VANISHED VILLAGES IMPRINT OF TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE IN FOREST LANDSCAPE OF WESTERN WHITE SEA KARELIA

• Main Authors: Tikkanen, Olli-pekka, Chernyakova, Irina, Heikkilä, Raimo
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Учреждение Российской академии наук Карельский научный центр Российской академии наук 2014
• Subjects: FOREST LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE,FOREST HISTORY,ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF KARELIA,GIS ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC LANDSCAPES,СТРУКТУРА ЛЕСНОГО ЛАНДШАФТА,ИСТОРИЯ ЛЕСА,ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ ИСТОРИЯ КАРЕЛИИ,ГИС-АНАЛИЗ ИСТОРИЧЕСКИХ ЛАНДШАФТОВ; White Sea
• Online Access: http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/vanished-villages-imprint-of-traditional-agriculture-in-forest-landscape-of-western-white-sea-karelia; http://cyberleninka.ru/article_covers/15701219.png

The traditional way of living has affected forest landscapes surrounding the villages. We analyzed forest structure of old landscapes using satellite images and forestry maps, in the Kostomuksha region, in the western White Sea Karelia. The signs of past agricultural communities were still clearly visible in the forests surrounding the old villages. Using the population data from the two population censuses done in the early 20th century, we created scaled land use zones based on the results of our forest data analysis and put them on the map in order to reconstruct the past landscape. Finally, we discuss the activities that have affected forest structure around the villages.