<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">During its entire utilisation history – lasting several hundred years – the area of the Tatra Mountains underwent multidirectional anthropopressure. As the result, all components of their natural environment have been transformed, including relief and water conditions.The analysis of the literature on this topic conducted by the author, as well as his observations performed in the area, confirmed the assumption that transformations caused by human actions developed with varying intensity and admitted various forms depending on the area of action and the magnitude of means applied.The transformation scale presented here estimates the influence of anthropopressure on the stability of the catchment area systems of larger Tatra streams, partial catchment areas of their confluents and selected slope surfaces.In systems, where the limits of persistence were not exceeded, stability was ensured by natural processes compensating for the consequences of anthropopressure. In systems where stability was disturbed, planned preventive measures are necessary.</abstract>

During its entire utilisation history – lasting several hundred years – the area of the Tatra Mountains underwent multidirectional anthropopressure. As the result, all components of their natural environment have been transformed, including relief and water conditions.The analysis of the literature on this topic conducted by the author, as well as his observations performed in the area, confirmed the assumption that transformations caused by human actions developed with varying intensity and admitted various forms depending on the area of action and the magnitude of means applied.The transformation scale presented here estimates the influence of anthropopressure on the stability of the catchment area systems of larger Tatra streams, partial catchment areas of their confluents and selected slope surfaces.In systems, where the limits of persistence were not exceeded, stability was ensured by natural processes compensating for the consequences of anthropopressure. In systems where stability was disturbed, planned preventive measures are necessary.

Possibilities of Balancing of Anthropogenic Changes of Relief and Water Conditions in The Tatra Mountains

Miscellanea Geographica

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

During its entire utilisation history – lasting several hundred years – the area of the Tatra Mountains underwent multidirectional anthropopressure. As the...

Possibilities of Balancing of Anthropogenic Changes of Relief and Water Conditions in The Tatra Mountains

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 125 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2006-0015

Keywords
anthropopressure, relief, water conditions, Tatra Mountains, natural system, catchment area, system stability

© 2006 Tomasz Radziewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Possibilities of Balancing of Anthropogenic Changes of Relief and Water Conditions in The Tatra Mountains

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 125 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2006-0015

Keywordsanthropopressure, relief, water conditions, Tatra Mountains, natural system, catchment area, system stability

© 2006 Tomasz Radziewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
anthropopressure, relief, water conditions, Tatra Mountains, natural system, catchment area, system stability