TY - JOUR
TI - Preservation of the industrial landscape as an element of sustainable development – the example of Upper Silesian urban area
AU - Koj, Jacek
TI - Preservation of the industrial landscape as an element of sustainable development – the example of Upper Silesian urban area
AB - 
	The first part of the paper presents the basic terminology associated with the industrial landscape, which is a specific type of the cultural landscape, and the concepts of landscape preservation and sustainable development. In the following part of the paper, basing on the example of the Upper Silesian urban area, the typical characteristics of the industrial landscape are specified. Its most important virtues, which are the reason why it should be protected in the context of sustainable development, are also presented. The author tried to identify the obstacles to preservation of the industrial landscape, including the problem of its negative perception. The paper also contains the analysis of presently applied legal forms of preservation of the industrial landscape basing on same examples form Upper Silesia. There is also an example from Ruhr Region presented in the purpose of comparison. The demanded actions, which should take place in the Upper Silesian urban area basing on the German experiences, are presented in the summary.
VL - 2015
IS - Issue 141
PY - 2015
SN - 1644-3586
C1 - 2083-3113
SP - 105
EP - 116
DO - 10.4467/20833113PG.15.012.4064
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/ochrona-krajobrazu-przemyslowego-jako-element-zrownowazonego-rozwoju-na-przykladzie-konurbacji-gornoslaskiej
KW - industrial landscape
KW - environmental protection
KW - sustainable development