The aims of the paper The region of the Carpathian Mountains in Poland is characterized by rich settlement history. In the Middle Ages Polish and German tribes settled at the foot of the mountains and Vlach tribes settled in the mountains. The course of history left a unique pattern of settlement line picturesquely located in a mountain landscape. Turbulence in the country’s history forced people to leave their land and broke the cycle which was characteristic for the landscape. The abandoned area was designated a national park with the aim to protect the natural and cultural heritage of the land. The regions which were not cultivated were subject to secondary succession and precious parts of the cultural landscape were in danger of disappearing completely from the Carpathian landscape. The element of natural succession occurring in Europe is distinguished by dominant forest community which is a serious threat to monuments, landscapes and scenic values. Landscape as the record of settlement development is lost in many places. Nowadays more and more people abandon farming and change into service sector. As a result the use of a landscape changes into a service type. In order to keep the most precious fragments of landscape which preserve our identity and history, a planned intervention is needed. Examples In order to avoid such threats, the concept based on visibility analysis was created. Actions taken on the protected areas in Poland were given as the examples of the application of current analytical methods. With the help of digital research on field of visibility there were analysed the visual possibilities of a given region, predictions for the observed direction of development and the optimal project solutions. The presented method allows for rational and effective management of visual resources which is the base for making landscape cognitive values available. Conclusions and consequences of research In this understanding, visibility analysis becomes a design tool which allows for conscious shaping of the seen space and in addition it becomes the basis for the construction of narrative space. The unique character of a landscape in landscape architecture is expressed in its physiognomy. The seen landscape becomes the basis for interpretation and foundation for building impressions. The space-time character of the landscape perception phenomenon puts the impressions in narrative structure whose base consists of the elements perceived in the landscape. Narration requires an author and a viewer. When we talk about a landscape a viewer can be engaged in the process of building history to a various extent. The available, seen space decides about the interpretation of the observed form and its designer decides about the extent and the explicitness of this interpretation. When research is based on natural and cultural resources it allows for getting out the nature of a landscape in full consciousness. Precious elements are exposed and referred to in the project.
