The article presents the history and the impact of the Galician Canal project on the natural environment. In order to identify the relationship between political and economic decisions and the transformation of the natural environment, the Water System Concept was used. The canal was designed in Galicia belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The central government in Vienna decided to build a network of waterways in 1901. In Galicia, it was expected that this project would lead to economic development, which was dependent on export opportunities. The canal project assumed the construction of a canal connecting the Oder with the Vistula and the Dniester. An integral element of the project was also the regulation of the rivers, which was to enable the control of the canal's supply with water and bed-load. After the collapse of the Empire, most of the canal was located in the territory of Poland. Repeated design changes meant that construction work on the canal was progressing slowly. Ultimately, the construction of the canal was abandoned, but the river regulation was completed. The canal is, therefore, an example of an unrealized project that significantly affected the natural environment. River regulation destroyed the multi-thread channel pattern and triggered the channel incision process. The transformation of multi-thread rivers to single-thread ones resulted in a reduction in biodiversity. The Carpathian rivers would never have been channelized to such a large extent had it not been for the canal project.

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加利西亚运河——改变喀尔巴阡山脉北部河流的未实现项目

文章介绍了加利西亚运河项目的历史和对自然环境的影响。为了确定政治和经济决策与自然环境转变之间的关系，使用了水系统概念。运河是在属于奥匈帝国的加利西亚设计的。维也纳中央政府于 1901 年决定建立水路网络。在加利西亚，预计该项目将导致依赖出口机会的经济发展。运河项目假设建造一条连接奥得河与维斯瓦河和德涅斯特河的运河。该项目的一个组成部分也是河流的调节，这是为了能够控制运河的供水和河床负荷。帝国灭亡后，大部分运河位于波兰境内。反复的设计变更意味着运河的建设工作进展缓慢。最终，运河的建设被放弃了，但河流的整治完成了。因此，运河是对自然环境产生重大影响的未实现项目的一个例子。河道整治破坏了多线程的渠道格局，触发了渠道切割过程。多线程河流向单线程河流的转变导致生物多样性减少。如果没有运河工程，喀尔巴阡山脉的河流永远不会被如此大规模地渠道化。运河的建设被放弃了，但河流的整治已经完成。因此，运河是对自然环境产生重大影响的未实现项目的一个例子。河道整治破坏了多线程的渠道格局，触发了渠道切割过程。多线程河流向单线程河流的转变导致生物多样性减少。如果没有运河工程，喀尔巴阡山脉的河流永远不会被如此大规模地渠道化。运河的建设被放弃了，但河流的整治已经完成。因此，运河是对自然环境产生重大影响的未实现项目的一个例子。河道整治破坏了多线程的渠道格局，触发了渠道切割过程。多线程河流向单线程河流的转变导致生物多样性减少。如果没有运河工程，喀尔巴阡山脉的河流永远不会被如此大规模地渠道化。多线程河流向单线程河流的转变导致生物多样性减少。如果没有运河工程，喀尔巴阡山脉的河流永远不会被如此大规模地渠道化。多线程河流向单线程河流的转变导致生物多样性减少。如果没有运河工程，喀尔巴阡山脉的河流永远不会被如此大规模地渠道化。