Contemporary land use changes in prealpine Mediterranean mountains : a multivariate GIS-based approach applied to two municipalities in the Southern French Prealps

Geomorphic responses to land use changes

Auteurs :
TAILLEFUMIER, F.
PIÉGAY, H.
BRIERLEY, G.

Description :
This paper examines recent land use changes in the Mediterranean mountain setting of the Diois region of the Southern French Prealps, which has undergone considerable change related to evolution of the agro-sylvo-pastoral system and the decline of agriculture since the beginning of the 19th century. The aim was to describe the evolution of land use and the influence of environmental factors on it. Land use maps were created for 1828, 1956 and 1991 to quantify landscape modifications. Discussion of the results.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Assessment of the nature, rate, magnitude and effect of geomorphic responses to land use changes in time and space, smolenice, Slovaquie, 2000-05-29, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2003, vol. 51, n°. 3-4, p. 267-296, nombre de pages : 30, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 56 ref.

Date :
2003

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena