Papers by Alexandra Kruse
Journal of European Landscapes, 2024
This article is dedicated to Professor Hans Renes who retired after 40 years of continuous resear... more This article is dedicated to Professor Hans Renes who retired after 40 years of continuous research on cultural landscapes as historical geographer in the service of the landscape. Starting with his precious teachings and valuable contribution in this field of studies and from EUCALAND's (see below) collective scientific experience, the authors of this cooperative article reflect on emerging gaps in research about European agricultural landscapes (EALs), finishing with highlighting emerging gaps. The authors will summarise a part of Hans Renes' research with a special focus on agricultural landscapes. In line with his scientific life work, he also was, since the beginning, the president of the Institute for Research on European Agricultural Landscapes e.V. (EUCALAND).
Tájökológiai Lapok
The FEAL project focused on demonstrating how multifunctional and sustainable agriculture works i... more The FEAL project focused on demonstrating how multifunctional and sustainable agriculture works in practice, compiling twenty-eight case studies (CS) representing best practices. It resulted in the development of online training and educational material for young farmers. The project had ambition to collect a large variety of case studies in different European Agricultural Landscapes (EALs). The article aimed at quantitative data evaluation based on case studies to confirm the variety of EALs, natural conditions as well as the national differences in the state of landscape and nature protection. Case studies data were collected through interview campaigns (from October 2017 to March 2018) in five European countries. A contingency table was used for data processing and evaluation. The following criteria were applied for data classification from case studies: type of EAL, geomorphological characteristics (selected mesoscale landforms), land cover (CORINE Land Cover), a position of a c...
Country Perspectives on Hay-Making Landscapes as Part of the European Agricultural Heritage, 2023
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Journal of European Landscapes
The FEAL project, developed and accepted within the frame of Erasmus+ Key Action 2 (cooperation f... more The FEAL project, developed and accepted within the frame of Erasmus+ Key Action 2 (cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices), took place from December 1st, 2016 to May 31st, 2019. The article gives an overview of the project, the project’s partners, aims and findings and last but not least the results and where to find them.1
Journal of Landscape Ecology, Oct 20, 2018
Transhumance creates unique landscapes, especially in mountain regions. These landscape types, bu... more Transhumance creates unique landscapes, especially in mountain regions. These landscape types, but also the herewith connected economy, are often threatened by abandonment. On the other hand, the so created landscapes and products are highly appreciated by the people – not only the tourists. Being listed as UNESCO World Heritage might be a trigger to raise awareness (also among politicians and deciders) and, more important, to motivate farmers to go ahead with their very special living conditions and to foster sense of place/proudness of the place. The process, which leads to the nomination itself, is demanding on one side, but also often a starting point to consider the region, the site differently and to develop new processes, initiate structural changes and is in the end often highly appreciated by the population.
Tájökológiai Lapok
The Holler Landscapes are a European testimony of a marsh and dyke landscape through land reclama... more The Holler Landscapes are a European testimony of a marsh and dyke landscape through land reclamation starting in the High Middle Ages. This Dutch originating cope cultivation were found in many places in Europe, but spread particularly in Germany and Poland. These landscapes had, and for most of their part still have in common that they were created by Dutch water experts – most often on demand from local authorities, like archbishops or kings – and are therefore called Holler Colonies. The tangible landscape heritage was often linked to the import of many Dutch society features (e.g. related to laws, habits, equal rights of men and women), making the Holler Colonies a unique document to the intangible heritage as well. Today, the remainders of these landscapes give an important testimony to European economic and social history. These landscapes were predominately shaped during the great clearances in the High Middle Ages, with some of them, in particular Poland, dating from a late...
T he following glossary of terms related to the European agricultural landscape shall serve as a ... more T he following glossary of terms related to the European agricultural landscape shall serve as a common basis for all parties, working in or on agricultural landscapes. Some of the terms are quite common and sometimes used in our every day language, but they often have different meanings in particular countries. These differences may be a result of varying linguistic developments, history and traditions. The glossary contains 40 terms in seven languages; English, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, and Spanish. Each term begins with an English definition, illustrated by a photograph. If there are differences in meanings and connotations of single countries, they are mentioned in the designated country’s column. This work is to be continued.
Tájökológiai Lapok
The COST RELY Glossary on Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality is the result of the European CO... more The COST RELY Glossary on Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality is the result of the European COST RELY project that focused on investigating the influence of renewable energy production on landscape quality. 31 people participated in developing and revising the definitions and descriptions for the 46 terms included in the glossary. Work was done in the period from 2015 to 2017 in multiple rounds of revision done by the RELY experts. Terms in the glossary are clustered into three groups: first group terms are directly connected to the landscape and its characteristics, the second one touches the planning process and methods, and the last one covers different renewable energy sources and production types. Each entry to the glossary consists of six elements: the term, definition, related terms, keywords, illustration(s) and sources. The terms are based on the expert knowledge of the contributors, scientific literature (monographs and articles), EU regulation, relevant web pages and o...
Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage, 2019
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Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2018
no figures, no tables, no citations, no sub-chapters. Abstract followed by the: Introduction, Mat... more no figures, no tables, no citations, no sub-chapters. Abstract followed by the: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion (or Results and discussion), Acknowledgement, References (subtitles aligned centered, bald letters, one line before and one line after the subtitle, please use template at: http://tajokologiailapok.szie.hu/pdf/template.docx). Use size 12 Times New Roman type letters, single line in the text (in general). Italic letters only should be used with scientific names and in table and figure titles (for the words “Table” and “Figure” and their numbers, the title is normal). Bald letters should be used only in title and subtitles. No footnotes! Web addresses should be only listed in full at the end of the reference list. In the text use http1, http2 . . . References should only include the cited references from the text, ordered by the ABC. Citations should be prepared based on the template. Scientific papers: Kis, A., Nagy, B. 1993: Title. Tájökológiai Lap...
Wind energy has been one of the most controversial renewable energy types considering its accepta... more Wind energy has been one of the most controversial renewable energy types considering its acceptance by the public and different stakeholders. This chapter first discusses the role of different acceptance concerns of wind energy. Then examples are provided about most relevant acceptance concerns across Europe based on the results of a recent expert web-survey. The chapter concludes with some recommendations for wind energy planning practice.
Today, farmers are multioptional entrepreneurs, demanding far more skills than only those of agri... more Today, farmers are multioptional entrepreneurs, demanding far more skills than only those of agricultural production. The awareness of European agricultural landscape (EAL) values should enable farmers to create new business strategies. Open education repositories (OERs) based on online vocational education and training (VET) are still not widespread. The project FEAL (multifunctional farming for the sustainability of EALs) has brought interactive material online based on results of two questionnaire surveys performed in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. A survey of 31 experts confirmed that VET activities are very much needed for farmers. A survey of 28 farmers had different aims and content. Data collected from farmers were used to evaluate basic farm attributes, farmers’ characteristics, and keywords indicating the farms’ activities, multifunctionality and sustainability, and EALs, specifying the presence of nature- and landscape-protected areas. A decision-making sc...
The FEAL project, developed and accepted within the frame of Erasmus+ Key Action 2 (cooperation f... more The FEAL project, developed and accepted within the frame of Erasmus+ Key Action 2 (cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices), took place from December 1st, 2016 to May 31st, 2019. The article gives an overview of the project, the project’s partners, aims and findings and last but not least the results and where to find them.1
Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage, 2019
From the Middle Ages until the twentieth century, water meadows in Europe were primarily irrigate... more From the Middle Ages until the twentieth century, water meadows in Europe were primarily irrigated to improve their productivity and to lengthen the growing season. They were water management systems designed to collect and use water and to discharge it: water had to be kept moving. This chapter presents a general overview and a history of research on European water meadows. It also examines examples from the sandy landscapes of northwestern Europe, from Slovakia, and Norway. Three main types of water meadows are distinguished: simple dam systems, more elaborate catchworks, and highly developed bedworks. Of these, bedworks were technically and organizationally the most complex; they were also the most costly in construction and maintenance. Most water meadows were abandoned in the twentieth century; in many places, however, their traces can still be H. Renes
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