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Folia Geographica 2016, 58/2, pp. 81-92

CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE LANDSCAPE AFTER 1948 IN POPRAD BASIN

Vladimír SOLÁR A*, Eva MICHAELI B, Monika IVANOVÁ C

Received: September 6, 2016 | Revised: October 12, 2016 | Accepted: October 30, 2016

A* University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
vladimir.solar@unipo.sk (corresponding author)

B University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
eva.michaeli@unipo.sk

C University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
monika.ivanova@unipo.sk

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Abstract
The method of land use and changes that are going on are the combination of different factors and conditions. The main aim of the article is to analyse the landscape structure of the Poprad Basin from the spatial-temporal aspect in the context of political changes. The Poprad Basin has held a very significant position in Slovak conditions. The article deals with landscape structure change at a detailed scale in the Poprad Basin after the end of World War II, in the context of important changes in the political situation (formation of the Communist regime and then its demise in 1989). By using orthophotomaps and older topographic maps, we are able to monitor the shifts from one class to another. Using a comparative method of the maps, we are able to analyse the differentiation within landscape structures during different political regimes from 1956 to 2010. The article focuses on the consequences of political and economic processes as well as the determining influence of natural conditions on agriculture.

Key words
Land cover, Landscape structure, Poprad Basin, Slovakia

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