The analysis of land use and landscape structure changes over the last two centuries has allowed us to articulate proposals for the conservation and the rehabilitation of natural, aesthetic and historical landscape values in the Křemže Basin. Landscape assessment was based mainly on information extracted from Stabile Cadastre maps drawn in 1826–1827, supplemented by analyses in situ and by further research of the old military maps of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and of the military aerial photographs of 1950s obtained from historical archives. The assessment of these early cartographic works and photographs indicates that in the early nineteenth century, the landscape reflected a spatial order and a balance of regulatory and provisional ecosystem services as well as aesthetic appeal. The evolution of local economy and land use practices brought about by the industrial revolution period was associated with structural changes, such as fragmentation and homogenisation that impacted negatively on environmental stability. Restoration of selected elements, crucial for the preservation of landscape character as well as of cultural and aesthetic values, provides a chance to enhance the structural diversity. This is of paramount importance for stabilising landscape functions and ecosystem ser- vices such as water cycling, nutrient processing, support to biodiversity, aesthetic appeal and transfer of educational values. The Stabile Cadastre maps offer an ideal baseline for streamlining the rehabilitation of selected natural, aesthetic and historical landscape features that can be reappraised during participatory processes with the contribution of local communities.
The Value of a 1827 Cadastre Map in the Rehabilitation of Ecosystem Services in the Křemže Basin, Czech Republic
PACINI, NICOLA
2013-01-01
Abstract
The analysis of land use and landscape structure changes over the last two centuries has allowed us to articulate proposals for the conservation and the rehabilitation of natural, aesthetic and historical landscape values in the Křemže Basin. Landscape assessment was based mainly on information extracted from Stabile Cadastre maps drawn in 1826–1827, supplemented by analyses in situ and by further research of the old military maps of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and of the military aerial photographs of 1950s obtained from historical archives. The assessment of these early cartographic works and photographs indicates that in the early nineteenth century, the landscape reflected a spatial order and a balance of regulatory and provisional ecosystem services as well as aesthetic appeal. The evolution of local economy and land use practices brought about by the industrial revolution period was associated with structural changes, such as fragmentation and homogenisation that impacted negatively on environmental stability. Restoration of selected elements, crucial for the preservation of landscape character as well as of cultural and aesthetic values, provides a chance to enhance the structural diversity. This is of paramount importance for stabilising landscape functions and ecosystem ser- vices such as water cycling, nutrient processing, support to biodiversity, aesthetic appeal and transfer of educational values. The Stabile Cadastre maps offer an ideal baseline for streamlining the rehabilitation of selected natural, aesthetic and historical landscape features that can be reappraised during participatory processes with the contribution of local communities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
