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Journal for popularization of biology, founded in 1853 by J.E. Purkyně

Landscape I.

Fanta J.

A series of contributions in this year's Živa will deal with landscape and various aspects of its development, use and management. It seems that within various European language groups the term "landscape" came through from different sources, in different times and under differ-ent circumstances, originally giving different meanings. In each historical period man used landscape in a different way - from full dependence on it in the prehistorical period to full manipulation in modern times. The impact of man on the landscape has been studied exten-sively; the feedback - the impact of landscape on the cultural development of human society is evident but has not been studied at an appropriate level until now.


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© Pieter Breughel

© Pieter Breughel