Abstract:
Some landscapes have high concentration of cultural values and are testimony of peoples´ development and history. These historical cultural landscapes should be and many of them are protected as cultural monuments. Protection of cultural values of the landscape has several steps. First, set of clear criteria and identification of the cultural values in the landscape. Second, identification of threats and stakeholders influencing preservation of cultural values. Third, management plan for historical cultural landscapes aimed to protection and enhancing of the cultural values as well as sustainable development.
Model examples from the Czech Republic will be presented where some cultural landscapes are protected as “landscape conservation areas”. The paper aims to typology of historical cultural landscapes. Common and type specific sets of criteria of cultural values of landscape will be presented. Clear criteria of cultural values of the landscape are necessary for communication of the cultural values towards local peoples and stakeholders.
Due to protection of the historical cultural landscape as culture monument or landscape conservation areas becomes the protected landscape known, on the other hand, it brings regulation of maintenance and economic activities. The solution should be included in the management plan. The paper will discuss if historical cultural landscapes are often preserved in peripheral or core regions and how to manage economical activities for both, sustainable development and historical cultural landscape protection.
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