Jan Kamiński

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin · Department of Landscape Planning and Design

The paper proposes a typology of rural public places, actually functioning in the social life of villages, pointing out the distinctness of this system from the public space of cities or even suburban villages. The research was conducted using the method of interviews in 21 villages located in eastern Poland. A total of 124 interviews were conducte...

Context The paper concerns on measuring the values of urban informal green spaces. In times of new challenges importance of informal greenery for landscape ecology and quality of life in the cities increases. Objectives The objectives of the study is to develop the criteria for expert assesment of visual attractiveness of informal green spaces and...

The objectives of the study is to develop the criteria for expert assesment of visual attractiveness of informal urban green spaces and compare results with indicators derived from spectral indexes and GIS data. The study area is Lublin in Poland, a medium-sized European city. Expert assessment includes: general assessment - defining overall attrac...

Laboratorium Design Thinking kierujemy do nauczycieli akademickich nauk społecznych, aby pomóc im lepiej przygotować studentów na wyzwania współczesnego świata! W skład innowacji wchodzą darmowy podręcznik „Laboratorium Design Thinking. Kurs Design Thinking dla nauczycieli akademickich nauk społecznych” wraz z pakietem narzędzi do pracy na zajęcia...

The paper presents the outcome of research into the unique character of public places in rural areas and the importance of different types of places for the local community. A complex methodology was used, including expert research, interviews and surveys, on the basis of which seven qualities defining the vitality of a place and three features def...

The present article is a product of a broader research on natural landscapes within the city of Lublin. The aim of the research was to identify nearly-natural landscapes within the administrative borders of Lublin. The research identified and described three basic categories of landscape and nine types of landscape characterized by different styles...

Road reconstruction projects are in the forefront of investments in Poland. The city of Lublin spends considerable sums on road reconstruction and draws financial support from the EU funds. However, it has to be highlighted that such projects are the main threat to street greenery, in particular, to trees, as they frequently result in significant t...

The paper presents proper criteria for ecological housing estates, relating to the lanscape. The main thesis of article is that: housing estate can be regarded truly ecological if it is friendly for the landscape. Hierarchical criteria are: location, spatial structure, functional structure, architectural form and ecological technologies. All criter...

Zasada zrównoważonego rozwoju stanowi radykalny zwrot w myśleniu o sposobie gospodarowania na Ziemi. W obliczu wyczerpywania się paliw kopalnych oraz kryzysu ekologicznego wzrasta świadomość konieczności zmian we wszelkich sferach ludzkiej działalności. Efektem tych przemian jest między innymi trend budownictwa ekologicznego (proekologicznego), któ...

The subject matter of this article is synthetic description of the idea of ecological housing estate, which take the beginning from the principle of sustainable development. This phenomenon is highly diverse since there are no precise definitions that would characterize the criteria that such a settlement should meet. In Poland this phenomenon is s...