Characterisation of landscape in urban and rural settlements of alluvial plains

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  • 沖積低地の都市・村落におけるランドスケープの特質
  • 沖積低地の都市・村落におけるランドスケープの特質 : 津島市・愛西市の植物調査をもとに
  • チュウセキ テイチ ノ トシ ・ ソンラク ニ オケル ランドスケープ ノ トクシツ : ツシマシ ・ アイサイシ ノ ショクブツ チョウサ オ モト ニ
  • A study based on plant survey in Tsushima and Aisai, Japan
  • 津島市・愛西市の植物調査をもとに

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Characterisation of landscape in urban and rural settlements of alluvial plains is the objective of a research project we have recently been conducting, some results of which are presented in this article with a focus on the co-penetration between natural and human agents in a complex configuration of local landscapes. The study area defined for the purpose of our research, from the old town of Tsushima city to the Aisai municipality, extends over a vast swampy land with the former Tatsuta Waju (polder) in the centre of it. Four different sites of the area were selected for a field survey centred on the greenery of alluvial plains, closely related to its topographical and hydrological conditions. The results of the survey suggest that the nature we daily experience consists in ‘semi-natural’ environments, in which records of the human intervention in ecological settings of the area are internalised. The article concludes asserting that an important part of landscape sustainability is ensured by a local knowledge shared beyond generations about how to place and integrate humans as part of the ecological foundation of the respective area.

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  • Urban Geography

    Urban Geography 18 (0), 59-, 2023

    The Japanese society of Urban Geography

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