Abstract
For the medieval County of Flanders, research by Adriaan Verhulst has indicated the importance of planted row settlements for intensified systematic landscape reclamations. Despite his influential studies and a long research history, little is known about the spatial distribution of this settlement morphology and its relation to the physical landscape in the former county. Moreover, the highly build up character of modern-day Flanders makes it difficult to discern remnants of the medieval settlement systems in the landscapes today. In this study, a multidisciplinary integration of historical and geographical data in GIS allows a first determination of the geographical and temporal distribution of these row settlements at the landscape level. Following the mapping and dating of the pre-industrial row settlements, a spatial analysis allows to study its distribution pattern through time in relation to the main soil textures in the county.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Historical Geography |
Vol/bind | 70 |
Sider (fra-til) | 47-64 |
Antal sider | 18 |
ISSN | 0305-7488 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - okt. 2020 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |
Emneord
- Rural settlements
- Medieval landscape reclamations
- Historical cartography
- Kernel density
- Traditional landscapes
- COLONIZATION
- PATTERN