Preface
ix
Chapter 17 “Water Problems in Urban Areas” was written by Tadeusz Ciupa and
Roman Suligowski from Division of Environmental Research and Geo-Information,
Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in
Kielce. The chapter presents selected issues of the water environment of Polish cities.
Attention was paid to the causes of periodic excess rainwater and surface runoff, with
particular emphasis on enclosed areas. The impact of these areas on the dynamics
and size of flood waves was demonstrated, and consequently on flood risk.
The last chapter in this part “The Multidimensional Aspect of Water Resources
Management in Metropolitan Areas (a Case Study of the Pozna ´
n Metropolis)”
was written by Renata Graf from Department of Hydrology and Water Management, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna´ n, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental
Planning and Krzysztof Pyszny from EnviMap in Pozna´ n. This chapter presents and
discusses the model of integrated water resources management, including multi-level
e-management and management of the “catchment area.” The authors discuss the
need to develop a new water resource management model in Poland, taking into
account the principle of a common area and water policy in metropolitan areas.
The last part of the book entitled “Conclusions” was written by the editors.
Chapter 19 contains “Updates, Conclusions, and Recommendations for “Quality
of Water Resources in Poland”” and closes the volume of the book with the main
conclusions and recommendations of the volume, as well as an update of some
arrangements.
Special thanks to all who contributed in to making this high-quality volume a real
source of knowledge and the latest findings in the field of Quality of Water Resources
in Poland. We would love to thank all the authors for their invaluable contributions.
Much appreciation and great thanks are also owed to the editors of the Earth and
Environmental Sciences series at Springer for the constructive comments, advice and
the critical reviews. Acknowledgments are extended to include all members of the
Springer team who have worked long and hard to produce this volume.
The volume editor would be happy to receive any comments to improve future
editions. Comments, feedback, suggestions for improvement or new chapters for
next editions are welcome and should be sent directly to the volume editors.
Košice, Slovakia
Toru´ n, Poland
Zagazig, Egypt
September 2020
Martina Zeleˇ náková
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
Abdelazim M. Negm
ix
Chapter 17 “Water Problems in Urban Areas” was written by Tadeusz Ciupa and
Roman Suligowski from Division of Environmental Research and Geo-Information,
Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in
Kielce. The chapter presents selected issues of the water environment of Polish cities.
Attention was paid to the causes of periodic excess rainwater and surface runoff, with
particular emphasis on enclosed areas. The impact of these areas on the dynamics
and size of flood waves was demonstrated, and consequently on flood risk.
The last chapter in this part “The Multidimensional Aspect of Water Resources
Management in Metropolitan Areas (a Case Study of the Pozna ´
n Metropolis)”
was written by Renata Graf from Department of Hydrology and Water Management, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna´ n, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental
Planning and Krzysztof Pyszny from EnviMap in Pozna´ n. This chapter presents and
discusses the model of integrated water resources management, including multi-level
e-management and management of the “catchment area.” The authors discuss the
need to develop a new water resource management model in Poland, taking into
account the principle of a common area and water policy in metropolitan areas.
The last part of the book entitled “Conclusions” was written by the editors.
Chapter 19 contains “Updates, Conclusions, and Recommendations for “Quality
of Water Resources in Poland”” and closes the volume of the book with the main
conclusions and recommendations of the volume, as well as an update of some
arrangements.
Special thanks to all who contributed in to making this high-quality volume a real
source of knowledge and the latest findings in the field of Quality of Water Resources
in Poland. We would love to thank all the authors for their invaluable contributions.
Much appreciation and great thanks are also owed to the editors of the Earth and
Environmental Sciences series at Springer for the constructive comments, advice and
the critical reviews. Acknowledgments are extended to include all members of the
Springer team who have worked long and hard to produce this volume.
The volume editor would be happy to receive any comments to improve future
editions. Comments, feedback, suggestions for improvement or new chapters for
next editions are welcome and should be sent directly to the volume editors.
Košice, Slovakia
Toru´ n, Poland
Zagazig, Egypt
September 2020
Martina Zeleˇ náková
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
Abdelazim M. Negm