scholarly journals The Water‑wastewater‑sludge Sector and the Circular Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danuta Lipińska
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Wastewater Sludge ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject

The objective of this paper is a theoretical and empirical analysis and evaluation of the role, importance and opportunities of the water‑sewage‑sludge industry in the implementation of the circular economy. To realize this objective, a review of both the literature and the EU strategic documents concerning the subject of the study was conducted. The applied research method is a descriptive analysis based on available statistical data (Eurostat, EEA, EIO and the Polish Central Statistical Office) as well as on source materials. The theoretical part of the work presents the essence of the circular economy and the general characteristics of the analyzed sector, with a particular focus on the potential for the recovery of water from sewage and the reuse of wastewater, as well as the recovery of phosphorus from the wastewater treatment, processing and disposal of sewage sludge. The results of the study show that: (1) there are significant links between the development goals of the water‑sewage‑sludge sector and the circular economy. (2) it is necessary to seek and implement new solutions and technologies leading to the increased recovery of energy and biogens from sewage sludge. (3) there are still many barriers to the recycling of rainwater and graywater as well as to the reuse of wastewater. (4) the circular economy creates new opportunities for water‑sewage and sludge management at the local and national level.

The challenges of official statistics to the Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2030

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Anna Prażmo ◽  
Joanna Wójcik ◽  
Magdalena Żero
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
National Level ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
New Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Development Goals

The aim of the article is to present a new development Agenda for the world and the challenges for official statistics, related to monitoring progres in achieving its goals — at the global, regional and national level. Official statistics, from the beginning participating in the process of goals agreeing for which the world will endeavour in the next 15 years, was indicated as the authority responsible for coordinating and ensuring the continuity of monitoring their implementation. Meeting these expectations will require from international and national statistical institutions an increased efforts aimed at ensuring an efficient monitoring system and filling information gaps. These challenges also facing the Central Statistical Office of Poland — coordinator of the development goals monitoring at the national level.

scholarly journals Awareness of Linked Open Data Among the Employees of Polish Libraries, Archives, and Museums

2022 ◽  
Vol 59 (2(118)) ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Dorota Siwecka
Keyword(s):  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Linked Open Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Doctorate Degree ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The People ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject

Purpose/Thesis: This article presents the results of a survey conducted in January 2021 among employees of Polish libraries, museums, and archives, examining their awareness of open linked data technologies. The research had a pilot character and its results will be used to improve the questionnaire and to conduct research on a wider scale. Approach/Methods: The survey method was used in the study. Results and conclusions: On the basis of answers received, it can be concluded that open linked data is not yet very well-known among employees of Polish libraries, museums, and archives. Those most aware of technologies allowing for machine understanding of content shared on the Web are doctorate degree-holders employed in research libraries. Furthermore, awareness of the projects using LOD technologies does not correlate with awareness of these technological solutions. Research limitations: The number of respondents (415) constitutes 1% of all the people employed in libraries, archives, and museums in Poland (based on data provided by the Central Statistical Office of Poland). This is not a large number, but considering the variety among the respondents, the sample can be considered representative. Originality/Value: The awareness of Linked Open Data among employees of Polish libraries, archives, and museums has not been the subject of any study so far. In fact, this type of research has not been conducted in other countries either.

THE ROLE OF POLLINATING INSECTS IN ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN POLAND

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (3) ◽  
pp. 182-187
Author(s):  
Janusz Majewski
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Pollinating Insects ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject

The aim of the paper was to determinate the importance of pollinating insects for food security in Poland. To assess this, there was estimated crop production without pollinators. The information published by the Institute of Horticulture and the Central Statistical Office was used as well as the literature on the subject. The results of the study indicate that insect pollinators play a key role in fruit production, absence of pollinators may result in a crop yield reduction about 80%. In terms of physical availability of food, Polish food security will be preserved even in the absence of insect pollinators. However, at the level of economic availability, food security may not be preserved without such pollinators, in particular in terms of fruit and food security associated with the consumption of properly balanced rations.

Profilaktyka XXI wieku - problem samobójstwa a dostęp do broni palnej – analiza suicydologiczna

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 424-433
Author(s):  
Marlena Stradomska
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Permanent Disability ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Practical Nature ◽  
Commit Suicide

Security of the 21st century is a very important issue related to the interdisciplinary approach to this topic. This article is related to the prevention of the 21st century and the problem of suicide, including access to firearms. The suicidological analysis in this case is based on defining the issue of security prevention and the availability of firearms in a given country. Generally there are many specialists who deal with the subject of suicide, public and social health, prevention, prevention, remedies, but the problem of suicide is still present. According to the Headquarters of the Police or the Central Statistical Office, there is an increasing number of suicides. Social campaigns and actions to increase security in various countries are still insufficient. Many countries start and continue to implement prevention related to suicide prevention. A very important issue that will be raised in this article is access to firearms - as a means that is lethal. It is not always the person who decides to commit suicide, he wants to die, namely if a person is determined to commit suicide, he can use many different means (drugs, jump from a height, poison, etc.). They do not always contribute to an irreversible state, i.e. rubbish. However, the use of firearms means that there is no turning back from suicide, there is no turning back from death. Therefore, a return to health is usually impossible. The suicide attempt with the use of a weapon ends very tragically - death or permanent disability. In connection with the above, the work is of a theoretical and practical nature, as it is possible to indicate various issues related to prevention and suicide prevention.

DETERMINANTS OF PROFITABILITY OF BEEKEEPING PRODUCTION IN POLAND

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (5) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Janusz Majewski
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Channels ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Direct Sales ◽  
Agricultural Income ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

The aim of the paper was to identify factors affecting the profitability of apiculture production in Poland. In the work was used data from the Central Statistical Office, the Polish Beekeeping Association and literature on the subject. Eight direct interviews with beekeepers were also conducted. The calculations were made for four types of apiaries differing in the scale of production and the way of management. For the types of apiaries indicated, the calculated direct surplus for two methods of selling honey (purchase and direct sales). The highest results were obtained in the case of a migratory apiary. The value of direct surplus per bee colony amounted to PLN 1,160 for direct sales, and PLN 450 for purchase. In the case of stationary management, the amount of direct surplus was from 2 to a dozen times lower than in the case of a migratory apiary. Similar differences were also recorded when estimating the value of net agricultural income. The factors determining the profitability of beekeeping production in Poland include: the scale of production, the kind of economy in the apiary (stationary or migratory), honey distribution channels and the beekeeper’s reputation.

scholarly journals Partycypacja społeczna w rozwoju lokalnym na przykładzie gmin w Specjalnej Strefie Włączenia województwa zachodniopomorskiego = Social participation in local development on the example of municipalities in the Special Inclusion Zone of Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
Damian Mazurek
Keyword(s):  
Local Politics ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Synthetic Indicator ◽  
Social Potential ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Inclusion Zone

The importance of society in shaping spatial order is increasingly emphasized in research as well as in the creation of local politics. Social potential and its importance in development is the subject of research of both sociologists and geographers. The article addresses issues related to the relationship between the level of social potential and the degree of involvement of local communities in development. An analysis of ventures indicated by local communities to solve the diagnosed problems was also conducted. Data was used for municipalities indicated as problem areas and qualified for the so-called Special Inclusion Zone of Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship from revitalization programs. The analysis also used statistical data from the Central Statistical Office to calculate the synthetic indicator of social potential. The results show that in areas with low social potential, residents show more revitalization initiatives, but are limited to infrastructural needs.

scholarly journals An Unexplored Phenomenon on the Border of Two Worlds. An Introduction to the Issue of Museum Libraries in Poland

2019 ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Žák-Caplot
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Library System ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject ◽  
National Libraries

Objective – The article discusses the main concepts and sources of information about museum libraries in Poland, moving towards their definition and place in the native library system. It is an opportunity to reflect on how museum libraries operate on the border of the “museum” and “library” worlds. Method – the subject literature, surveys and statistical reports of the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny – GUS) and the National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (Narodowy Instytut Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zbiorów – NIMOZ) were reviewed, as well as the organizational regulations of selected museums and websites of some museum libraries in Poland. The Act on Libraries of June 27, 1997 was analysed with regard to the division of national libraries into types. The material was analysed to try to place museum libraries within the context of the abovementioned division. Conclusions – It is difficult to study a museum library whilst applying only the set of concepts known to librarians. There is also a lack of relevant statistical data. Due to the fact that museum libraries are rooted primarily in the institution of the museum and have therefore an obligation to achieve its goals and mission, as well as to trends in the development of Polish museology, 21st century museum libraries have gone beyond the scope of professional libraries within the meaning of the Act on Libraries of June 27, 1997.

scholarly journals Disposable income and consumption expenses in pensioners’ households in Poland in the years 2010-2019 – the analysis of changes in view of demographic transformations

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec ◽  
◽  
Agata Niemczyk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Disposable Income ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Pension Benefits ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

Purpose – The aim of the article is to study the changes of disposable income and consumption expenses in pensioners’ households in the years 2010-2019 and the attempt to draw conclusions corresponding to the deepening process of society ageing.Research method – Categories of disposable income and consumption expenses as well as selected issues from the field of demographic transformations were presented in the theoretical considerations, using the descriptive analysis method. The basis of empirical considerations were secondary data from the Central Statistical Office. Conclusions – The average amount of pension benefits in the common occupational system is generally lower than the average work income and it can be claimed that it gets lower systematically. Disposable incomes in pensioners’ households in 2019 were about 50% higher than in 2010. This tendency was reflected in the increase (of about 3% a year on average) of real expenses on con-sumption produce and services per capita in households. The increase was comparable to the general increase of consumption expenses of households in Poland. In the years 2010-2019 expenses related to food, house maintenance and energy carriers were increasing more slowly than the rise of income.Originality / value / implications / recommendations – Conducted considerations constitute a point of view in the evaluation of the changes in the income situation of pensioners’ households in view of the deepening process of ageing of the Polish society. In times of extensive demographic changes related to the ongoing process of society ageing, the elderly constitute a numerous and important consumer group on the market.

THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL OF POLISH ORCHARD

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (5) ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Łakomiak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Fruit Orchard ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Fruit Growing ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Subject

The main aim of the study was to determine how the intellectual capital of Polish fruit orchard of XXI century was shaped. The research was aimed at the achievements of Polish scientists promoting the knowledge of fruit-growing in higher education institutions. The historical literature and the subject matter and data analysis of the Central Statistical Office were reviewed. The results of the research have shown that from the beginning of the development of fruit-growing to today, there are colleges of higher education in the field of solving problems related to the cultivation, protection and economics of production. These chambers formed and formed scientists who brought them closer to practice. Restricting free access to learning and practical skills will negatively affect learning.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Changes in the Level of Competitiveness of Manufacturing in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Roszko-Wójtowicz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Level Of Aggregation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Business Entities

The development of modern economies is inseparably connected with the phenomenon of competition and competitiveness of business entities. Issues in the field of competitiveness of economies, sectors and enterprises have become the subject of intensive analysis worldwide. In Poland, there is also an urgent need to conduct research on various aspects of competitiveness which should thoroughly diagnose the situation in this respect and indicate the development of adequate instruments of economic policy stimulating the growth of competitiveness. This article is a response to this need. The main aim of the study is to assess and compare selected aspects of competitiveness of enterprises from manufacturing divisions. Therefore, the analysis covered manufacturing enterprises (Section C) at the two-digit level of aggregation, i.e. at the level of divisions in this Section. To assess competitiveness in the years 2010-2016, the following measures were used: export/import ratio, intra-industrial trade index (IIT), sold production, labour productivity, and total factor productivity (TFP). The research proceedings were based on data published by the Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland).

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