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The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage
Rašín, Robin ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Kupková, Lucie (referee) ; Kubeš, Jan (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Science Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Robin Rašín The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage Summary Roztoky u Křivoklátu 2010 1 Landscape is a key geographical concept and geographical research on land change and land use has a tradition that can be dated back for almost a hundred years. The development of the subject orientation of land change science can be divided into two phases. (i) During the first phase (50's/60's of the 20th century) the description of landscape and its morphology (structure) were at the centre of research interest along with the research of the potential for agro-production. This particular type of study was motivated by the need to find a solution to the problem of the increasing inability to supply a growing (European) population with agricultural products. (ii) In the second phase (circa from 70's of the 20th century), the attention of scientists towards the accelerated rate of land change on a global scale that can be associated with: the increase of human population, changes in agricultural techniques, mining, environmental exploitation et cetera. There is an obvious need to solve the negative impacts of the human activities on the landscape at different scales (from local to...
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The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage
Rašín, Robin
The presented study is an example of the research of trans-boundary landscapes underwent in the exemplary area of the Czech-Austrian borderland. In the focus of the research was the history-geographical analysis of landscapes' macro- and microstructure. The research had two main objections. Firstly, we tried to identify shared/different features of the Czech and Austrian landscapes development during the era of politically sharply divided Europe. Secondly, we paid attention to stabile landscape features. The proposed procedure of identification of stabile landscape features can be used as a basis for humanistic orientated landscape research. In order to answer the research questions, we used data of several sources - statistical evidence, historical maps, aerial photographs. The data were analyzed and evaluated by previously published as well as newly developed indexes. The results show that the development of landscape macrostructure was very similar on both Czech and Austrian side of the borderland - e.g. land use structure and its development over the selected time period. However, the research of the landscape microstructure provided a proof of different landscape formation when compared Czech and Austrian borderland - e.g. arable land areal index. The study pointed out the obvious need for a...
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The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage
Rašín, Robin
The presented study is an example of the research of trans-boundary landscapes underwent in the exemplary area of the Czech-Austrian borderland. In the focus of the research was the history-geographical analysis of landscapes' macro- and microstructure. The research had two main objections. Firstly, we tried to identify shared/different features of the Czech and Austrian landscapes development during the era of politically sharply divided Europe. Secondly, we paid attention to stabile landscape features. The proposed procedure of identification of stabile landscape features can be used as a basis for humanistic orientated landscape research. In order to answer the research questions, we used data of several sources - statistical evidence, historical maps, aerial photographs. The data were analyzed and evaluated by previously published as well as newly developed indexes. The results show that the development of landscape macrostructure was very similar on both Czech and Austrian side of the borderland - e.g. land use structure and its development over the selected time period. However, the research of the landscape microstructure provided a proof of different landscape formation when compared Czech and Austrian borderland - e.g. arable land areal index. The study pointed out the obvious need for a...
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The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage
Rašín, Robin ; Chromý, Pavel (advisor) ; Kupková, Lucie (referee) ; Kubeš, Jan (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Science Department of Social Geography and Regional Development Robin Rašín The Landscape of the Czech-Austrian Borderland: Development and Heritage Summary Roztoky u Křivoklátu 2010 1 Landscape is a key geographical concept and geographical research on land change and land use has a tradition that can be dated back for almost a hundred years. The development of the subject orientation of land change science can be divided into two phases. (i) During the first phase (50's/60's of the 20th century) the description of landscape and its morphology (structure) were at the centre of research interest along with the research of the potential for agro-production. This particular type of study was motivated by the need to find a solution to the problem of the increasing inability to supply a growing (European) population with agricultural products. (ii) In the second phase (circa from 70's of the 20th century), the attention of scientists towards the accelerated rate of land change on a global scale that can be associated with: the increase of human population, changes in agricultural techniques, mining, environmental exploitation et cetera. There is an obvious need to solve the negative impacts of the human activities on the landscape at different scales (from local to...
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