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A Changing WorldUsing the Past to Understand the Present Land Use and Land Cover

A Changing World: Using the Past to Understand the Present Land Use and Land Cover Landscapes must be understood as dynamic time-dependent entities rather than static associ- ations of biotic and abiotic elements. In particular, former human activities must be better appreciated and better incorporated in descriptions of landscape processes. To describe past land- scapes, oral, written, (carto-)graphic and ecological sources can be used. Combinations of these sources usually provide reliable historical information, if based on a critical analysis of the quality and background of the data, including cross-checking information from the different data sources. The general public, planners, politicians, land managers, ecological modelers, and restoration ecologists are just some of the potential users of landscape history. Keywords: landscape history, land use change, source types, historical ecology F. Kienast, O. Wildi & S. Ghosh (eds.) , A Changing World. Challenges for Landscape Research, 133 –144. © 2007 Springer. 134 M . Bürgi et al. Relevance and Methods of Landscape History The potential contribution of landscape history – the study of the evolution of landscapes and ecosystems over centuries – to provide a better understanding of the present land use and land cover is increasingly recognized (Russell 1997; Swetnam et al. 1999). Most land- scapes are cultural landscapes, shaped over time, in an interactive process http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Changing WorldUsing the Past to Understand the Present Land Use and Land Cover

Part of the Landscape Series Book Series (volume 8)
Editors: Kienast, Felix; Wildi, Otto; Ghosh, Sucharita
Bürgi, Matthias; Hersperger, Anna M.; Hall, Marcus; Southgate, Emiliy W. B. (Russell); Schneeberger, Nina
A Changing World — Jan 1, 2007
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
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978-1-4020-4434-2
Pages
133 –144
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-4436-6_9
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Abstract

Landscapes must be understood as dynamic time-dependent entities rather than static associ- ations of biotic and abiotic elements. In particular, former human activities must be better appreciated and better incorporated in descriptions of landscape processes. To describe past land- scapes, oral, written, (carto-)graphic and ecological sources can be used. Combinations of these sources usually provide reliable historical information, if based on a critical analysis of the quality and background of the data, including cross-checking information from the different data sources. The general public, planners, politicians, land managers, ecological modelers, and restoration ecologists are just some of the potential users of landscape history. Keywords: landscape history, land use change, source types, historical ecology F. Kienast, O. Wildi & S. Ghosh (eds.) , A Changing World. Challenges for Landscape Research, 133 –144. © 2007 Springer. 134 M . Bürgi et al. Relevance and Methods of Landscape History The potential contribution of landscape history – the study of the evolution of landscapes and ecosystems over centuries – to provide a better understanding of the present land use and land cover is increasingly recognized (Russell 1997; Swetnam et al. 1999). Most land- scapes are cultural landscapes, shaped over time, in an interactive process

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Land Cover; Tree Ring; Landscape Pattern; Landscape Change; Past Land

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