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oa Historisch grondgebruik en landschapsbeheer in Nationaal Park Schiermonnikoog
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie, Volume 7, Issue 2, Jun 2022, p. 122 - 140
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- 01 Jun 2022
Abstract
Historical land use and landscape management in the Schiermonnikoog National Park
The interest in heritage management is increasing within the Schiermonnikoog National Park. The landscape management organization Natuurmonumenten strives to include heritage conservation in landscape management. So far, there has been a lack of knowledge about the historical land use and heritage in the dunes and the salt marshes. A historical-geographical analysis contributes to our knowledge. The analysis shows that land use has been diverse: agriculture and livestock, hunting and fishing, infrastructure and settlements, and water management. This is also reflected in the number, type and location of relics that can be recognized in the landscape today. It can be concluded that the cultural landscape up to 1970 can be characterized as a self-sufficient landscape. This is due to the diversity of land use and the coherence between different functions, which makes the cultural landscape more than just the result of an agrarian-maritime culture. From the 1970s, a switch took place to a rural-recreational culture on the island. The present landscape can be characterized as an experience landscape. Over the centuries, the dunes and salt marshes have been used extensively to intensively. From the field of management, more intensive management of the dunes and salt marshes suites the history of the island, which is in line with the arcadian image of nature.