A3. polders, Netherlands
Major Changes in European Landscapes illustration 1.
agricultural intensification coastal lowlands, river lowlands,
wetlands, polders, deltas coastal lowlands, river lowlands,
wetlands, polders, deltas A3. polders, Netherlands 2. agricultural
marginalization natural factors soils, climate natural factors
soils, climate social factors transport, distribution social
factors transport, distribution result: only hobby
farming.....secondary succession, more natural ecosystems
re-established result: only hobby farming.....secondary succession,
more natural ecosystems re-established Intensification and
marginalization are connected Intensification and marginalization
are connected Lost But Not Forgotten 3. Urban sprawl Spread of
infrastructure consumes considerable space, loss of habitats Spread
of infrastructure consumes considerable space, loss of habitats
American spirit? 4. Landscape fragmentation Fragmentation of
landscape scenery, historic elements and structures, isolation of
ecosystems and animals Fragmentation of landscape scenery, historic
elements and structures, isolation of ecosystems and animals New
Mexico: Highway 5. Discontinuity Natural Natural Cultural symbolic
Cultural symbolic Short story of stations of the cross Lime tree
and other symbols 6. New landscapes emerging new functions new
functions landscape as a PET Nature (Proda), Ecology, Tourism
landscape as a PET Nature (Proda), Ecology, Tourism Emerging trends
in European landscapes endogenous natural and human sources are not
more important endogenous natural and human sources are not more
important global replacement (lost of biodiversity, sustainability,
multifunctionality, regional characteristic patterns of
agro/eco/system) global replacement (lost of biodiversity,
sustainability, multifunctionality, regional characteristic
patterns of agro/eco/system) segregation of landscape function,
only most profitable local products if any segregation of landscape
function, only most profitable local products if any alienation
from landscape alienation from landscape spatial and temporal
segregation spatial and temporal segregation Unification of
landscapes, adaptation for technology not for nature Unification of
landscapes, adaptation for technology not for nature from local to
global
