studia …