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The funds for disbursement of unused amounts must be required by the need for population mobility to provide a rich set of spatial solutions for separate regions living in the country. This determines the size of this type of transport in its domestic, labor, educational and other daily routine. Against the backdrop of global improvements in the handling of goods transport from all countries, there is a downward trend both for the passengers and freight forwarders. This applies to the degree of retention of areas ...

Landslides are mass movement processes with severe consequences on the environment and human communities, and their identification and mapping is an important step in analyzing, evaluating and managing their potential risk. The results obtained in identifying areas of landslide activity may vary depending on the data sources used. The present paper is testing the landslides inventory at the scale of a commune in the Moldavian Plateau, Eastern Romania, using two different data sources: orthorectified images (2010-2...

Global climate change and resources depletion are the main reasons why it is necessary to constantly seek innovative approaches to the green economy. The 21st century economy should be a "green" economy, represented by repeated and sustainable use of resources. At the same time, the impact of environmental problems has an increasing impact on the economy or health and the quality of life of the population. In Slovakia, one of the biggest environmental problems is mainly the issue of waste management. While the mun...

In Poland, for several years the needs and possibilities of introducing a multi-dimensional cadastre have been considered. The European Union provides the Member States with a legal framework in the form of a norm regulating the development of broadly understood land administration systems. The cadastre, as a source of information about land and people who manage it, must above all enable proper land management. The basic aspect that we encounter in the discussion about the cadastre is the determination of the spa...

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the possibilities of historic urban parks as places of attractiveness. The historical urban parks are nowadays important not only because of their historical heritage, they are also ecosystems that have economic and social value for the community. Historical and cultural developments change these parks, creating their new environments, as the main requirement for their historical development. The formation of cultural elements and landscapes are reflecting the historical...

The most pronounced observed climate change is the rising surface temperature of the Earth. In view of extreme weather events, existing risks and possible consequences, adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change has become a global challenge in recent decades. The interaction between climate change and its possible consequences is a complex and very dynamic system that needs a great deal of information to be properly managed. These facts were also reflected in the Council of the European Union, which appr...

Modernization of the real estate cadastre is a set of technical, organizational and administrative activities aimed at gradual improvement of the quality of data collected there. In the real estate cadastre's database, the key importance to the quality is whether the accuracy of the location of objects corresponds to the assumed formal and legal purposes and the expectations of users. The accuracy of determination of coordinates of border points has a direct impact on the uncertainty of area estimation, which is a...

As a big agricultural country, China is experiencing rapid urbanization, and urban agriculture plays a very important role. In this paper, we collected the basic agricultural economic data of the Changsha-Zhuzhou- Xiangtan City Circle, one of the nine urban clusters in the Yangtze River Economic Belt in south-central China with a vital role in grain production, and constructed-16 indicators to evaluate the production-economic function, cultural leisure function and ecological function using geography model and 1KM...

Nowadays, natural risks associated to geomorphological processes represent a widely studied topic by geoscientists due to their impact on society. In this category, landslides take an important place, representing major risks to human activities, which often lead to economic losses and numerous fatalities all over the world, especially in equatorial, tropical and sub-tropical areas. In Romania, landslides are a common and frequently encountered geomorphic phenomena in plateau regions, that need to be identified an...

Spatial databases collect information about geographic objects that represent real world phenomena. Stored and shared data sets are not homogeneous, because they are obtained on the basis of diversified source materials. Distributed sources of spatial data are characterized by a different organization in terms of completeness, consistency and accuracy. In Poland, the topographic objects database (BDOT10k) is one of the basic databases covering the entire country. The positional accuracy is a basic element of the s...

Avalanches are undesirable phenomena, represented by the sliding or floating on the slopes of mountains snow masses. The snow masses sometimes train in motion stones, rocks, and shrubs. The avalanches are dangerous because they do human victims. In Romanian mountains, avalanche victims are mostly tourists, skiers or climbers. Avalanches can also cause disasters, covering roads and blocking access to some localities, and last but not least, human victims. They are also the most unexpected and most spectacular aspec...

The aerial survey results have shown a number of benefits of aerial survey if compared to ground survey. Unmanned aerial vehicle can be effectively used in surveying works in opencasts. At the same time, this technology allows to improve accuracy, safety and effectiveness of surveying works as well as reduce costs and labor effort. The surveying department and industrial engineers of JSC SUEK for surveying works in open pits have applied the unmanned aerial vehicles. As the result, labor productivity increased sig...

This paper compares the indicators of spatial development for the road network of Croatia towards chosen countries in Europe and on a county level in Croatia. It also shows the number of traffic accidents per counties and links it with indicators of spatial development. The paper presents the results of the research of spatial distribution of traffic accidents in Croatia by counties. An example of a hazardous site identification on the A6 motorway is provided by the accident data report. All the comparisons and an...

The present work aims to present how to identify the causes and sub-cases that lead to delays in the implementation of the projects with non-reimbursable financing using the cause-effect diagram (Ishikawa), as well as how to combat the main causes. The importance of timely identification of the major issues and the concentration of the management teams in solving them can reduce the risk of losing the grant, avoiding the decommissioning of the European funds, while helping to increase their absorption. Projects wi...

The management of the ?umava (Bohemian Forest) and Bavarian Forest National Parks have long been working in the field of natural science research. However, visitor monitoring in these protected areas has been given little attention so far. Successful management of national parks must combine the requirements of nature protection with public use. The aim of the paper is to suggest using cross-border socio-economic monitoring variables to increase the satisfaction of visitors to the national parks without jeopardisi...

The main goal of this research is to detection and mapping ground displacement using Differential Radar Interferometry (DInSAR) technique. DInSAR is a powerful tool to detect and monitor ground deformation. Ia?i county is considered as study area in this research. Study area is geographically situated on latitude 46В°48?N to 47В°35?N and longitude 26В°29?E to 28В°07?E. For this paper was used Sentinel ? 1 images, kindly provided by The European Space Agency (ESA), which cover period January - December 2017, with v...

Urban sustainability is a major pillar in the European Union policy towards reaching Paris Agreement targets. In order to support cities and local communities around EU in their effort to implement innovative solutions and integrated approaches to increase their resource efficiency and climate resilience, European Commission funds the instrument "Smart Cities and Communities" (SCC) as part of its Research and Innovation Programme Horizon 2020 (H2020). The overall approach is to define and implement sets of innovat...

The main purpose of this paper is to present the process of fast and efficient acquisition of field data in order to create a map of the maneuvering area and aprons of the Deblin Airport (EPDE) using Mobile Mapper 50 receiver with Mobile Mapper Field Application. The area navigation (RNAV) uses runway information, field obstacles, and other important factors that support a precision and non-precision instrumental approach and landing procedure. Therefore, the development of RNAV flight procedures requires the acqu...

Air pollution is one of the most important problems of the contemporary society. One of the vital reasons for bad air quality are particulate matters and gases, generated by municipal and household sector, coming from coal-fired boiler houses and heating stoves used in houses. This source of pollution is named as low-stack emission. The situation is especially difficult in the regions of high population density, such as South Poland. In this region air belongs to the most polluted in the European Union. The concen...

Throughout the last few years, there has been a global trend to preserve protected green areas. Each nation is responsible for ensuring that such areas are not potentially destroyed by faulty social management and development. Therefore, a sustainable future can only be built with sufficient care for green infrastructure, which once destroyed is almost impossible to restore. Communities should thus actively participate towards protecting their local biodiversity and natural habitats, thereby improving their collec...

The action of touristic development and valorisation of a territory and implicitly of ?ureanu Massif is influenced by the values of morphometric indicators such as hypsometry, gravity or exhibition. Tracking the territorial distribution of their values provides a first overview of the massive in functional aspect, outlining the personality and individuality of neighboring units. The climate and the component elements, influenced by the position of the area studied in Romania, which impose the main temperate and co...

This paper handles the sustainable development tools used to support the development in bi centric Hradec Kr?lov? ? Pardubice agglomeration. Because the agglomeration is unique in its type ? a conurbation forming the agglomeration core ? the adjustment of mutual relations in the cooperation towards sustainable development of the agglomeration is important. One of the tools is ITI strategy which is aimed to set up and deepen the cooperation of not only the core cities but also other municipalities situated in the a...

The study of seabed relief is part of operations by development of the mineral deposits, which are in the territory of water objects. All of them are required at the stage of industrial planning, construction and exploration, definition of geo-hazard, for the monitoring activity and also required to repel potential threats, including natural ones, etc. The uniqueness of the ecosystem and bioresources of the Caspian Sea against the backdrop of unfolding offshore oil production, sharply raises the issue of monitorin...

The right to environmental protection is enshrined in Article 44, Section 1 to 5 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. From the point of view of the theory of law, it is included in the third generation of human rights, which emerged later than the first generation and the second generation. Its formation is associated with the second half of the twentieth century, a period of renewal of the destroyed countries by war. Third-generation rights make the need to protect people from the threats posed by post-mod...

Land use planning strategies on regional and local level have in the last time gained a special consideration in connection to debates about shaping human activities in such a way that their environmental impacts are as low as possible, as such strategies are actually playing a decisive role in this regard. Taking into account technical aspects in connection with environmental and social ones, special attention has to be paid to the field of land use. A proper land use planning, beside land administration and mana...

Underground mining exploitation in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin results in lowering of a land surface. It has its environmental consequences. These processes favor the creation of wetlands and floodplains, which often help to increase biodiversity. However, progressive lowering of the land surface disrupts flow of rivers, force change of land use, and may lead to real risks for building facilities. Therefore, it is necessary to undertake reclamation works, which consist in filling depression area. All this leads ...

Technology development has been enormous in recent years. This is particularly noticeable as regards telephones and personal computers as well as other devices e.g. modern GNSS receivers which currently are the basic equipment of even small land surveying firms. Drones are an example that shows the dynamics of technology development, especially in a few recent years. Currently, the aim is to capture data of the best possible quality, yet capturing it should generate the lowest possible costs. In this regard, drone...

The public hearings are the kinds of the public control?s forms. These hearings are usually devoted to considering of environmental issues, problems of town planning, land use, i.e. the most important problems for population. Research objective is search of additional legal opportunities for citizens' activity in questions of local life. The author analysed the positive experience of participation of inhabitants in some American municipalities by solution of city problems. However there is a number of the problems...

A hydrogeological map is a cartographic model reflecting the structure, regularities of formation and spread of gravity underground water. Traditionally, cartographic data on hydrogeology are presented as a rule in hard copies or in formats of graphic editors. Another large part of cartographic data is presented in the formats MapInfo and ArcGIS, which does not meet criteria identifying their belonging to up-to-date information systems, and as consequence, limit digital processing of data and its spatial analysis....

For many years, quality of life has been associated only with the economic development, and the gross domestic product has been considered as the main indicator of the quality of life and human well-being in particular region. In last decades, new approaches for evaluation of this phenomenon have been defining. The main goal of this paper is to analyse the European citizen?s subjective perception of the quality of life in the context with economic indicators. For this purpose, data from European Union Statistics o...

The paper deals with the creation of historical maps in the environment of geographic information systems on example of prepared historical atlas with an interim title Czech Historical Atlas. At the information age, efforts are being made to move cartographic products into the electronic Internet environment, large atlas works not excluding. The Czech Historical Atlas is a new piece of historical atlas cartography devoted to selected themes of the history of Czech Lands in the twentieth century and was, in accorda...

Land is a common wealth of citizens of the state and the heritage of future generations. It is a basic and non-renewable natural resource and forms an integral part of the Earth's ecosystems. It is and it will remain the basis of Slovakia's environmental, economic and social potential, therefore it must be carefully protected from damage and unjustified decrease in its size, quality and volume. Protection and use of agricultural land is a public interest (public good). Since the validity of Act no. 140/2014 Coll. ...

Existing legal base regulating behaviour in common and professional ecological situations, problems of the law enforcement is investigated. Analysis of the results showed that ecologist-legal formation should be implemented on the basis of system approaches and multicompound model. Essential distinctions are revealed between the components of ecologist-legal erudition in different groups of trained. Correlation communications are investigated between different components of students' ecologist-legal erudition. The...

The article deals with a number of fundamental questions concerning the study of the disproportions in the development of territorial communities on the basis of geoinformation analysis of the qualitative situation of population?s life activity. Population?s quality of life is the most important factor in the implementation of the balanced development policy, as it reflects not only the social and economic well-being of the population, but it also serves as a tool for monitoring of the state of population?s life a...

After the reopening of the ancient Roman mines of La Zarza and Tharsis by the French engineer Deligny, it was necessary to fall back on rudimentary means of transport by horses or using the river. However, when reaching higher production levels, it was necessary to resort to more efficient means. Thus, in addition to the execution of the new railway line that linked both mining operations with the dock-pier of Corrales, many railway stations, small stops and modest housing were carried out for those in charge of t...

In the case of Poland, from the reporting year, 2017, the NFI Directive requires almost 300 companies to disclosure information, at least on environmental, social, and governance, as well as on respect for human rights, anti-corruption. The aim of this article is to understand the degree of conformity within the non-financial information disclosure of Polish Public Interest Entities (PIE)?s, after to the transposition of Directive 2014/95/EU into Polish law. The empirical research was based on the content analysis...

In recent years, dynamic development of GIS technologies has been visible. Many areas and directions of practical applications of spatial information systems were created. One of the fastest-growing and at the same time future-oriented GIS branches are various types of applications that allow access to spatial data via the Internet. An example of such an application are emerging geoportals made available by various institutions. Portals are built using commercial software as well as distributed on the basis of fre...

In Western Balkan Countries, environmental issues have not been properly addressed. After the advancement in education, economics and partial emancipation in these countries has begun to think about the environmental effects. Western Balkan states have a small territory, most of these countries have emerged from the war after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Therefore, for a period of time they have not been able to find a space, in order to include the environmental impacts among the state priorities. For more than...

Design risk is an inherent element of construction works, and one of its sources is the spatial data quality. Cases of damage to underground pipes and cables are often the causes of accidents, delays or construction stoppages. One of the directions of research on this risk is fuzzy logic. Fuzzy logic is used to describe complex or poorly defined phenomena that are difficult to describe by using probabilistic methods. The paper presents the method of risk assessment of underground utility networks damage which is b...

Current stage of development of Russia as a rule-of-law and social state needs new approaches, including legal, on the exploitation and protection of new spaces and resources. The main goal of this article is to analyze the current condition of the legal regulation of the status of Russian Arctic zone from the point of view of environment protection and protection of bioresources, and perspectives of its development and effectiveness. The first part of the article is devoted to the constitutional values which serv...

The statistical data on the structure of the land fund in Arad County, located in western Romania, highlights changes in the temporal evolution of the surfaces with different uses. One of the causes of these ?migrations? is changing the land use category, for various reasons, legal or technical aspects. In this context, the present paper describes the evolution of the surfaces and the stages that need to be taken to change the land use category, the case study being the ?transformation? from arable into pasture. I...

Generally speaking, a software interface may refer to a wide range of different types of interface at different levels: an operating system may interface with pieces of hardware. Nevertheless software interface can be use in order to extract a specific desired data format from a certain amount of data volume. In surveying, once with the topographic electronic equipment evolution, the possibility of getting field data measurements has very much increased as much as data volume but also as data quality. One of the m...

Considering that the EUпїЅs long-term environmental sustainability objective is among the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, this article examines how European horizontal legislation promotes products with a low environmental impact throughout their lifecycle and the provision to consumers of accurate, non-misleading and scientifically accurate information on their environmental impact. The article aims to present the legal instruments developed at European Union level to promote high-performance environ...

Landslides are common and frequent geomorphic phenomena for the plateau regions in Romania having important consequences, especially economic ones, that needs designing scientific and technical plans for landslide risk mitigation. For this, an important preliminary step is assessing and mapping the landslide susceptibility. This paper examines a plateau zone in eastern Romania providing such a map, based on the landslides inventory, the digital elevation model (DEM) and the thematic layers of several factors thoug...

Underground mining operations are inextricably linked to negative impact on the environment. This impact, in particular, may result in the formation of mining damages (various types of terrain deformation) and pollution of the environment. It can also results in long-lasting changes in the landscape and environment. Sustainable management of areas degraded by mining exploitation requires an accurate stocktaking. Authors of this article presented the example of usage of GIS technology to develop a model of supporti...

The application of REACH and LCA systems to the coal waste was presented in this paper. Recent years has brought a growth interest in environmental management systems, which could minimize the negative environmental impact of chemical substances. As a result of that process standards such as REACH and LCA have been developed. Both of those systems are based on different assumptions. LCA refers to the whole life cycle of particular product and in consequence is considered as so-called пїЅfrom cradle to graveпїЅ stu...

Related to assuring the sustainability of our human society the technical field is playing an important role, beside the environmental and socio-economic field. Taking into account the technical field in connection with the social one, special attention has to be paid to the field of cartography. This is becoming more relevant than ever regarding assuring the sustainable development on a regional level because of the need of land property clarifications. A lot of progress has been made in the last years in the fie...

Human activity is manifested by continuous changes in space use. Adapting the space to suit ones needs and expectations, human activity is changing physiognomy but also even more often the quality changes of the space. The article presents an attempt how to define the direction and intensity of these changes using developed indicators of environmental quality. The authors attempted to determine the change in the environmental value of the Polish municipalities, taking as input the land cover CLC database. The anal...

The area of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin is covered by many coal-waste dumps, which are the side effect of long-term coal mining on this territory. Unfortunately coal-waste dumps have negative influence on the landscape and they pose a threat to the environment and public health. The control of hazard is very difficult, because it is often underestimated by officials of local and regional administration. Many geoenvironmental databases are incomplete and the credibility of some of their sources is sometimes quest...

This paper aims comparisons of data obtained by different methods of data acquisition. Will present aspects of quality data obtained with Leica total station ultra 802, with GPS equipment from Leica 1200 Series and comparison of these data with altimetry data obtained using LIDAR technology. Measurements were made in ?ag - Par?a area, of Timi? county, on a length of approximately 4 km and over a width of 50 meters left and right from the center. Using LIDAR technology we can realize 3D models, can be detected and ...