Open AccessDatabase “Protected areas in Poland” and possibilities of its use in education and raising environmental awareness of the society
Author(s) -
Małgorzata Walczak,
Mirosław Leszczyński
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ochrona środowiska i zasobów naturalnych
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-8589
pISSN - 1230-7831
DOI - 10.2478/oszn-2019-0003
Subject(s) - raising (metalworking) , presentation (obstetrics) , database , geography , world wide web , environmental resource management , computer science , engineering , environmental science , mechanical engineering , medicine , radiology
The article focuses on the presentation of database “Protected areas in Poland,” complete with information resources and available options for data collecting, storing, sharing, and searching. Possibilities for using the database as a tool for ecological education of young people were presented. Utility of the database was discussed as a comprehensive source of information for other social groups and representatives of professions that deal with environmental resources and their management.