Historical changes in agricultural landscape patterns in a traditional irrigated system of Alicante province: the case of Lo Comptador property

Authors

  • J. E. Martínez Pérez Unidad de Cartografía de los Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Alicante
  • A. Belda Antolí Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Alicante
  • C. Martín Cantarino Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio (IMEM), Universidad de Alicante
  • E. Seva Román Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Alicante

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.201106

Keywords:

change, agricultural pattern, landscape, cartography, Alicante

Abstract


This case study of a cultural landscape in a traditional irrigated system of Alicante Province was conducted to develop appropriate techniques for quantifying and analyzing the landscape change since 1883. Methods were derived from landscape structure change analysis, based on old maps and aerial photographs, and were rendered at a high scale level using GIS tools. The created database for the diachronic GIS analysis is a key piece in order to obtain a clear view of land uses evolution in the study area. The main objective of this study is to emphasize that an approach based on a land plot level and using GIS technologies provides valuable results for planning conservation programs in cultural landscapes at local scale.

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2011-06-30

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Martínez Pérez, J. E., Belda Antolí, A., Martín Cantarino, C., & Seva Román, E. (2011). Historical changes in agricultural landscape patterns in a traditional irrigated system of Alicante province: the case of Lo Comptador property. Estudios Geográficos, 72(270), 135–146. https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.201106

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Vol. 72 No. 270 (2011)

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