Ochrona krajobrazu a budownictwo wiejskie i opinie o nim współmieszkańców wsi małopolskiej

Landscape conservation and rural building in the opinion of rural inhabitants of Malopolska

The authors pay attention to the importance of rural building for the landscape quality and express their opinion that country building, chaotic and devoid of style, poses a threat to the landscape amenities in the densely populated Malopolska region.  On the basis of interviews conducted with 841 persons who run their farms in 4 Małopolska communities (gminas) the authors have detected a considerable polarization of the respondents' opinions concerning the effects of building on the landscape quality and introducing the necessary control over building activities. The necessity has been noticed by an average of one third of the respondents and the percentage remains positively correlated to the level of their education.