<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The long-term development of water bodies is investigated in this article using the cases of two river basins with similar natural conditions: the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins in the Czech Republic. Using old topographic maps, land use development was assessed and the analysis of driving forces of land use changes was carried out. The essential land use changes in these areas are connected with the processes of agricultural intensification and urbanisation. The largest area of water bodies was recorded in both river basins in 1763. In the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century, the disappearance of most water bodies in the two basins was significantly affected by the above-mentioned driving forces. After World War II, some of the water bodies in the Kyjovka River Basin were restored and new ponds were established. In contrast, no significant water bodies were restored in the Trkmanka River Basin.</p></abstract>

The long-term development of water bodies is investigated in this article using the cases of two river basins with similar natural conditions: the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins in the Czech Republic. Using old topographic maps, land use development was assessed and the analysis of driving forces of land use changes was carried out. The essential land use changes in these areas are connected with the processes of agricultural intensification and urbanisation. The largest area of water bodies was recorded in both river basins in 1763. In the second half of the 19th century, the disappearance of most water bodies in the two basins was significantly affected by the above-mentioned driving forces. After World War II, some of the water bodies in the Kyjovka River Basin were restored and new ponds were established. In contrast, no significant water bodies were restored in the Trkmanka River Basin.

The Long-Term Development of Water Bodies in the Context of Land Use: The Case of the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins (Czech Republic)/ Dlouhodobý vývoj vodních ploch v povodí Kyjovky a Trkmanky v kontextu využití krajiny (Česká republika)

The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, v. v. i. Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Department of Geography at the Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc tř. 17. Listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Department of Geography at the Faculty of Economics, University of West Bohemia Tylova 18, 306 14 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The long-term development of water bodies is investigated in this article using the cases of two river basins with similar natural conditions: the Kyjovka and...

The Long-Term Development of Water Bodies in the Context of Land Use: The Case of the Kyjovka and Trkmanka River Basins (Czech Republic)/ Dlouhodobý vývoj vodních ploch v povodí Kyjovky a Trkmanky v kontextu využití krajiny (Česká republika)

Published Online: Feb 06, 2015

Page range: 39 - 50

Received: Nov 30, 2013

Accepted: Aug 20, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2014-0022

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