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Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 22 (2018): Issue 2 (June 2018)
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The Douro landscape heritage (NE Portugal): modernity and tradition in times of change
Helena Mesquita Pina
Helena Mesquita Pina
| Jun 30, 2018
Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 22 (2018): Issue 2 (June 2018)
Thematic Issue: Evolution of Cultural Landscapes. Longue duree of local wine landscapes. Guest Editors: Jerzy Makowski, Joanna Miętkiewska-Brynda
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Published Online:
Jun 30, 2018
Page range:
81 - 89
Received:
Feb 15, 2018
Accepted:
Jun 04, 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0018
Keywords
cultural landscape
,
Douro Demarcated Region
,
World Heritage
,
preservation
,
sustainability
© 2018 Helena Mesquita Pina, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
Photos 1 and 2
Two images of Baixo Corgo with farmhouses scattered throughout the landscape and olive groves surrounding the plots. (Photo by Helena Pina, 2016)
Figure 1
The Douro Demarcated RegionSource: Plano Interm. De Orden. Territ. Do Alto Douro Vinhateiro, UTAD
Photos 3 and 4
Two images of Baixo Corgo, one with traditional vineyards and the other with a mix of different types of terraces. (Photos by Helena Pina, 2016)
Photos 5 and 6
Cima Corgo, with the extensive mechanised business vineyards (Photos by Helena Pina, 2016)
Photos 7 and 8
Douro Superior – dominion of the olive and almond tree (Photos by Helena Pina, 2016)
Photo 9
Vineyards with traditional terraces, at different times, flanked by “vertical vines” and “vines on ledges.” (Photos J. Queiroz, 2016)
Figure 2
Proportion of area with vineyards in the SAU,SAU = USED AGRICULTURAL SURFACE – Area of the holding that includes the following: arable land (cleared and under cover of forests and forests), family gardens, permanent crops, and permanent pasture. per community, in 1989 (%)Source: own elaboration based on Rec. Agrícola, INE 1989
Figure 3
Proportion of area with vineyards in the SAU,See previous note. per community, in 2009 (%)Source: own elaboration based on Rec. Agrícola, INE 2009
Photos 10 and 11
Two examples of manor houses adapted to tourism (Casa dos Varais and Casa da Azenha, Lamego) Source: Casa dos Varais and Casa da Azenha Archives