Project
Comparison of the Culture Landscapes under Background
of the Urbanization in China and Poland (nr 35-3), 2012-2014
Program
Chinese — Polish Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee
Ministry of Science and Higher Education [www.nauka.gov.pl]
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China [www.most.cn]
Partners
University of Agriculture in Kraków [en.urk.edu.pl]
Project Coordinator
Dr hab. inz. Jozef Hernik
Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture
Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying
Participants in the project
Prof. Krzysztof Ostrowski, Dean Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying
Prof. Krzysztof Gawronski, Department of Spatial Planning and Landscape Architecture
Prof. Jan Pawelek, Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management
Prof. Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Geotechnics
Dr hab. Boguslaw Michalec, prof. UR, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Geotechnics
Beijing University of Agriculture
Project Coordinator
Associate prof. Chen Gaiying
Department of Landscape Design and Land surveying
Seminar - University of Agriculture in Krakow
University of Agriculture in Kraków, July 2014
List of the presentations:
1. Comparison of the Culture Landscapes in China and Poland — dr hab. inż. Józef Hernik
2. Presentation of Beijing University of Agriculture — prof. Chen Gaiying
3. College of Landscape Architecture — prof. Prof. Jun Fu
4. Land Use and Land Cover Change Eco-environment Agricultural Culture Landscape — prof. Chen Gaiying
5. The Evaluation of Nine Landscapes' Economic Value Opened in Beijing — prof. Huang Kai
Seminar - Beijing University of Agriculture
Beijing University of Agriculture, October 2013
List of the presentations:
1. Presentation of Poland and the Krakow city (Prof. K Ostrowski, dr hab. J Hernik)
2. Presentation of the University of Agriculture in Krakow and Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying (Prof. K Ostrowski, Prof. B Michalec)
3. Protection of cultural landscape in Poland of rural areas (dr hab. J Hernik)
4. Spatial planning as an instrument of shaping cultural landscapes (Prof. K Gawroński)
5. Water resources management in Poland (Prof. K Ostrowski)
6. Cultural landscapes of water reservoirs (Prof. B Michalec)
7. Sanitary infrastructure in Poland (Prof. J Pawełek)
8. Cultural landscapes of river valleys (Prof. A Radecki-Pawlik)
Pekin 2013
Foto. 1. Meeting of the project participants with Vice-Rector of Beijing University of Agriculture
Foto. 2. Meeting of the project participants with employees and students
of the Department of Spatial Economy and Landscape Architecture at Beijing University of Agriculture
Foto. 3. Participants of the project from the Faculty of Environmental
Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Kraków
Publications
Cultural landscapes in the context of socio-economic changes in Poland and China
(Eds.) Józef Hernik, Gaiying Chen, Krzysztof Gawroński
Cooperation background and aim
Poland and China possess a number of valuable cultural and historical landscapes. These important areas have developed thanks to traditional land use methods applied over the centuries, which constitutes an element of national identity of these countries.
There have been chosen two areas to the project: Malopolska region in Poland and Beijing mountainous areas in China. The Beijing area singles out mostly by its agricultural use of mountain area together with rich diversity of cultural landscapes. Besides, it is an ecologic zone with many tourist resources. This area should be protected in order to improve its natural environment and landscape, and also to improve the economic development of this area.
In contrast, the mountain area of the Malopolska Region had been used mainly for agriculture. However the last socio-economic changes in Poland have caused disappearance of arable farming, which influenced the landscape, environment and economy. Nowadays the mountain areas of Małopolska Region are used for tourism.
Today's rapid economic development of Poland and China poses a threat to their cultural and historical landscapes. The value of these landscapes is frequently underestimated at regional and local levels, where they "lose" when confronted by urgent investment projects. Meanwhile, interdisciplinary management of these landscapes can bring about a number of valuable economic and environmental results. This may turn out incredibly important now that we are dealing with the world economic downturn and climatic changes.
Many results confirming the above hypothesis have been obtained in the course of a successful international project (at the University of Agriculture in Krakow) "Protecting Historical Cultural Landscapes to strengthen Regional Identities and Local Economies" — "Cultural Landscape" (www.cadses.ar.krakow.pl) and "Cultural Landscapes of mountain and highland river valleys" (www.rabalandscape.ur.krakow.pl) conducted in Central and Eastern Europe. Moreover, there is numerous evidence as to that in countries such as England, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany or Norway, with which the University of Agriculture in Krakow constantly cooperates on cultural landscape issues.
The cooperation aims at experience exchange focusing on cultural landscapes protection and development, spatial planning and management, revitalization of areas degraded as a result of industry growth and urban processes. Thanks to study visits, the project will enable the establishment of scientific cooperation and direct knowledge exchange, which may result in joint research projects in the future.
Cooperation scope
The project will provide an opportunity to present results of the best case studies in Europe with regards to interdisciplinary cultural and historical landscape management helping in the improvement of local economy and environment. Two session have been planned.
The first one: "Interdisciplinary historical and cultural landscape management will be organized in China", October 2013, Beijing, China.
The second session "Application of teledetection and GIS tools for landscape monitoring and management" will be organized in Poland, 2014. The second session "Application of teledetection and GIS tools for landscape monitoring and management" will be organised in Poland in 2014.
Contact
Project Coordinator
Dr hab. inż. Józef Hernik
Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture
Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying
ul. Balicka 253c, 30-149 Kraków
tel: 12 662 41 54
e-mail: rmhernik@cyf-kr.edu.pl
