Magdalena Czałczyńska-Podolska

The paper presents Doctor Jordan’s gardens against a background of another children’s play spaces. Based on the examples of contemporary children’s gardens, their usage and appearance were descripted. The best directions for children’s gardens shaping in Poland were identified.

Botanical gardens have functioned as museum facilities for generations, but this model is slowly being abandoned. Increasingly, they are becoming vibrant social centres (especially in the United States and Western European countries). Does the increase in the social role of botanical gardens present an opportunity or a threat to their development? Examples of gardens such as the Eden Project or San Francisco Botanical Garden show that the new concept of botanical gardens can bring many social and even economic benefits.

The objective of the article is to present the possibility of using landscape studies in the development of guidelines for the revitalization of rural areas. Performing detailed analyses of the cultural and aesthetic values of the landscape has become the basis for formulating the directions for the development of the rural areas located in the vicinity of the town of Drawsko Pomorskie, that previously were part of state collective farms. Landscape studies included the identification and characterization of natural elements and cultural and aesthetic values of the area, based on the landscape audit methodology and commonly applied principles of valorization of cultural landscape. The analyses allowed us to identify areas that, due to a significant decline in the value of the landscape, caused mainly by the location of objects related to the former state farms, require the analysis of the legitimacy of their further protection within the “Pojezierze Drawskie” [hereinafter “Drawsko Lakeland”] Protected Landscape Area. As a result, it was possible to formulate new guidelines for the revitalization of the studied area. Keywords: landscape research, post State Farm areas, village renewal, landscape audit

Although the issues of social involvement in the landscaping design process are essential for creating a peoplefriendly environment, in Poland, it is still insufficiently identified. The purpose of the article is to present selected examples of various levels and methods of public involvement in the landscaping design process in comparison to the theoretical principles of public participation in the architectural design. The analysed examples were selected in terms of differences in public participation levels, social dialogue tools used and communication with the designer, as well as due to a different functional program. Social involvement should not end at the stage of pre-design consultations. It is necessary to aim at its maintenance and strengthening also at the design stage, and, above all, during implementation and further use of the space.
 

Garden tourism is a rapidly growing trend which is perfectly visible in Western European countries as well as in the United States and Canada, and which is also becoming increasingly noticeable in Poland. This article presents a discussion of the use and preservation of historic garden complexes in the context of the growing popularity of gardens as places where people can spend their time. The aim of the paper is to define user needs and the requirements concerning garden development which are created by their increased use.