Eurointegration is an important direction for Ukraine, especially in present political situation. Social-economic condition is very important for entering into European organizations. In this article social-economic aspects of Lviv Region, which is a border region, in conditions of modern Eurointegration are studied. On the basis of the statistic report of social-economic condition of Lviv Region of Main Department of Statistics in Lviv Region an analysis was done, which allowed making conclusions of actual condition of the region. The task of the study is to determine basic directions of regional socialeconomic development. Main methodological approaches are systemic, chorological and chronological and also such approaches as synergetic and informational. Demographic situation of the region is being analyzed in the article, in particular indicators of natural and mechanic movement of the population, and gender-age structure of the population is also described. Peculiarities of economic development of the region are revealed, indicators of gross regional product and index of competitiveness are analyzed. The condition and tendencies of research and innovation activity of the region are presented, and also a situation in small and medium business is depicted. The studies have demonstrated, that Lviv Region, in comparison with other regions of Ukraine, is characterized by high enough social-economic development. Non-productive branch, the part of which is a scientific potential (research and project-design establishments, higher educational institutions), financial organizations, trade enterprises and food industry, which totally can satisfy the needs of the region, are relatively well developed. At the same time there are also unfavorable demographic tendencies in the region, in particular depopulation of the population is the result of negative natural growth. Perspectives of the development of the region are proposed in the article, in particular the direction of regional strategy and cross-border cooperation.
The purpose of the present study is to assess the level of knowledge about local environmental protection among high school students in Bielsko-Biała and the surrounding areas. This sort of knowledge is part of the curriculum and is covered in various natural science school courses, such as geography, biology, chemistry, and social sciences. Various laws and regulations mandate that ecology is part of the secondary education curriculum – “Podstawa programowa kształcenia ogólnego” (2002, 2008 a, b). The Bielsko-Biała area is known for its valuable natural resources and natural attractions. It is home to twelve protected natural areas, including: two sanctuaries, two scenic landscape parks, four nature and landscape complexes, two unique endangered ecosystems, and two protected Natura 2000 areas, as well as 62 natural landmarks. The present paper presents results of a study that was conducted by means of a survey of Bielsko-Biała’s high school students with respect to their knowledge about these protected natural areas. The results of the study revealed that the vast majority of the students do not take an interest in environmental protection issues. Moreover, the high school students displayed unsatisfactory knowledge about the protected natural areas around their city. The survey revealed that the study subjects were unable to identify the types of natural protected areas surrounding their city, let alone list or name the specific sanctuaries or natural landmarks. These disappointing findings generalize for both the students who live in Bielsko-Biała, and those who live in the distant northern provinces of the region. The results of the study stress the need for field trips and other programs aimed at advancing students’ knowledge in this area. The need to incentivize teachers to organize field trips and other events of this kind is also highlited.
Zamki, fortece, pałace na terytorium obecnej Ukrainy Zachodniej są pięknym okazałym dziedzictwem, które zostało jako przypomnienie o wielkich Polakach. Niegdyś te terytoria znajdowały się przy Imperium Osmańskim, dlatego znane są jako „przedmurza chrześcijaństwa”, stąd miano Kresów Wschodnich. Celem niniejszego artykułu było zbadanie motywacji przyjazdu turystów, badania dotyczyły także środków transportu, którymi udają się turyści z Polski, a także oceny infrastruktury turystycznej i panującej atmosfery. Wyniki wykazały, że turyści z Polski przyjeżdżają najczęściej ze względu na chęć zwiedzania zabytków, a także zdecydowana większość turystów zaznaczyła, że chętnie jeszcze raz wróci. Zaproponowane zostały pomysły na zaadaptowanie obiektów by były jeszcze bardziej atrakcyjne.
The article presents a valorisation of material cultural heritage for sentimental tourism of Poles and an analysis of the use of this potential in tourist offer. The analysis of values included defensive buildings and residences, religious buildings, cemeteries, as well as other architectural and technical monuments that can be used for the purposes of Polish sentimental tourism in the Western Ukraine, a territory that belonged to the Second Polish Republic. The analysis based on the point bonitation method showed that the Lviv and Ternopil regions have the greatest potential. However, the tourist offer of Polish travel agencies to the Western Ukraine covers only part of the potential of Polish cultural heritage.
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W artykule przedstawiono waloryzację materialnego dziedzictwa kulturowego dla turystyki sentymentalnej Polaków oraz przeprowadzono analizę wykorzystania tego potencjału w ofercie turystycznej. Analiza walorów objęła obiekty obronne i rezydencje, obiekty sakralne,cmentarze, a także inne zabytkowe obiekty architektoniczne i techniczne, które mogą być wykorzystane na cele polskiej turystyki sentymentalnej na obszarze Ukrainy Zachodniej, który należał do II Rzeczpospolitej. Ocena metodą bonitacji punktowej wykazała, że największy potencjał posiada obwód lwowski oraz tarnopolski. Natomiast oferta turystyczna polskich biur podróży na Ukrainę Zachodnią obejmuje tylko część potencjału polskiego dziedzictwa kulturowego.
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