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The Douro landscape heritage (NE Portugal): modernity and tradition in times of change Cover

The Douro landscape heritage (NE Portugal): modernity and tradition in times of change

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 22 (2018): Issue 2 (June 2018)
By: Helena Mesquita Pina  
Open Access
|Jun 2018

Figures & Tables

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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
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Language: English
Page range: 81 - 89
Submitted on: Feb 15, 2018
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Accepted on: Jun 4, 2018
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Published on: Jun 30, 2018
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
cultural landscape,
Douro Demarcated Region,
World Heritage,
preservation,
sustainability
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography,
Geosciences, other

© 2018 Helena Mesquita Pina, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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