Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation

F. Brandolini; T.C. Kinnaird; A. Srivastava; S. Turner

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31334-z

Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation

F. Brandolini^*, T.C. Kinnaird, A. Srivastava, S. Turner

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School of Earth & Environmental Sciences

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International policies and guidelines often highlight the divide between 'nature' and 'heritage' in landscape management, and the weakness of monodisciplinary approaches. This study argues that historic agricultural practices have played a key role in shaping today's landscapes, creating a heritage which affords opportunities for more sustainable landscape management. The paper develops a new interdisciplinary approach with particular reference to soil loss and degradation over the long term. It presents innovative methods for assessing and modelling how pre-industrial agricultural features can mitigate soil erosion risk in response to current environmental conditions. Landscape archaeology data presented through Historic Landscape Characterisation are integrated in a GIS-RUSLE model to illustrate the impact of varying historic land-uses on soil erosion. The resulting analyses could be used to inform strategies for sustainable land resource planning.

Original language	English
Article number	4949
Number of pages	16
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31334-z
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2023

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TerraSAgE: Terraces as Sustainable Agr.: TerraSAgE: Terraces as sustainable agricultural environments
Kinnaird, T. C. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
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