Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation.

ABSTRACT: International policies and guidelines often highlight the divide between 'nature' and 'heritage' in landscape management, and the weakness of monodisciplinary approaches. This study argues that historic agricultural practices have played a key role in shaping today's landscapes, creating a heritage which affords opportunities for more sustainable landscape management. The paper develops a new interdisciplinary approach with particular reference to soil loss and degradation over the long term. It presents innovative methods for assessing and modelling how pre-industrial agricultural features can mitigate soil erosion risk in response to current environmental conditions. Landscape archaeology data presented through Historic Landscape Characterisation are integrated in a GIS-RUSLE model to il

SUBMITTER: Brandolini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042871 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature