Obszary przyrodniczo cenne w zrównoważonym rozwoju obszarów wiejskich Podkarpacia
Naturally valuable areas in the balanced development of rural areas of the region of Podkarpackie

Summary/Abstract: Naturally valuable areas play a double role in the realization of balanced development policy. Their functioning is directly connected with regulations of conservation and environment protection. Being inseparable part of rural environment they contribute to the policy of developing rural areas carried out by economical units (mainly farms). As exemplified by Podkarpackie Voivodeship which features a great ratio of protected areas (almost 45%), basic data concerning the range of functioning of protected areas including areas of Natura 2000 as well as the condition and directions of social-economic development was analyzed. Great attention was paid to possibilities and developmental barriers in protected areas. The research has proved that protected areas in Podkarpackie Voivodeship are not arranged regularly. In five districts – Bieszczady, Lesko, Sanok, Przemyśl and Krosno, in which the part of protected areas constitute 50 to 100% of all areas, they cover over 440 thousand hectares, which makes 55% of all protected areas in Podkarpackie Voivodeship. On the other hand, the districts of Tarnobrzeg, Nisko, Stalowa Wola and Dębica, that is in the northern and western part of the voivodeship, the ratio is very small which is caused mainly by industrial development in this region. Moreover, the research has proved that among social-economic directions of development the most predestined are: agriculture keeping high standards of environment protection, tourism, agritourism and non-agricultural economic activity of farms, including pro-environmental services.

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