Paweł Wiśniewski

• PhD, DSc (University Professor)
• University Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University

W artykule dokonano analizy poziomu, struktury i zróżnicowania przestrzennego płatności Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej (WPR) w województwie wielkopolskim w 2022 r. oraz ich oddziaływania na rozwój rolnictwa i obszarów wiejskich w tym regionie. W pracy wykorzystano m.in. dane zawarte w ogólnodostępnym internetowym wykazie beneficjentów WPR, obejmujące kwo...

Celem artykułu jest ocena zróżnicowania przestrzennego struktury obszarowej gospodarstw ekologicznych w Polsce na poziomie regionów i gmin wraz z rozpoznaniem kierunku i tempa przemian w latach 2012–2021. Podstawę badania stanowiły dane z Głównego Inspektoratu Jakości Handlowej Artykułów Rolno-Spożywczych (GIJHARS). Przedstawiono i opisano aktualne...

The article concerns the afforestation of agricultural land, especially soils of low quality classes with little suitability for agriculture. The assumption was made that in order to effectively implement afforestation and optimize spatial structures, these lands should be analyzed from the point of view of environmental and spatial conditions (inc...

Growing environmental and climate problems in the contemporary world necessitate the search for efficient solutions, including changes in agriculture, which has been reflected in the new package of reforms of the EU climate policy, called the European Green Deal (the EGD). Agriculture and rural areas play an essential role in the attainment of the...

Every type of agricultural production is a burden for the natural environment. The paper’s objective is to assess the energy use efficiency, GHG emissions, and provide an economic analysis of buckwheat production for Central Europe (Poland). The analysis and comparison involved two production systems: low-input and high-input ones. The experiment i...

Notwithstanding the opportunities it provides, the implementation of some measures of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (EU CAP), including agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs), also generates threats. The study identifies an extremely disturbing process that can be referred to as “internal neo-colonialism”, which has been driven by the techno...

Zakopane, the largest town in the Tatra County, located at the foot of the northern slope of the Tatra Mountains , i.e. the highest mountains in Poland, is characterised by the frequent occurrence of high atmospheric air pollutant concentrations, and the resulting poor aerosanitary conditions, particularly in winter months. The aim of this study is...

Decoupling economic growth from the exploitation of natural resources, protecting vulnerable ecosystems, restoring habitats and species, and supporting areas used for organic farming are, along with achieving climate neutrality, key tenets of the European Green Deal (EGD)—the EU’s new sustainable economic strategy. One direction of activities to im...

The present study attempts to examine the research gap in terms of comparing the environmental impact of trolleybuses and diesel buses in the conditions of a country with an unfavourable energy mix. The analysed example concerns the trolleybus transport system in Gdynia, in northern Poland, which also partially serves the neighbouring city of Sopot...

Public transport has undergone major changes in recent years. In particular, they relate to the issue of environmental impact. Due to the significant emission of pollutants from the economy, in particular from the transport segment, member states of the European Union have taken measures to limit its scope. Only low-emission and zero-emission vehic...

Soil erosion is one of the major processes degrading the natural environment but also agricultural production areas. Soil erosion may lead to soil organic carbon (SOC) loss, especially from sloping agricultural terrain units. The use of phytomelioration in environmental management, particularly long-term, permanent forest vegetation, is widely reco...

Due to the significant share in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sensitivity to climate change, agriculture and rural areas should be an important area of activity in the local development of a low carbon economy. However, this is rarely the case in Poland and other European countries. The paper evaluates the role and importance of rural re...

An important element in the local shaping of a low-carbon economy, as well as one of the key areas of activity in communal plans for its development should be rural areas and their related agricultural activities. This is due on the one hand to the significant share of agriculture in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Poland (on average about...

A reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as an increase in the share of renewable energy are the main objectives of EU energy policy. In Poland, biofuels play an important role in the structure of obtaining energy from renewable sources. In the case of biofuels obtained from agricultural raw materials, one of the significant components...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a very potent greenhouse gas whose concentration in the atmosphere is steadily increasing. Almost 80% of the annual N2O emissions in Poland originate from agriculture, and its main source is the use of agricultural soils. This study attempts to estimate the N2O emissions from agricultural soils and presents statistical analys...

Agriculture in Poland is the source of 7.7% of national GHG emissions. Effective mitigation in agriculture and adaptation to climate change requires identification of size and structure of emission from this sector not only at national and regional level, but also locally. Therefore, we are the first to estimate the size of the carbon footprint fro...

Due to significant share in the total greenhouse gas emissions and sensitivity to climate change, agriculture and rural areas should be an important field of activity in the local development of a low carbon economy. The paper presents analysis and evaluation concerning scope and extent of regard for agriculture and rural areas in the strategic and...

The use of phytomelioration in environmental management, particularly in case of long-term, permanent forest vegetation, is one of the most natural and effective ways to mitigate the effects of soil erosion. Forests in general have a very effective protective function. The paper identifies differences in the basic soil properties along slope surfac...

Agriculture is often not included in the baseline greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories created for local low carbon economy plans in Poland and other European countries. Therefore, the article was estimated the size of the carbon footprint from agricultural sources and indicate the share of agriculture in the total GHG emissions in Polish comm...

The paper presents the concept of an ecological corridor system developed for spatial planning based on the case of the Pomerania Province. More attention was paid to the corridors along watercourses and river valleys. The study included e.g. spatial relationships between the proposed network of regional eco-corridors and the national network as we...

Agriculture is often not included in the baseline greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories created for local low carbon economy plans in Poland and other European countries. We therefore estimate the size of the carbon footprint from agricultural sources and indicate the share of agriculture in the total GHG emissions in selected Polish communes (...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the main greenhouse gases, with a nearly 300 times greater potential to produce a greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide (CO2). Almost 80% of the annual emissions of this gas in Poland come from agriculture, and its main source is the use of agricultural soils. The study attempted to estimate the N2O emission from agric...

Based on the analysis of 48 local plans for a low carbon economy, adopted for implementation by randomly selected communes of various specificity, the assessment of the role and importance of carbon footprint as a tool in local planning of low carbon economy at local levels in Poland was carried out. The methodology of the inventory of greenhouse g...

Książka stanowi pierwsze tak szerokie ujęcie zagadnień dotyczących lokalnego planowania gospodarki niskoemisyjnej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obszarów wiejskich i związanej z nimi działalności rolniczej. Zawiera obszerną charakterystykę i ocenę 48 wybranych planów gospodarki niskoemisyjnej, stanowiących stosunkowo nowe narzędzie planowania nisko...

The aim of the study is to assess the importance of rural resources and the ability to use their potential for the local low-carbon economy development. The paper presents a diagnosis of the situation of Polish agriculture and rural areas in terms of low-carbon economy. Strengths and weaknesses as well as the opportunities and threats in the two ke...

The paper evaluates the role and importance of agriculture and rural areas (including forestry) in the development of low carbon economy at the local level in light of the idea of sustainable development in Poland. Based on a model solution developed during the implementation of the Pilot programme of low carbon development of Starogard county, a d...

The paper evaluates the role and importance of rural resources (including forestry) and the ability to use their potential for the local development of low carbon economy. Based on the SWOT analysis shows the strengths and weaknesses as well as the opportunities and threats in the two key elements such as: maintenance or increase of the ability to...

Based on the analysis of local low carbon economy plans, the assessment of the role and importance of carbon footprint as a tool in local planning of low carbon economy in rural areas in Poland was carried out. The methodology of the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions applied in these documents was evaluated. On the basis of the emission data co...

Based on the analysis of twenty plans for a low carbon economy, adopted for implementation by the rural municipalities of typical agricultural character, representing various Polish regions, the evaluation of the role and effectiveness of these documents in the planning and coordination of activities in favor of a low carbon rural development was c...

In this paper, it is proven that the bulk density of the soil increases into pedons to a depth of 13 dm. For the three groups of soils of similar particle size in the groups, and differing between the groups, to give three straight lines with a slope corresponding to the growth of density along with depth in pedons of 0.021 Mg m⁻³ dm⁻¹. Examples of...

W pracy scharakteryzowano najważniejsze dokumenty strategiczne, planistyczne i programowe, możliwe do wykorzystania w celu budowy skutecznego modelu zintegrowanego planowania gospodarki niskoemisyjnej na poziomie gminy, w oparciu o obowiązujące uwarunkowania prawne. Wskazano niezbędne do wprowadzenia zmiany i modyfikacje, które mogą przyczynić się...

The paper presents an assessment of indicators of soil and land conservation efficiency, contained in 19 environmental protection plans for communes of all counties in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province. Their aims, ecological priorities and time-tables of environmental-friendly actions were also evaluated in view of soil protection. The secondary goal is...

The paper presents the state and importance of soil-protecting forests in the areas managed by the RDSF in Toruń, as well as changes in their structure over 29 years. The management of the RDSF in Toruń is characterized by a systematic increase in the area, thickness and rich abundance of soil-protecting forests, particularly intense since the mid-...

The paper presents the impact of soil erosion on the landscape physiognomy. Forms were localised and main types of erosion processes were determined. Effects of soil erosion on agricultural areas of the Chełmno, Gniezno and Krajna Lakeland were analysed. The soil cross section transects were localised on diverse slopes used for farming purposes. De...

STRESZCZENIE Podstawowym sposobem ograniczania erozji gleb i gruntów jest zmiana ich użytkowania, na przykład z ornego na leśne. Szczególnie skuteczną funkcję ochronną pełnią – zgodnie z przyjętą w Polsce formułą prawną – lasy glebochronne. W pracy określono różnice w deformacji podstawowych właściwości gleb na powierzchniach stokowych w zależności...

The communas district as a lowest administration areas are obliged to develop the programme of environmental protection. Ninetheen such programs were analised from the point of view of erosion protection. For the same communas some field studies have been made as well. The programmes are a very good source of information abort the nature and enviro...

The article contains a general characteristic of the lower Notec River as a fragment of the E 70 International Water Route. The author carries out an assessment of its hydrological and navigation conditions, describes its hydro-technical and communication development, its natural assets. The article also indicates the existing limitations, as well...

Issue of treats grade of soils erosion and possibilities its control on young glacial lowland areas on the example of Gąsawa and Łabiszyn communes in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship were analysed in the paper. On the base of topographical, hydrographical and soil-agricultural maps natural and economic conditions diagnose were done under ankle of the...

Realization of the environmental protection activities requires expenditures of money coming from different sources. The paper presents the role of Environmental Protection Bank JSC, Bydgoszcz Branch in ecological investments financing and supporting of Kujawy-Pomerania province. The article also presents problem of omitting in the Polish financial...

Soils erosion is a great problem in agriculture on a global scale, irrespectively of its incline in the local dimension, Systematic loss of the agricultural area and the permanent degradation ol the soil environment are forcing to organize action for the lands protection. Limiting extents of erosion is necessary in the morain landscape, because it...

The project of agrireclamation of ploughs in catchment of upper Noteć, as part of national plan the research and development, 73 percentage of their surface spreaded. Criterions of choice of these surfaces were based on theoretical premises, however the direct investigitations of properity of soils were not it executed in field, in this measurement...

Składowisko odpadów komunalnych w Rozwarzynie koło Nakła jest przykładem często spotykanych uciążliwości dla środowiska. Niewłaściwa lokalizacja, wykonanie i eksploatacja powodują zagrożenie dla wód podziemnych pobieranych do picia i celów gospodarczych. Sytuację pogarsza nie zapewniający trwałości sposób izolacji odpadów oraz przepuszczalność skał...