<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The results of an analysis of land use development in the Morava River floodplain (Czech Republic) using GIS from 1836 to the present, are the subject of this article. The results are based on the analysis of historical maps, using the landscape matrix assessment of the Morava River floodplain. The final analyses were processed from land use maps of the floodplain at a scale of 1 : 25,000 in five time horizons. These maps were compared with the present state of landscape by GIS methods. The study area was assessed according to five geomorphological areas from the northern/higher part to the southern/lower part of floodplain. In 1836 the landscape matrix of the floodplain was composed of meadows and forests. Forest components decreased minimally but the changes are more important. The grassland area (meadows and pastures) decreased but arable land, as well as settlements, increased very significantly. In the 1950s the landscape matrix was composed of a mosaic of alluvial forests, meadows and arable land. Currently, the predominant landscape matrix consists of arable land and isolated forest complexes.</p></abstract>

The results of an analysis of land use development in the Morava River floodplain (Czech Republic) using GIS from 1836 to the present, are the subject of this article. The results are based on the analysis of historical maps, using the landscape matrix assessment of the Morava River floodplain. The final analyses were processed from land use maps of the floodplain at a scale of 1 : 25,000 in five time horizons. These maps were compared with the present state of landscape by GIS methods. The study area was assessed according to five geomorphological areas from the northern/higher part to the southern/lower part of floodplain. In 1836 the landscape matrix of the floodplain was composed of meadows and forests. Forest components decreased minimally but the changes are more important. The grassland area (meadows and pastures) decreased but arable land, as well as settlements, increased very significantly. In the 1950s the landscape matrix was composed of a mosaic of alluvial forests, meadows and arable land. Currently, the predominant landscape matrix consists of arable land and isolated forest complexes.

Analysis of the development of land use in the Morava River floodplain, with special emphasis on the landscape matrix

Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc,

Dept. of Environmental Geography, Institute of Geonics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,

Dept. of Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc,

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The results of an analysis of land use development in the Morava River floodplain (Czech Republic) using GIS from 1836 to the present, are the subject of this...

Analysis of the development of land use in the Morava River floodplain, with special emphasis on the landscape matrix

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 46 - 59

Received: Mar 08, 2016

Accepted: Feb 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2017-0005

Keywords
historical maps, land use changes, floodplain, GIS, Morava River, Czech Republic

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of the development of land use in the Morava River floodplain, with special emphasis on the landscape matrix

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 46 - 59

Received: Mar 08, 2016

Accepted: Feb 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2017-0005

Keywordshistorical maps, land use changes, floodplain, GIS, Morava River, Czech Republic

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
historical maps, land use changes, floodplain, GIS, Morava River, Czech Republic