Can outdoor leisure make us all better stewards of nature?- a study of how emotions and values relate to river stewardship in rural areas
• NCN Opus, 2019/35/B/HS6/01986,
• Principal Investigator: Marianna Strzelecka
• Main aim of the project - to find out in what way outdoor leisure alongside rivers flowing through rural areas translate into river stewardship.
o how emotions and relational values embedded in outdoor leisure alongside rivers flowing through rural areas translate into river stewardship
o What kind of leisure activities foster river stewardship?
o What is the role of emotions and values in the above process?
o What are the differences between local residents and visitors participating in those activities?
• Popular science description: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/461888-en.pdf
• Publications:
Akhshik A., Strzelecka M., Tusznio J., Grodzińska-Jurczak M., 2022, A Sentiment Analysis of User-Generate Contents Proximate to the Polish Rivers, TTRA 2022. Advancing travel insights Globally . Research Abstracts, 70
Fot. Celina Strzelecka
Reconstruction or catastrophe? Transformation of the socio-natural heritage of the Sztoła, Baba and Biała rivers in the face of a sudden environmental change
• NAWA, Intervention Grants, BPN/GIN/2021/1/00054/U/DRAFT/00001
• Principal Investigator: Joanna Tusznio
• Aim of the project - recognizing social effects of disapearance of Sztoła, Baba and Biała rivers after the closure of the Olkusz-Pomorzany zinc and lead mine.
• Publications:
Tusznio J., Strzelecka M., 2022, Place Loss and Re-Negotiating Local Water Heritage: The Case of Sztoła River, Bukowno, Poland. Blue Papers, 1(1), 129–137. https://doi.org/10.58981/bluepapers.2022.1.13
Mourning Rivers: A Way of Negotiating the Future | Blue Papers
Place Loss and Re-Negotiating Local Water Heritage: The Case of Sztoła River, Bukowno, Poland | Blue Papers
Fot. Mariusz Daniel Boćkowski
Reconstructing wild nature. Perception of nature and place attachment in the areas of bison reintroduction in Poland
• NCN, SONATA 10
• Principal Investigator: Joanna Tusznio
• Aim of the project - to find out how reintroduction of bisons - the largest wild mammals in Europe - influences the role of nature for place of residence as perceived by local communities.
• Popular science description: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/opisy/313940-en.pdf
• Publications:
Akhshik A., Tusznio J., Strzelecka M., 2022, Equifinal paths to megafauna conservation through memorable wildlife tourism experiences: evidence from the restitution of the European bison (Bison bonasus) in Poland, Current Issues in Tourism, https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2022.2111298
Tusznio J., 2022, Zerwanie więzi z naturą, w: Jasikowska, K., Pałasz, M. (red.), Za pięć dwunasta koniec świata. Kryzys klimatyczno-ekologiczny głosem wielu nauk. Kraków: Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Biblioteka Jagiellońska, s. 319–347.
Fot. Joanna Tusznio