Europa XXI (2010) vol. 21

River valleys as elements of the system of protected areas in the Lublin Administrative District

Wioletta Kałamucka

Europa XXI (2010) vol. 21, pp. 91-101 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2010.21.7

This article presents results of the research on the protection of the river valleys of Lublin Voivodeship. To determine the degree of protection of the river valleys cartometric methods based on the available maps and the Ministry of Environment and Offi ce of Spatial Planning in Lublin data are used. The results of researches made that the protected landscape areas are element of the system of protected areas, which includes the highest percentage of river length in region (over 13%). Outside the protected areas, there are 70% of the length of the river. In this system of protection, fragmentation of the valleys is signifi cant. None of the major rivers of the region, including the Vistula and the Bug, is not protected throughout in their length.

Keywords: protected area system, river valleys, Lublin Administrative District

Citation

APA: Kałamucka, W. (2010). River valleys as elements of the system of protected areas in the Lublin Administrative District. Europa XXI, 21, 91-101. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2010.21.7

MLA: Kałamucka, Wioletta. "River valleys as elements of the system of protected areas in the Lublin Administrative District". Europa XXI, vol. 21, 2010, pp. 91-101. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2010.21.7

Chicago: Kałamucka, Wioletta. "River valleys as elements of the system of protected areas in the Lublin Administrative District". Europa XXI 21 (2010): 91-101. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2010.21.7

Harvard: Kałamucka, W. 2010. "River valleys as elements of the system of protected areas in the Lublin Administrative District". Europa XXI, vol. 21, pp. 91-101. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2010.21.7