Development of cultural landscape in the western part of the České středohoří Mts.

Abstract

The main aim of this article is assessment of land use changes from 1955 to present and abandoned lands occurrence in the western part of the České středohoří Mts. Changes in land use categories proportion, changes in land cover diversity, relationship between abandoned lands occurrence and physical-geographic conditions and influence of abandoned land on biodiversity were assessed.

Keywords

• land use changes
• abandoned lands
• old maps
• České středohoří Mts.