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Gdansk, Poland
Gdańsk is the largest city of northern Poland and is situated on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in the Gulf of Gdańsk. Gdańsk is located in a conurbation with the cities Sopot and Gdynia , which together form a metropolitan area called Trójmiasto (Tricity) with a population of over a million people. Gdańsk alone has a population of 460,000 (2002) and is the capital of the Pomeranian Province and one of the major centres of economic and administrative life in Poland. The main industries are located in the harbour area and along the Martwa Vistula river shores, which are highly vulnerable to sea level rise and river flooding. There are future construction plans such as new reloading terminals, as well as housing development plans for Martwa Vistula Island and near the shoreline. Currently, 880ha of urban and industrial areas in the city lie below 1m above sea level (m.a.s.l.), and an additional 1020 ha lie between 1.0 and 2.5 m.a.s.l..
Modeling & GIS Applications
Assessment of Modelled Sea Level Rise Impacts in the Gdańsk Region
Michael Staudt | 2005-04-01
Gdańsk is the largest city of northern Poland and is situated on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in the Gulf of Gdańsk. Gdańsk is located in a conurbation with the cities Sopot and Gdynia , which together form a metropolitan area called Trójmiasto (Tricity) with a population of over a million people...
Gdańsk - GIS & Modelling
Michael Staudt | 2005-03-23
Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) were produced by digitising topographic maps, coastline and embankments on a scale of 1: 10 000 for the case study areas Gdańsk and Sopot...
Vulnerability Assessment
Gdańsk - Impact Assessment
Michael Staudt | 2005-03-23
In the GIS the sea level rise scenarios were outlined with the help of digital elevation models and the impacted hot spots were identified in a spatial analysis...
Gdańsk - Vulnerability Assessment
Michael Staudt | 2005-03-23
During the Gdańsk case study meeting in October 2004 interviews were performed with local experts to evaluate the impact of the sea level rise scenaios for Gdańsk...
Knowledge Base
The Polish Planning System
Michael Staudt | 2005-04-01
The Polish Planning system consists of four planning levels: the National level, the Regional level, the County level and the Local level...
Discussion Platform
Gdańsk - Discussion Platform
Michael Staudt | 2005-03-23
The sea level rise scenario maps were discussed with local experts of Gdańsk and Sopot city planning office and interviews were performed during the Gdańsk case study meeting in October 2004. So far climate change, respectively sea level rise, is not a topic for the spatial planners in the region...
