Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning
Land is limited resource and therefore land has become more valuable than ever. Land use is changing, cities are growing bigger and that demands more land for urbanisation. Increased understanding of human impact on nature and environment underlines importance of sustainable land use and planning. I...
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ftsluppsalast:oai:stud.epsilon.slu.se:12660 2023-05-15T16:52:41+02:00 Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning Gudmundsdóttir, Gudbjörg 2008 https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12660/ eng swe eng swe SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12660/ character assessment river walley Icelandic horses L3 2008 ftsluppsalast 2022-09-10T18:11:45Z Land is limited resource and therefore land has become more valuable than ever. Land use is changing, cities are growing bigger and that demands more land for urbanisation. Increased understanding of human impact on nature and environment underlines importance of sustainable land use and planning. In that perspective the importance of landscape analysis and understanding of interaction of nature factors and human activities becomes more and more significant. The aim of the project is to clarify the situation of the stable area and its surroundings with special focus on formation, vegetation diverse, current and past land use. This is done to strengthen judgements regarding future land use and possible sustainable development of the area. The assessed area is spectacular in many ways it's wetland and has been mostly recognised for rich bird life and is partly a nature reserve area. Stakeholders interested in future management and development of the area are the Municipality, the Riding Club and nature based activities. It is important to give all stakeholders a formal opportunity to express their opinions and they where involved in all phases of the procedure of the analysis and judgements. Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) was based on methodology described in the Scottish LCA. The key principles of the LCA approach is that the emphasis is placed on landscape character and the division between the process of characterisation and the making of judgements to inform decisions. The roles of both objective and subjective approach is recognised in the progress and the potential for application at different scales. Judgements are based on the results of the characterisation process. The conclusion from this character analysis was the platform for preparation of proposals about planning, land use and design of the surrounding. Notice has been taken of the ideas from stakeholders and those who has interest in the future use of the area. Mark är en begränsad resurs och i takt med att markanvändningen ändrats har dess ... Other/Unknown Material Iceland Sauðárkrókur Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: Epsilon Archive for Student Projects Sauðárkrókur ENVELOPE(-19.639,-19.639,65.746,65.746) Skagafjörður ENVELOPE(-19.561,-19.561,65.875,65.875) |
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Land is limited resource and therefore land has become more valuable than ever. Land use is changing, cities are growing bigger and that demands more land for urbanisation. Increased understanding of human impact on nature and environment underlines importance of sustainable land use and planning. In that perspective the importance of landscape analysis and understanding of interaction of nature factors and human activities becomes more and more significant. The aim of the project is to clarify the situation of the stable area and its surroundings with special focus on formation, vegetation diverse, current and past land use. This is done to strengthen judgements regarding future land use and possible sustainable development of the area. The assessed area is spectacular in many ways it's wetland and has been mostly recognised for rich bird life and is partly a nature reserve area. Stakeholders interested in future management and development of the area are the Municipality, the Riding Club and nature based activities. It is important to give all stakeholders a formal opportunity to express their opinions and they where involved in all phases of the procedure of the analysis and judgements. Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) was based on methodology described in the Scottish LCA. The key principles of the LCA approach is that the emphasis is placed on landscape character and the division between the process of characterisation and the making of judgements to inform decisions. The roles of both objective and subjective approach is recognised in the progress and the potential for application at different scales. Judgements are based on the results of the characterisation process. The conclusion from this character analysis was the platform for preparation of proposals about planning, land use and design of the surrounding. Notice has been taken of the ideas from stakeholders and those who has interest in the future use of the area. Mark är en begränsad resurs och i takt med att markanvändningen ändrats har dess ... |
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Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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Skagafjörður Lowland : Landscape character assessment around the stable area in Sauðárkrókur Iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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skagafjörður lowland : landscape character assessment around the stable area in sauðárkrókur iceland, with focus on land use and planning |
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SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management |
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2008 |
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ENVELOPE(-19.639,-19.639,65.746,65.746) ENVELOPE(-19.561,-19.561,65.875,65.875) |
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Sauðárkrókur Skagafjörður |
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Sauðárkrókur Skagafjörður |
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Iceland Sauðárkrókur |
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Iceland Sauðárkrókur |
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