Agnieszka Szczepańska

• Professor (Associate) at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

http://www.acoustics.asn.au/journal/2014/Vol42No1_Wasilewicz.pdf

The rapid expansion of new technologies necessitates the adaptation of educational programs to meet the evolving demands of the labor market. This study focuses on students in technical fields, investigating their understanding of XR 3D visualization and proposing a unified training approach to improve both theoretical knowledge and practical skill...

Motives: The solutions for designing spatial development methods in planning documents are presented as 2D graphics with supplementary descriptions. Due to the lack of specialist knowledge and insufficient spatial imagination, some readers may be unable to understand the graphic and descriptive content of such documents. The above can lead to the c...

Due to the continuous increase in the volume of spatially located information, the current requirements imposed on the Spatial Information System (SIS) concern increasing data mining capabilities. Modern measurement systems, based on devices which enable the automatic recording of observation results on a mass scale (LiDAR-Light Detection and Rangi...

Design solutions for methods of future spatial development, contained in planning documents, are presented as 2D graphics with supplementary descriptions. Lack of specialist knowledge and in-sufficient spatial imagination in various readers of such documents results in problems with ab-sorbing the document contents, both in their graphical and text...

More and more cities are evolving towards the smart city concept, which brings about a tangible effect of raised life quality levels. This is confirmed by the satisfaction of inhabitants with the introduced smart solutions. It is their opinion on this issue that is crucial, as they are the main beneficiaries of these measures. This article presents...

Motives: The COVID-19 pandemic directly affected the lives of Polish workers. The literature on the subject focuses its attention on the medical sector, security services, education, and commerce. Aim: In order to broaden the analysis, the impact of the pandemic on the investment and construction sector, closely related to spatial management, was a...

The game of chess offers a conducive setting to explore basic cognitive processes, including decision-making. The game exercises analytical cause-and-effect thinking skills regardless of the level of play. Moreover, chess portals provide information on the chess games played and serve as a vast database. The numbers of games played thus have the po...

Spatial planning and development use various visualisation methods. Technological advancements in visualisation techniques have allowed imaging to shift from 2 to 3D dimensions. 3D optical illusion, which converts information recorded in the digital form into a three-dimensional presentation, can be a new tool for presenting spatial development sol...

One of the forms of public participation in the local governance system is civic budgeting which actively engages residents in developing projects and voting on the submitted proposals. Civic budgeting aims to involve local communities in deciding how a defined portion of public resources should be allocated by means of a democratic debate. Public...

Recreational areas in cities deliver numerous social, health and environmental benefits for local communities. They are a desirable element of the urban structure that influences the quality of life. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented health crisis on a global scale, initially prevented and then significantly limited the use of...

The sailing market continues to develop rapidly and has a high growth potential. Sailing is one of the most popular types of recreational activity in Poland due to an abundance of lakes, including the Great Masurian Lakeland Trail which received a special mention from UNESCO. The development of nautical tourism requires effective organizational and...

Public spaces exert a direct influence on quality of life, which is why their qualitative and quantitative attributes should be evaluated. In the literature, public spaces have been assessed with various methods, but external conditions, including season, weather, and time of day, and internal conditions, such as lighting and color, have rarely bee...

Planning and management of urban space that involves the local community the process is key to optimal management of the surroundings, in line with social needs. Social isolation imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic considerably reduces the possibility of conducting public consultations. This study hypothesized that such consultations can be ca...

Technological progress in augmented reality (AR) creates new application opportunities for different branches of tourism. The application of modern technology is made possible by the widespread use of mobile devices and dedicated tourist applications. Preliminary market research demonstrates that there are no global solutions intended for tourists...

Surface waters located within the administrative boundaries of cities have great recreational potential. The proper development of coastal areas provides conditions for both active and passive recreation for inhabitants and is also an aspect that affects the city's image and the development of tourism functions. The study analysed the level of the...

The development of real estate markets in the vicinity of cities is linked with suburbanization processes. The migration of the population to suburban areas contributes to the growth of the residential property market (houses, apartments and construction plots). To minimize commuting costs, property buyers opt for locations that are situated close...

Aim The aim of this study was to determine the impact of social distancing, self-isolation and limited access to public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life and psychological well-being of young people. Subject and methods The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus posed a new global chall...

Public spaces play many important roles and constitute a vital component of the urban fabric, in particular in towns with historical centers. Effective management of public space should be based on the results of qualitative assessments. The quality of public space is usually evaluated directly during field surveys. However, field methods require c...

Public spaces play a special role in the social life, culture, and traditions of historical towns. Public spaces are defined by their urban layout and architectural design and they embody the unique identity of old towns. They integrate local communities and contribute to the formation of social bonds. Urban planning and architecture play an import...

Historical centers of small towns are a unique example of public space. They are often the most representative feature of a town, as well as a tourist attraction, but they are also residential districts. The unique character of historical downtown areas has prompted the authors to evaluate the nature of interactions between members of the local com...

Traffic noise is one of the key determinants of apartment prices. The real estate market is highly sensitive to adverse environmental factors, which explains significant variations in apartment prices. The aim of this study was to identify the correlations between traffic noise levels and the prices of apartments traded on a local real estate marke...

The spatial distribution of prices is closely linked with the urban real estate market. Property prices are one of the key indicators of economic activity because they influence economic decisions. Decision-makers and consumers often need information about the spatial distribution of prices, but spatial-temporal analyses of the real estate market a...

Analyses of the correlations between social and economic phenomena are rarely limited to simple evaluations of the relationships that exist between two features. Information about the structure and behaviour of complex phenomena and processes in the natural environment and social systems is usually incomplete and uncertain. Grey relational analysis...

Improvement of spatial accessibility, associated with changes in the transport system, can affect the local real estate market. This is because better transport accessibility and reducing the time of a journey home affects the location-related attractiveness of real estate. A ring-road in a town is an example of changes in the transport system of a...

The absence of sufficiently long time series of data relating to real estate prices in a selected location prevents accurate analyses and the development of precise forecasts that play an important role in a market economy. New methods and solutions are being sought to address this problem. This paper proposes an original method for reconstructing,...

The development of Polish cities leads to the urbanization of the surrounding rural areas. This process induces changes in the land-use structure, which is manifested by the expansion of urbanized and developed areas at the expense of open areas. The National Urban Development Plan until 2030 has introduced the concept of obligatory green belts aro...

Centrally located public spaces, such as old towns, are an important feature of historic towns. They are often the most characteristic and representative element of a town that brings together members of the local community, plays various sociological and social roles and promotes direct interactions between the users of space. Only high-quality pu...

ABSTRAKT Głównymi zadaniami planowania przestrzennego wynikającymi z Ustawy z 27 marca 2003 r. o pla-nowaniu i zagospodarowaniu przestrzennym (Dz.U. z 2003 r. nr 80 poz. 717) są zachowanie ładu przestrzennego i zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ocena stanu ładu przestrzennego w miastach daje wyniki niezadawalające. Przestrzeń projektowana jest przez wykwalif...

The quality of life and the residential environment in an urban space are considerably influenced by Green Infrastructure. This results from the growing ecological awareness of society and the greater importance attached to the quality of the surrounding environment. Such an approach influences the city's image and its perception with respect to th...

Ideą stowarzyszenia Cittaslow jest promowanie kultury tzw. dobrego stylu życia. Organizacja zrzesza małe ośrodki miejskie z całego świata, w tym z Polski, z których większość położonych jest na Warmii i Mazurach. W regionie tym można dostrzec wiele potencjalnych kandydatur na kolejnych członków stowarzyszenia. Przykładem jest miasto Morąg, dla któr...

Rozwój przestrzenny miasta objawia się zmianami zachodzącymi w jego strefie podmiejskiej. W głównej mierze są one skutkiem migracji ludności na tereny okalające miasto, przy czym dotyczy ona zwłaszcza ludności w wieku przed- i produkcyjnym. Migracje te znajdują swoje odzwierciedlenie w rozwoju aktywności społecznej i gospodarczej ludności. Aktywnoś...

This paper deals with the ways of categorising landscapes as ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ using a physicalist approach, where these terms have special meaning. The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the question whether such a division is still meaningful with regard to anthropogenic landscapes, not least in spatial planning. The concerns raised in this p...

The paper discusses rural transformations resulting from urban influences. The analyzed area consists of rural municipalities (the smallest administrative units in Poland) in the immediate vicinity of Olsztyn, Elblag and Ełk – the largest cities in Warmia and Mazury. The type and rate of social and spatial changes in rural areas with high urban imp...

Current social requirements concerning the living environment tend to be more and more related to the natural values of the urban space. People are aware of the fact that contact with nature is extremely important for of mental and physical health. Therefore, the quality of the natural environment around the place of living influences the quality o...

The development of cities is accompanied by growth of the real estate markets within the suburban zone of the municipal urban area. This is the zone functionally related to the core city, where the processes occurring in the property market result primarily from decisions taken by city dwellers concerning the choice of their place of residence. Thi...

Due to the specific characteristics of cities, such as the intensity of the use of space, the supply of green areas is limited. These areas are subjected to constant pressure (demand for new transportation or construction functions), which usually results in their reduction. As a consequence of this, green areas have become a limited asset in urban...

Political transformations in Poland have led to rapid suburbanization. Suburbias are beginning to develop functions and services characteristic of urban areas. The highest rate of growth is noted in residential development, in particular in the segment of single-family homes. Those developments bring about changes in demographics and social infrast...

With security being one of the basic human needs, public safety has become a contemporary determinant of well-being and quality of life. Accordingly, since residential estates are the arena of many people's daily life, safety in selected public areas is a very important issue nowadays. The study analyzes public safety levels in a residential estate...

The key factors that determine the prices of real estate are location, technical standard of property as well as the local environment. In urban agglomerations, road traffic noise has a considerable impact on the purchasing decisions made by apartment buyers. This is a widespread problem in Central-Eastern Europe. The main objective of this study w...

Intensified anthropogenic pressures contribute to land degradation and devastation around the globe. Land degradation leads to a temporary or a permanent decline in the productive capacity of land. Degraded agricultural land is often converted to non-agricultural uses, as the result areas with natural land cover (arable land, meadows, pastures) are...

This book presents current research on changes in rural areas in Poland. Particular attention has been paid to the spatial and technical aspects of these changes. The issue of the changes in Polish rural areas is the subject of numerous works and research interests. Particularly noteworthy subject related to rural transformation is agriculture, whi...

Environmental factors are among the key determinants of real estate prices. They include landscape attractiveness, land relief, exposure to sunlight and proximity to natural features. In large urban centers, traffic noise emissions significantly affect decision-making on the real estate market. Weakly developed road networks and the absence of ring...

The development of housing, services and industry as well as the accompanying infrastructure leads to the intensification of urbanisation processes and changes in land use structure. The area of land characterised by urban use is increasing. The above trend is also observed in Eastern Poland despite its predominantly rural character and the absence...

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The paper aims at analyzing the development of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in the field of culture, arts and the protection of cultural and national heritage, and their importance in shaping the cultural functions of rural areas of Poland in the context of their multifunctional development. The research has been conducted in the Ku...

The objective of this study was to analyse changes in the land use patterns of agricultural land and forests in Polish and Lithuanian trans-border rural areas. A studied territorial complex comprises two Polish voivodships (Warmia and Mazury, Podlasie) and two Lithuanian counties (Marijampolė and Alytus). The principal research sites were Polish co...

Available online at: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bog.2012.18.issue-1/v10089-012-0024-2/v10089-012-0024-2.xml The migration of city dwellers to suburbs is a commonly observed phenomenon. The growth of residential areas on the fringes of cities is referred to as suburbanisation. In the present study, migration patterns were investigated in rural...

http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.baztech-c85bc2ef-a783-46bf-94f9-dedaca64e617/c/Cellmer.pdf

The concept of landscape is associated primarily with visual perception, but landscape amenities can be also perceived by other senses, including the hearing, smell and touch (multisensory perception). According to available data, the visual landscape and the aural landscape complement each other (visual sensations are accompanied by aural stimuli)...