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Landscape-Related Aspects of the Siting of Wind Farms in Poland: A Case Study of the Great Masurian Lake District

There has been a vivid discourse in Poland over the recent years around landscapespecific consequences of developing the wind power industry. Controversies surround the construction of wind turbines in valuable landscapes, for instance in the Great Masurian Lakes. The wind energy development projects already completed in neighbouring regions as well as developers’ declared intentions to invest in some municipalities lying in the above lake district (Elektrownia wiatrowa..., 2012) make the problem look real. The objective of this paper is to determine consequences borne by the landscape due to the construction of wind power facilities in areas endowed with unique scenic values and therefore possessing high tourism assets. Once the problem is diagnozed, the evolving recommendations should be incorporated into the process of spatial planning and management of the region’s valuable landscape resources, found in the aggregated area of individual municipalities. The presentation of model guidelines underlying an assessment of the impact and effects of a wind energy venture on landscape values in areas zoned for the development of wind farms is an essential part of this article.