An attempt at estimation of the present state of environmental infrastructure and its changes in the rural areas after the Polish accession to the EU structures has been made. The analysis of data presented in this paper allows to conclude that a significant acceleration in the development of...

According to the EU sustainable development presumptions the extension and modernization of natural environmental protection infrastructure is still one the most significant aims of the Rural Development Plans. Currently, in spite of a progress which has recently been made in this area, there...