Territorial delimitation of ecological disturbances and hazards in environment statistics

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Grzesiak, M.

Affiliations: Central Statistical Office Poland, Al. Niepodleglosci 208, 00-925 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract: Progressive deterioration of natural environment in Poland, territorial differentiation of our country and, simultaneously, limited financial means which could be allocated to environment makes it necessary to define a detailed strategy for work in this field. Environmental statistics providing indicators and categories for analysing and evaluating the status of various elements of the environment, allows to elaborate a territorial synthesis and a division of the country in terms of ecological criteria. With regard to the above circumstances, regions of concentration of environmental violations and hazards were distinguished. Degradation is so advanced there and only intensive pro-ecological activity could stop its further progress. These regions were named “areas of ecological hazards”. Taking into consideration ecological criteria, completing of diagnostic estimations of territorial differentiation in the state of the environment constitutes the delimitation of urban agglomerations and industrial districts.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1992-9302

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 203-217, 1992