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<p>This paper aims to present an approach to landscape evaluation, on the example of the island of Jakljan, which is a part of the Elaphiti Islands in the Dubrovnik Neretva County. Special emphasis is placed on the evaluation of natural, cultural, and visual qualities, which were identified in order to direct their protection in future development processes taking into account their role in the landscape. After determining the main qualities, the submodels of individual landscape qualities were determined. Next, the relationship between landscape quality and potential quality degradation was analysed, and a database of spatial data was prepared. Natural qualities included biodiversity valuation and perception of naturalness of the most dominant landscape patterns in this area. Cultural qualities included agricultural landscape evaluation and cultural-historic heritage. Finally, based on the evaluation of the visual units and visually attractive and authentic elements of the landscape and the analysis of visual exposure, a final model of visual landscape qualities was carried out. Evaluation maps were obtained using the GIS tools. The paper pointed out the most important values which must not be lost if the existing character of the space is to be preserved.</p>
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This paper aims to present an approach to landscape evaluation, on the example of the island of Jakljan, which is a part of the Elaphiti Islands in the Dubrovnik Neretva County. Special emphasis is placed on the evaluation of natural, cultural, and visual qualities, which were identified in order to direct their protection in future development processes taking into account their role in the landscape. After determining the main qualities, the submodels of individual landscape qualities were determined. Next, the relationship between landscape quality and potential quality degradation was analysed, and a database of spatial data was prepared. Natural qualities included biodiversity valuation and perception of naturalness of the most dominant landscape patterns in this area. Cultural qualities included agricultural landscape evaluation and cultural-historic heritage. Finally, based on the evaluation of the visual units and visually attractive and authentic elements of the landscape and the analysis of visual exposure, a final model of visual landscape qualities was carried out. Evaluation maps were obtained using the GIS tools. The paper pointed out the most important values which must not be lost if the existing character of the space is to be preserved.

Landscape values of the Island of Jakljan, Dubrovnik – Neretva County in Croatia

University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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This paper aims to present an approach to landscape evaluation, on the example of the island of Jakljan, which is a part of the Elaphiti Islands in the...

Landscape values of the Island of Jakljan, Dubrovnik – Neretva County in Croatia

Published Online: Jun 14, 2022

Page range: 21 - 27

Received: Feb 01, 2022

Accepted: Mar 09, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2022-0003

Keywords
landscape qualities, evaluation, Jakljan island, modelling

© 2022 Dora Tomić Reljić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Landscape values of the Island of Jakljan, Dubrovnik – Neretva County in Croatia

Published Online: Jun 14, 2022

Page range: 21 - 27

Received: Feb 01, 2022

Accepted: Mar 09, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2022-0003

Keywordslandscape qualities, evaluation, Jakljan island, modelling

© 2022 Dora Tomić Reljić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
landscape qualities, evaluation, Jakljan island, modelling