Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich		The Association of Polish Geomorphologists

Publikacja nr 9 / Publication no. 9

Zarząd Główny Stowarzyszenia Geomorfologów Polskich,
Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
tel.: +48-61 529327, fax: +48-61 530234; e-mail: sgp@amu.edu.pl

Polish Coast:
Past, Present and Future

Karol Rotnicki (Ed.)

Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 22, pp. 308.

The Coastal Education and Research Foundation [CERF]
and The Association of Polish Geomorphologists
Poznań 1995

ISSN 0749-0208, ISBN 83-902295-6-0

Contents

List of Contributors
Foreword

GENERAL PROBLEMS OF THE POLISH COASTAL ZONE

1. The coastal zone - Present, Past and Future

Karol Rotnicki

2. Geological structure and Holocene evolution of the Polish Coastal Zone

Anna Tomczak

3. Wind, wave, and storm surge regime at the Polish Baltic Coast

Ryszard B. Zeidler, Andrzej Wróblewski, Mirosław Miętus, Zbigniew Dziadziuszko and Jerzy Cyberski

4. Transformation of cliff coast in Poland

Wiesław Subotowicz

5. Contemporary coastal transformation - the coastal management and protection aspect

Andrzej Cieślak

6. Settlement in the Baltic Coastal Zone in prehistory and the Middle Ages

Dobrochna Jankowska

7. The role of the coastal zone in the Polish economy

Marek Dutkowski

8. Vulnerability of Poland`s coastal areas to sea level rise

Ryszard B. Zeidler

9. Accelerated sea level rise as a threat to the Polish Coastal Zone - quantification of risk

Karol Rotnicki, Ryszard K. Borówka and Neal Devine

REGIONAL CASE STUDIES OF THE POLISH COASTAL ZONE

EASTERN COAST

10. Geology and evolution of the Vistula Delta and Vistula Bar

Józef E. Mojski

11. Hydrography of Żuławy Wiślane (Vistula Delta) and its changes over the historical period

Jerzy Cyberski

12. Origin of the "Wisła Śmiała" (Brave Vistula) mouth in the Vistula Delta

Tadeusz Basiński

13. Impact of the Baltic Sea on ground water and surface water in Żuławy Wiślane (Vistula Delta)

Jan Drwal

14. Żuławy (Vistula Delta): an socio-economic overview

Jerzy Gurski

15. Relief, geology and evolution of the Hel Spit

Anna Tomczak

16. Origin and evolution of the Puck Lagoon

Regina Kramarska, Szymon Uścinowicz and Joanna Zachowicz

17. Coast changes of the Hel Spit over the last 40 years

Kazimierz Furmańczyk

18. Protection of the Hel Spit

Tadeusz Basiński

19. Lithodynamics and protection of the cliff coast at Jastrzębia Góra

Wiesław Subotowicz

20. Peat series in the Karwia Lowland and the problem of Holocene marine transgression

Anna Tomczak

MIDDLE COAST

21. An outline of geomorphology and main problems of the Upper Quaternary of the Gardno-Łeba Coastal Plain

Karol Rotnicki

22. Sub-Quaternary surface and main Quaternary series in the Gardno-Łeba Coastal Plain

Ryszard K. Borówka

23. The last cold period in the Gardno-Łeba Coastal Plain

Karol Rotnicki and Ryszard K. Borówka

24. Evidences of the Litorina Sea at Kluki, Gardno-Łeba Coastal Plain

Karol Rotnicki and Ryszard K. Borówka

25. Holocene deposits and molluscan assemblages in Lake Łebsko, Gardno-Łeba Plain

Adam Wojciechowski

26. Palaeoecological changes in the Kluki area during the Holocene in the light of the diatom analysis

Małgorzata Witak and Andrzej Witkowski

27. Dunes on the Łeba Barrier - their history and dynamics of present-day aeolian processes

Ryszard K. Borówka

28. Transformation of the forest and soil covers on the Łeba Barrier and the Gardno-Łeba Coastal Plain

Kazimierz Tobolski

29. Balance of the aeolian sand transport on the beach and the problem of sand nourishment of the active dune field on the Łeba Barrier

Mieczysław Borówka II and Karol Rotnicki

30. Dune erosion during storm surges

Tadeusz Basiński

31. Shoreline changes of the Łeba Barrier in modern times

Ryszard K. Borówka and Karol Rotnicki

WESTERN COAST

32. Ustronie Morskie - holiday resort: A typical example of hazards to a recreation tourist place situated near a cliff coast

Stanisław Zieliński and Karol Rotnicki

33. Geology and geodynamic of the cliff coast between Niechorze-Trzęsacz

Elżbieta Dobracka and Ryszard Dobracki

34. Ruins of the Mediaeval church at Trzęsacz and the intensity of cliff abrasion over the last few hundred years

Karol Rotnicki

35. Shoreline dynamics between Niechorze and Świnoujście

Stanisław Musielak

36. Present-day morphodynamics of the cliff coast of Wolin Island

Andrzej Kostrzewski and Zbigniew Zwoliński

37. Evolution of the Świna Gate

Stanisław Musielak and Krystyna Osadczuk

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