Summary:

The paper presents landslides threats occurring in the community of Zakliczyn (the Małopolska region) in the context of spatial planning. Moreover, it enumerates an available sources of landslides information used for planning purposes. Particular attention was paid to the implementation of achievements and existing effects of SOPO project - The Landslides Cover Systems. SOPO is a proj-ect thanks to which our country return to the concept of general geotechnical studies.It was found that one of the most serious problems of the local planning in Zakliczyn is a big participation of landslides areas in the general area of the mu-nicipality. This causes problem with finding the investment areas, including buildings areas. As one of the most effective ways to prevent and minimize landslides damage was considered actually carried out planning and zoning.