The Carpathian region is characterized by the accumulation of numerous natural and cultural resources protected by law. The traditional function of these areas was agriculture and herding. Natural resources are the basis for development of the therapeutic spa function. Construction of railway lines in the second half of the nineteenth century resulted in more dynamic economic development based on industry and tourism. Subsequent actions have contributed to increasing the urbanized area, often in a piecemeal manner, without due attention to spatial order. The consequences of these decisions for landscape, aesthetics, society and economy can have a lasting impact on spatial order and the possibility of sustainable development.Region karpacki ...