CARPATHIAN RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY & SPATIAL MANAGEMENT, JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY Jacek Kozak Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland 1
Jagiellonian University founded in 1364 Chair of Geography founded in 1849 2
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mountains extending south of Kraków have attracted attention of geographers for many years
although 19 th century imagination differed from the contemporary one 5
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY & SPATIAL MANAGEMENT founded by Wincenty Pol, geographer and poet contemporary of Karl Ritter and Alexander von Humboldt Rzut oka na północne stoki Karpat (1851) [A view at the northern slopes of the Carpathians], synthesis of journeys and studies across the mountains of the northern Galicia 6
Tatra Mts. by Wincenty Pol mid-19 th century 1 : 1 copy Room 1.21 7
Early 20 th century a number of important research works in the Carpathians, especially in the fields of geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, population geography, geography of tourism and regional geography Ludomir Sawicki, Jerzy Smoleński research in geomorphology and human geography vivid contacts with contemporary geographers research expeditions to southern Carpathians, Balkans 8
Population in the Western Carpathians by L. Sawicki from: Jackowski A., Sołjan I., 2009, Z dziejów geografii na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (XV-XXI wiek) 9
Confessions in the Lemko region by W. Ormicki from: Jackowski A., Sołjan I., 2009, Z dziejów geografii na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (XV-XXI wiek) 10
Various works in the inter-war period from: Jackowski A., Sołjan I., 2009, Z dziejów geografii na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (XV-XXI wiek) 11
Post-war history Mieczysław Klimaszewski: Polskie Karpaty Zachodnie w okresie dyluwialnym (1948) [The Polish Western Carpathian Mts. in the Diluvian Era] 12
Klimaszewski M., 1988, Rzeźba Tatr Polskich, PWN, Warszawa 13
Post-war history Mieczysław Hess: Piętra klimatyczne w polskich Karpatach Zachodnich (1965) [Climatic Vertical Zones in the Polish Western Carpathian Mountains] 14
Karpaty Polskie 1995. Ed. Jadwiga Warszyńska IG&SM & CARPATHIANS extensive monograph of the Polish Carpathians, >60% of the contributions: IG&SM in Polish, with English summaries bibliography covers >800 items 15
GLOCHAMORE strategy areas and the Carpathian research of IG&SM [1] Climate Land Use Change Cryosphere Water Systems Ecosystem Function and Services Quantifying and monitoring of LU Glacier extent Water quantity Role of Alpine Areas in N and Water Cycles Understanding the origins and impacts of LUC Glacier Mass Balance, Melt Water Yield Water quality and Sediment production Role of Forest in C Cycle and Resource Production Snow cover Aquatic Community Structure Role of Grazing Lands in C, N and Water cycles, Slope Stability and Household Economy Snow melt Soil Systems Permafrost Pollution Plant Pests and Diseases 16
GLOCHAMORE strategy areas and the Carpathian research of IG&SM [2] Biodiversity Hazards Health Mountain Economies Society and Global Change Assessment, Monitoring, Functioning, Management Floods Employment and Income Governance Institutions Alpine Community Change Wildland Fire Forest Products Rights and Access to Water Resources Key Flora and Fauna Mass Movements Mountain Pastures Conflict and Peace Forest Structure Avalanches Valuation of Ecosystem Services Traditional Knowledge and Belief Systems Culturally Dependent Species Tourism and Recreation Economies Development Trajectory and Vulnerability Impacts of Invasive Species Urbanization in Mountain Regions 17
maps of climatic variables were completed using GIS spatial analysis & geostatistics (residual kriging) COST project 719 (courtesy of Zbigniew Ustrnul & Anita Bokwa) 18
Sitko, Troll 2006 Timberline changes in Chornohora, 1930-2000 Decline of grazing & expansion of timberline forest expansion deforestation 19
.J. Święchowicz courtesy: Mirosław Żelazny, Jolanta Święchowicz, Joanna Raczak 20
courtesy: Department of Pedology and Soil Geography Soja M., 2008, Cykle rozwoju ludności Karpat Polskich w XIX i XX wieku Conservation plans and soil mapping in the Carpathian national parks 21
Roman Catholic (A), Greek Catholic (B) and Jewish (C) population in the Polish Carpathians (1900) Sołjan (2000) 22
Babia Góra: a case study 1st FORUM CARPATICUM, Kraków, 15-18 September 2010 23
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Examples of early works L. Sawicki (1913) explains mountain relief patterns with the newly developed theory of glaciation M. Mrazkówna, W. Kubijowicz (1925) describe settlement patterns in the Babia Góra region W. Midowicz (1930s) writes a guidebook of the Babia Góra region, prevents clearcutting of the oldgrowth forest, acts toward establishment of the Babia Góra National Park M. Gotkiewicz, (1930s) describes settlement and population of the Orawa region J. Szaflarski (1939) studies small Babia Góra lakes S. Leszczycki (1938) gives a regional synthesis of the Podhale region 27
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Stanisław Leszczycki: Region Podhala podstawy geograficzno-gospodarcze planu regionalnego (1938) [The Podhale Region a Geographical and Economic Basis for regional planning] 29
Today scientific support to the National Park, research and promotion of the area via peer-reviewed publications PhD students / PhDs working at the local level (national park, local governments) education 30
Excursion on Babia Góra led by J. Smoleński, 1935 from: Jackowski A., Sołjan I., 2009, Z dziejów geografii na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (XV-XXI wiek) 31
32 Photo: Dominik Kaim
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! I would like to thank my colleagues from the Institute: Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka, Anita Bokwa, Małgorzata Ciemborowicz, Marek Drewnik, Dominik Kaim, Alicja Marciniak, Izabela Sitko, Jerzy Sokołowski, Izabela Sołjan, Jolanta Święchowicz, Mateusz Troll, Zbigniew Ustrnul, Bartosz Załuski, and Mirosław Żelazny for their help in preparing this presentation. I would like to thank to Antoni Jackowski and Izabela Sołjan for granting me access to materials used in their book Z dziejów geografii na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (XV-XXI wiek) 33