Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)

The article presents changes in the topography of the Toruń area due to the degradation of dunes by human activity, and a reconstruction of their earlier location and morphology. The reconstruction was made on the basis of historical maps and plans from the end of the eighteenth century, as well as...

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Autor principal:	Paweł Molewski
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f696a7347537430480dbc968e94e14b02021-11-04T15:00:42ZAnthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)1744-564710.1080/17445647.2020.1736196https://doaj.org/article/f696a7347537430480dbc968e94e14b02021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1736196https://doaj.org/toc/1744-5647The article presents changes in the topography of the Toruń area due to the degradation of dunes by human activity, and a reconstruction of their earlier location and morphology. The reconstruction was made on the basis of historical maps and plans from the end of the eighteenth century, as well as contemporary cartographic materials and digital terrain models (DTM). Analysis of the sources showed that the main period of anthropogenic degradation of dunes in the city was the second half of the twentieth century. The balance of changes in the share of dunes within city limits is estimated to be a decrease of about 26.5% over the study period, and by around 60.2% in the part that is presently urbanised.Paweł MolewskiTaylor & Francis Grouparticleanthropogenic degradation of landformduneshistorical gistoruńMapsG3180-9980ENJournal of Maps, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 162-169 (2021)
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description	The article presents changes in the topography of the Toruń area due to the degradation of dunes by human activity, and a reconstruction of their earlier location and morphology. The reconstruction was made on the basis of historical maps and plans from the end of the eighteenth century, as well as contemporary cartographic materials and digital terrain models (DTM). Analysis of the sources showed that the main period of anthropogenic degradation of dunes in the city was the second half of the twentieth century. The balance of changes in the share of dunes within city limits is estimated to be a decrease of about 26.5% over the study period, and by around 60.2% in the part that is presently urbanised.
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title	Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)
title_short	Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)
title_full	Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)
title_fullStr	Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)
title_full_unstemmed	Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)
title_sort	anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of toruń (poland)
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publishDate	2021
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Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)

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