Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning ALPTER Terraced Landscapes in the Alpine Arc Austria Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences, Vienna Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences Christiane Brandenburg, Univ.Ass.DI Dr. Arne Arnberger, Univ.Lekt. DI Dr. Hermann Schacht, o.Prof. DI Renate Eder, DI

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning What we have done WP 3: Project management Organisation of the meetings with national partners in Upper Austria in Ulrichsberg with the director of the tourism association and mayor of Ulrichsberg ; 01/02 May 2005, 01/02 June 2005 including the preparation of a handout Organisation of the first project presentation for the local population and land owners in Upper Austria (in Ulrichsberg; ) Preparation of monitoring activities of the study area in June, July and August Contract with the provincial government of Upper Austria, Department for nature conservation, for financial support for the project Participation of the Upper Austria Tourism to Alpter Current activities concerning the project administration like financial reporting, preparation of the second activity report and financial report

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning WP 4: Information and publicity activities Meeting with national partners in Upper Austria (in Linz with the Dept. for Nature Conservation, in Ulrichsberg with the director of the tourism association and mayor of Ulrichsberg), March 2005, 01/02 May 2005, 01/02 June 2005 Preparation of data for the project web site Preparation of a handout and a PowerPoint presentation for the first presentation for the local population ……

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning ……….. Presentation of the investigation area within an excursion of the Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning in June 2005

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning WP 5: Land analysis and monitoring First land analysis of the study area between Data gathering and analysing about the study area (diverse trans- and interdisciplinary publications, historical maps, air photographs, ÖK, land register, and other digital data) Detailed monitorings of the cultural landscape in Ulrichsberg (Upper Austria) between July 2005 August 2005 Data entry in GIS including topology and habitats descriptions Data analysis : Identifying of a typology of habitats in the investigation area of Ulrichsberg

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Achieved output Digital map of study area (GIS), including air photographs and land register Photographic documentation of habitats Digital map of topology (GIS) Digital map of habitats (GIS)

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Investigation Area Ulrichsberg In Upper Austria Investigation area - = Landscape conservation area

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 1: slope with meadow and perennials high in biodiversity Biotop 2: slope with meadow and perennials high in biodiversity with trees and bushes here and there Biotop 3: dry stone wall with herbaceous plants high in biodiversity and with trees and bushes here and there Biotop 4: slope high in biodiversity on cairns of picked up stones Biotop 5: slope high in biodiversity on slope of big rocks Biotop 6: slopes high in biodiversity on cairns of picked up big rocks Biotop 7: earth and picked up stones cairns today lying in the farmers wood Biotop 8: hedge high in biodiversity on a earth slope Biotop 9: hedge poor in biodiversity on a earth slope Biotop 10: hedge on primary rocks Biotop 11: farmer wood Biotop 12: cairns of picked up stones Biotop 13: vegetation on creek sides

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 1: slope with meadow and perennials high in biodiversity

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 2: slope with meadow and perennials high in biodiversity with trees and bushes here and there

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 3: dry stone wall with herbaceous plants high in biodiversity and with trees and bushes here and there

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 4: slope high in biodiversity on cairns of picked up stones

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 6: slopes high in biodiversity on cairns of picked up big rocks

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 8: hedge high in biodiversity on a earth slope

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 9: hedge poor in biodiversity

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 10: hedge on primary rocks

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Biotop 11: farmer wood

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Example for a part of the air photographie

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Problems The width of the meadows / field are very small – the field work is inefficient, sometimes the use of big machine is impossible The preservation of the slopes and hedge means hard manual work, the wood often aren´t used. Foundation rules

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning General map

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Outlook – one way to preserve terraced landscapes? Golf course Seitelschlag

Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning Meeting in Austria: May 2006 Thank you!