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Artykuł zawiera omówienie uwarunkowań, celów i kierunków polityki przestrzennej, odnoszących się do sfery ekologicznej, określonych w „Studium polityki przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju" opracowanym w Instytucie Gospodarki Przestrzennej i Komunalnej w roku 1995.
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The article discusses the context, goals and objectives of physical planning in the area of environmental protection as defined in the ..”National Physical Planning Policy" developed by the Institute of Physical Planning and Municipal Economy in 1995. The following policy areas have been addressed: - Introduction to the strategy of development; - Major goals and objectives of the national environmental policy; - Poland s obligations according to international agreements and conventions, which need to be incorporated in physical planning; - Physical planning policy instruments in the environmental area; - Summary identification of environmental problems and the most likely developments; opportunities and threats. Major physical planning policy objectives in the environmental area are: - Ensure meeting the demand for water; - Improve general standards of living; - Ensure sustainable development of both business and the environment. The section on goals and objectives discusses detailed action, place and instruments against each of the objectives. Finally, policy objectives, major instruments and areas of implementing environmentally orientated physical planning policies have been summarised. It has been indicated that there is a need to develop regulatory instruments to foster these policies. The importance of physical planning on the national and regional level has been highlighted as a co-ordination tool in the process of introducing sustainable practices.