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Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management
Published on: September 12, 2017
Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation
Filippo Brandolini1, Tim C Kinnaird2, Aayush Srivastava2
1McCord Centre for Landscape, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University, Armstrong Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK. filippo.brandolini@newcastle.ac.uk.
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 illustrate the impact of varying historic land-uses on soil erosion. The resulting analyses could be used to inform strategies for sustainable land resource planning.
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