Ecological-Economic (Eco-Eco) Modelling in the Mountainous River Basins: Impact of Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion

Spalević, Velibor; Radanovic, Dragan; Skataric, Goran; Billi, Paolo; Barovic, G.; Čurović, Milić; Sestraş, Paul; Darvishan, Abdulvahed Khaledi

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“…Nowadays, there are particular areas of agriculture, which are distinctive and specific because of their role in the preservation of the cultural heritage and landscape features that resulted from traditional methods in cultivating and maintaining the agricultural areas (arranged olive groves, terraced grounds, etc. ).Depopulation and the emigration of youths and the aging have meant that it has become challenging for rural inhabitants to conserve rural landscapes [5]. During the second half of the 20th century, much of the population emigrated from these villages and went down to the villages on the coast, so some of them are completely abandoned.…”

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Identification and Evaluation of Landscape as a Precondition for Planning Revitalization and Development of Mediterranean Rural Settlements—Case Study: Mrkovi Village, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Čurović¹,

Čurović

Spalević

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This paper presents a case study of the village of Mrkovi in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, showing the importance of landscape identification and assessment in planning the revitalization and development of Mediterranean rural settlements. The research revealed the methods of identification and evaluation of different landscape types. Moreover, it showed how such an approach could considerably contribute to the preservation of the space's identity and quality by taking into account the existing characteristics of the space or the relationship between cultural and natural heritage. The identification of the landscape types was followed by the evaluation of individual elements and assessment of vulnerability in relation to the space's natural, cultural, and visual quality. The first step in the process of preserving the elements that contribute to the landscape's identity was the spatial identification of the cultural pattern of traditional terraces with drystone walls. The results of analysis indicate a high risk of degradation of the basic landscape value. The effects of future interventions in the space, especially the planned construction of a tourist resort, can be mitigated if they comply with the guidelines related to the rational use of the space and delimitation of the construction zones. This paper points out the importance of a responsible attitude and planned approach regarding the cultural and natural landscape of Mediterranean rural settlements.2 of 15 development possibilities at the landscape level and proposed solutions for the preservation of the elements of the structure of the landscape could make a big contribution to the cultural landscape's identity and/or biodiversity [2,3].Geographical position of the Boka Kotorska Bay and its specific nature caused the formation of human settlements in this area in the remote past, as evidenced by cultural heritage, which is very important for the study of the history of a particular space. Villages in Boka Kotorska, over its long development history, have changed much less than the towns, and that is why the villages have preserved homogeneous traditional and conservative features.At their very beginning, the villages in Boka Kotorska were made up of several houses belonging to the same clan or kinship community. That is why many of today's villages and hamlets are named after the first families that were their original inhabitants. Villages in Boka mostly belong to so-called dispersed villages. The houses in the entire village or in some of its parts are scattered without any order. This is how most of the villages in the hills are organized. The villages are near the road, and there are plenty of houses on the slopes of the hills. Parts of the village are separated by valleys, streams, hills, and hill slopes. "The original inhabitants preferred to have their houses isolated, with the land around the house, and to be away from the road because it was believed that the house near the road partly belongs to someone else" [4].The position of the village was...

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“…Depopulation and the emigration of youths and the aging have meant that it has become challenging for rural inhabitants to conserve rural landscapes [5]. During the second half of the 20th century, much of the population emigrated from these villages and went down to the villages on the coast, so some of them are completely abandoned.…”

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Identification and Evaluation of Landscape as a Precondition for Planning Revitalization and Development of Mediterranean Rural Settlements—Case Study: Mrkovi Village, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

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“…Quantifying the susceptibility to soil loss or sediment production by water erosion helps to evaluate and quantify the sediments that can be carried by water in an area (Sakuno et al, 2020;Chalise et al, 2019;Tavares et al, 2019;Khaledi Darvishan et al, 2019;El Mouatassime et al, 2019;Spalevic et al, 2017). Therefore, crossing these data with the piezometric surface of a specific area can provide an overview of the interactions and the material exchange that occurs.…”

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Hydrosedimentological Dynamics in the Guarani Aquifer System, Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Ayer¹,

Mincato²,

Lämmle³

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216 soil loss, and attention should be paid to all areas that have soil loss values above what is considered natural. Soil losses for areas in forests were calculated as 0.03 Mg ha-1 year-1, which is well below the average for land under agricultural use (2.03 Mg ha-1 year-1). The results of this research reveal critical hydrosedimentological dynamics in the studied area that affect both the quantity and quality of the water of the Guarani Aquifer System..

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“…Modelling of the erosion process is of a vital importance and various research teams developed models to predict soil loss -sediment yield, peak discharge -runoff. That can be used for the analysis of long as well as short periods of time (Spalevic, 2017a;2017b;Barovic et al, 2015, Khaledi Darvishan et al, 2014Sadeghi et al, 2013).…”

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Modelling of Soil Erosion Processes and Runoff for Sustainable Watershed Management: Case Study Oued El Abid Watershed, Morocco

Mouatassime¹,

Boukdir²,

Ismail³

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The study was carried out in the watershed of Oued El Abid that is located upstream of the Bin El Ouidane Dam in Morocco. Looking for a sustainable watershed management practices, we estimated soil losses from the river basin and the sediment yield deposited in the dam of Bin El Ouidane, using the Intensity of Erosion and Outflow-IntErO model, based on the Erosion Potential Method-EPM. The watershed of the lake receiving the waters and sediments from the two mean water courses Oued El Abid and Assif Ahansal, therefore before to proceed the calculation, the watershed was divided in two sub basins; the soil erosion and sediment yield were calculated for each sub basin. The result of calculation for the studied Oued El Abid river basin showed that the production of erosion material in the river basin is 3.960.115 m³yr-1. Coefficient of the deposit retention, calculated using the IntErO model, was 0.3 and as a consequence, real soil losses were calculated on 1.188.657 m³yr-1 ; specific real soil losses per km 2 402 m³km 2 yr-1. Our findings, based on Gavrilovic classification, pointed out that the studied area is with a medium potential of soil erosion risk, due to the steep land slope and low vegetation cover in the watershed. The model outcome is validated using the Bathymetry measurements in the Dam of Bin El Ouidane.

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Ecological-Economic (Eco-Eco) Modelling in the Mountainous River Basins: Impact of Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Identification and Evaluation of Landscape as a Precondition for Planning Revitalization and Development of Mediterranean Rural Settlements—Case Study: Mrkovi Village, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Identification and Evaluation of Landscape as a Precondition for Planning Revitalization and Development of Mediterranean Rural Settlements—Case Study: Mrkovi Village, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Hydrosedimentological Dynamics in the Guarani Aquifer System, Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Modelling of Soil Erosion Processes and Runoff for Sustainable Watershed Management: Case Study Oued El Abid Watershed, Morocco

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