Causes and Effects of Spatial Chaos in the Polish Carpathians – A Difficult Way to Sustainable Development

Abstract Mountainous rural areas are vulnerable to inappropriate land management, which is particularly visible in the Polish Carpathians. This paper attempts diagnose causes and effects of spatial chaos this area, using DPSIR method. The Three Questions method was used assist analysing disorder context violating sustainable development. analysis demonstrated that were mainly legal historical origins, with most being those related dispersion buildings. Minimising requires extensive education, as well amending legislation limit scope decisions on development conditions. A national financial mechanism supporting Carpathians would also seem be a desirable improvement.