Systematic investigation and evaluation of surface water and groundwater in
Poland and other countries are the basic responsibility of the state as a necessary
requirement to ensure the conditions necessary for sustainable development.
This volume consists of five parts. The book certainly does not exhaust the
entirety of the issues contained in the title, which is why each chapter contains
references extending the problems discussed.
The first part consists of two chapters, and the first one is titled “Introduction to
the “Management of Water Resources in Poland”” which was written by the volume’s editors. Its main goal is to familiarize the reader with the research issues that
have been discussed in this volume, while the next chapter is titled “Water Resources
and Management of Poland in SCOPUS Database.” It provides an overview of the
trends and statistics of water resources (e.g., surface water and groundwater) in
Poland, based on the SCOPUS database. Moreover, the chapter includes sufficient
information on the institutional affiliations, countries and funding agencies and
sponsors, concerning the management of water bodies in Poland. Some recommendations are considered to maintain water availability in the country.
The second part discusses “Water Resources in Poland.” The first chapter in this
part presents the institutions responsible for the administration and management of
water resources, which is the basic responsibility of the state. The chapter
“Administration of Water Resources Management: Key Facts About Water
Resources in Poland” was presented by Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka from
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management. The second chapter “Water Resources in Poland and Their Use” was
presented by Zdzisław Michalczyk and Joanna Sposób from the Marie
Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management. It is dedicated to the general presentation of the state of surface
(mainly rivers) and underground water resources and their use in the national
perspective.
In the next chapter, Adam Choiński from Adam Mickiewicz University in
Poznań, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, and Rajmund Skowron
from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and
Spatial Management, presented “Water Resources of Stagnant Waters.” It discusses
the surface water resources that are accumulated in the largest lakes and artificial
water reservoirs in Poland and their transformation. Supplement to the information
on lake water resources, the chapter titled to “Natural and Anthropogenic Lakes of
River Valleys” is introduced and is written in cooperation with authors from three
scientific centers. These are Jarosław Dawidek from the Marie Curie-Skłodowska
University in Lublin, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Beata
Ferencz from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Animal Sciences
and Bioeconomy, and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka from Nicolaus Copernicus
University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management. This
chapter discusses the problem of genetic types of lakes, with particular emphasis on
lakes located in river valleys.
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Poland and other countries are the basic responsibility of the state as a necessary
requirement to ensure the conditions necessary for sustainable development.
This volume consists of five parts. The book certainly does not exhaust the
entirety of the issues contained in the title, which is why each chapter contains
references extending the problems discussed.
The first part consists of two chapters, and the first one is titled “Introduction to
the “Management of Water Resources in Poland”” which was written by the volume’s editors. Its main goal is to familiarize the reader with the research issues that
have been discussed in this volume, while the next chapter is titled “Water Resources
and Management of Poland in SCOPUS Database.” It provides an overview of the
trends and statistics of water resources (e.g., surface water and groundwater) in
Poland, based on the SCOPUS database. Moreover, the chapter includes sufficient
information on the institutional affiliations, countries and funding agencies and
sponsors, concerning the management of water bodies in Poland. Some recommendations are considered to maintain water availability in the country.
The second part discusses “Water Resources in Poland.” The first chapter in this
part presents the institutions responsible for the administration and management of
water resources, which is the basic responsibility of the state. The chapter
“Administration of Water Resources Management: Key Facts About Water
Resources in Poland” was presented by Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka from
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management. The second chapter “Water Resources in Poland and Their Use” was
presented by Zdzisław Michalczyk and Joanna Sposób from the Marie
Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management. It is dedicated to the general presentation of the state of surface
(mainly rivers) and underground water resources and their use in the national
perspective.
In the next chapter, Adam Choiński from Adam Mickiewicz University in
Poznań, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, and Rajmund Skowron
from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and
Spatial Management, presented “Water Resources of Stagnant Waters.” It discusses
the surface water resources that are accumulated in the largest lakes and artificial
water reservoirs in Poland and their transformation. Supplement to the information
on lake water resources, the chapter titled to “Natural and Anthropogenic Lakes of
River Valleys” is introduced and is written in cooperation with authors from three
scientific centers. These are Jarosław Dawidek from the Marie Curie-Skłodowska
University in Lublin, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Beata
Ferencz from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Animal Sciences
and Bioeconomy, and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka from Nicolaus Copernicus
University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management. This
chapter discusses the problem of genetic types of lakes, with particular emphasis on
lakes located in river valleys.
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