The Carpathians: Integrating Nature and Society Towards Sustainability

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Carpathian Mountains: Challenges for the Central and Eastern European Landmark....Pages 1-11
Science for the Carpathians: Using Regional Capacity to Cope with Global Change....Pages 13-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Progress in Understanding the Dynamics of Carpathian Abiotic Environment....Pages 25-30
Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: GIS Application to a Complex Mountainous Environment....Pages 31-44
GIS Evaluation of Erosion-Sedimentation Risk Caused by Extreme Convective Rainstorms: Case Study of the Stonávka River Catchment, Czech Republic....Pages 45-58
Assessment of the Impact of Agricultural Land Utilization Practices on Soil Losses....Pages 59-75
The Effects of Climate Change on Element Content and Soil pH (Síkfőkút DIRT Project, Northern Hungary)....Pages 77-88
Climate Changes in the Vertical Zones of the Polish Carpathians in the Last 50 Years....Pages 89-109
Air Temperature Variability in the High Tatra Mountains....Pages 111-130
Climate Trends in the Slovak Part of the Carpathians....Pages 131-150
Natural Factors Affecting the Chemical Composition of Water in the Catchment of Wołosatka Stream (High Bieszczady Mts.)....Pages 151-159
Environmental and Land Use Determinants of Stream Water Chemistry During Flood Events in Small Carpathian Foothill Catchments in Poland....Pages 161-178
Results of Monitoring Torrent-Control Hydrotechnical Structures in the Cârcinov River Catchment....Pages 179-181
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Forests in the Carpathian Mountains and Their Management....Pages 185-190
Growth and Water Balance Parameters of a Natural Spruce–Larch Forest in Tatra National Park, Slovakia....Pages 191-208
Influences of Climate and Land Use History on Forest and Timberline Dynamics in the Carpathian Mountains During the Twentieth Century....Pages 209-223
Forest Cover Change in the Parâng-Cindrel Mountains of the Southern Carpathians, Romania....Pages 225-238
Tree Species and Management Effect on Herb Layer Species Composition in Mountain Fir-Beech Forests of the Western Carpathians....Pages 239-255
Strict Forest Reserve Research in the Margin of the Carpathians, the Vár-hegy Case-Study....Pages 257-269
Regionalization of Forests in Slovakia Based on Their Natural Potential....Pages 271-283
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
 Acer Pseudoplatanus L., Tilia Cordata Mill. and Pinus Sylvestris L. as Valuable Tree Species in the Carpathian Forests....Pages 285-300
Management of Norway Spruce Stands in the Western Carpathians....Pages 301-308
Sustainable Forest Management from Policy to Landscape, and Back Again: A Case Study in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains....Pages 309-329
Sustainable Forest Management Alternatives for the Carpathian Mountains with a Focus on Ukraine....Pages 331-352
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Mountain Forest Ecosystem Services: The Ukrainian Carpathians Case Study....Pages 353-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Carpathian Sustainability: Linking Local Actions and Regional Visions....Pages 371-376
Land Use Changes of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Slovak Carpathians Since the Late Eighteenth Century....Pages 377-391
Maintaining Cultural and Natural Biodiversity in the Carpathian Mountain Ecoregion: Need for an Integrated Landscape Approach....Pages 393-424
Biodiversity and Climate Change, A Risk Analysis (BACCARA): Carpathian Case—Goals and Assumptions....Pages 425-428
Policy Instruments and Methods for the Protection and Maintenance of Historical Agricultural Landscapes in Slovakia....Pages 429-439
Historical Landscape Elements: Part of our Cultural Heritage—A Methodological Study from Saxony....Pages 441-459
Landscape Parks and the Development of Tourism in the Protected Areas of the Polish Carpathians....Pages 461-476
Factors Influencing Willingness to Recommend a Visit to Water-Enhanced Tourist Attractions in Central-European Mountainous and Submontane Landscapes....Pages 477-492
The Transnational Hiking Trail via carpatica : A Concept for the Sustainable Development of the Carpathians....Pages 493-496
Spatial Patterns of Second Homes Development in the Polish Carpathians....Pages 497-512
Large Dominant Enterprises Versus Development of Rural Mountainous Areas: The Case of the Polish Carpathian Communes....Pages 513-529
Cities and Towns in the Polish Carpathians: Opportunities and Limitations of Urban Development....Pages 531-544
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Data, Techniques, and Methods in the Carpathian Research....Pages 547-551
Hydrographic Maps as Sources of Information About the Polish Carpathians....Pages 553-563
True-3D Imaging of Mountainous Regions: Case Study from the Polish Tatra Mountains....Pages 565-577
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Obtaining Snow Avalanche Information by Means of Terrestrial Photogrammetry—Evaluation of a New Approach....Pages 579-595
Using High Resolution LiDAR Data for Snow Avalanche Hazard Mapping....Pages 597-613
Use of Airborne Laser Scanning Data for a Revision and Update of a Digital Forest Map and its Descriptive Database: A Case Study from the Tatra National Park....Pages 615-627
Computer Tomography in Wood-Decay Assessment of Silver Fir ( Abies Alba Mill.) Stands in the Polish Part of the Carpathians....Pages 629-637
Assessment of Land Cover Changes in the Carpathian Mountains with MODIS Data....Pages 639-653
Using Habitat Quality and Diversity Measures to Assess Conservation Priorities for Sites in the Ukrainian Carpathians....Pages 655-667
Recent Forest Cover Change in Low Mountain Landscapes of Lviv Oblast in the Ukrainian Carpathians....Pages 669-681
Connectivity of Protected Areas in Central European Border Regions....Pages 683-700
Creation of Ecological Corridors in the Ukrainian Carpathians....Pages 701-717
Erratum to: Recent Forest Cover Change in Low Mountain Landscapes of Lviv Oblast in the Ukrainian Carpathians....Pages E1-E2