Małgorzata Kijowska-Strugała
Articles
Geographia Polonica (2023) vol. 96, iss. 1, pp. 5-11 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0242
Abstract
This paper is an introduction to a collection of nine studies that are intended to fill the gap in the literature associated with landform development and landscape changes related to natural forces and human activities in the Central European Mountains and their close forelands. The papers are grouped into four general categories that describe the influence of climate on glacial landforms and snow avalanches, the evolution of slopes in high mountains, the development of mid-mountain relief, and changes in fluvial systems in mountains and their forelands. This paper summarises the contributions of these studies to this special issue and attempts to outline possible avenues of future research on landforms and landscapes in mountainous areas.
Keywords: mountains, geomorphological processes, human impact, landforms, landscapes
[pawel@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków: Poland
[mkijowska@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences 38-311 Szymbark 430: Poland
[wieja@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PAN
Preface
Challenges in geoenvironmental research – natural and anthropogenic interactions
Geographia Polonica (2025) vol. 2, iss. 98, pp. 113-119
Abstract
The geoenvironment – characterised by dynamic interactions among its various components – is continually evolving under the impact of climate change and human activities across diverse temporal and spatial scales.This special issue brings together six studies that aim to address existing knowledge gaps concerning the interplay between natural processes and human activities within different morphoclimatic zones. The contributions are organized into three overarching thematic categories: (1) transformations of the natural environment in the context of climate change, (2) assessments of anthropogenic pollution in soils and water bodies, and (3) geodynamic processes in river valleys, including aspects of water management and environmental protection. This introductory paper synthesizes the findings presented in the special issue and outlines potential directions for future research in geoenvironmental studies. Emphasis is placed on the effects of climate change and anthropogenici mpacts, approached through interdisciplinary perspectives and supported by advanced research methodologies. Such an approach will open new opportunities for global-scale analysis of geoenvironmental transformations and is vital for informing sustainable development strategies
Keywords: geoenvironment, natural processes, human impact, climate change, environmental complexity and interactions
[mkijowska@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences 38-311 Szymbark 430: Poland
[abucala@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków: Poland
[eliza.placzkowska@uwr.edu.pl], University of Wrocław W. Cybulskiego 32, 50-205 Wrocław: Poland
[sabina.wojcik@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences 38-311 Szymbark 430: Poland