Natural and Cultural Landscapes of Equatorial Africa

Gilarowski Jerzy ()
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Gilarowski Jerzy: Institute of Developing Countries

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2006, vol. 12, issue 1, 155-163

Abstract: This paper attempts to characterise various cultural landscapes in the area of Equatorial Africa. To achieve this, the contents of various thematic maps and satellite photos representing: areas covered with forests (mostly secondary forests), nature reserves, areas of extensive and intensive agriculture and urban-industrial areas were overlaid with the contents of map of potential vegetation (which represent, to use a simplification, the natural, primeval landscape). The method applied allowed for distinguishing five types of cultural landscape that correspond to five levels of transformation of the primeval landscape.The resulting map shows a mosaic-like structure of landscapes. This structure changes constantly. The surface area of regions with a certain landscape type increases or decreases, or else the regions change their locations. A detailed analysis of socio-economic processes (and the related changes in the natural environment) can constitute a basis for a prediction of cultural landscape transformation. It is the author’s opinion that such prediction could be applied in various planning projects.

Keywords: natural landscape; cultural landscape; transformation; prediction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2006-0019

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