May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Medium Term Landscape Processes & Understanding of Planning Lecture 3 „Regional Landscape Planning“May 20th,

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Humans and Space

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Awaji Shima Region Smaller ScalesLarger Scales

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Awaji Shima Region ~ 600 km² ~ 150,000 inhabitants Larger spatial scales –Hyogo ken –Kinki region –Japan –East Asia –Eurasia –World Smaller spatial scales –Municipalities (gun) –Settlement area (cho) –village (machi) –Places –Private units

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Relation local, regional, global –Region is characterized By smaller local units By larger global unit –Regional (local, global) state (infa-) structure within the region –Regional (local, global) use Economy Ecology Quality of life

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Long-, medium-, short- term processes Processunderstanding of Landscape –Long term > 100 years steps of change –Medium term 1 year changes –Short term < 1 year processes

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Long term processes –Geology –Climate –Soil –Water System –Vegetation –Animal Life

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Medium term processes –Political administration (cho, machi, sanchome) –Demographic trends –Land use Agriculture Tourism Roads and trafic infrastructures Settlement areas

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Short term processes Energy use Greenhouse gases Water use Waste generation Human inputs in agriculture Working hours in agriculture

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Landscape & Time Landscape is dynamic –Arena for all processes –Landscape changes continously State and Use –Longer processes generate the „state“ (Structure Infrastructure) for the „use“ in shorter processes –What is state and what is use depends on our interest Human Understanding of Landscape Processes –Long term processes are perceived as stable/non dynamic –Medium term processes depend on long term processes, generate (infra-) structure for human beings –Short term processes describe human actions within a year

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Anticipated Processes: Cyclic Cyclic means that the pattern of change is known and repeated on regular base (can be anticipated) –Decades: harvesting of trees, perhaps climate variations, appearance of Feb. 29th –Years: harvesting of field fruits –Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter –Month: salaries –Week: weekdays, weekend –Day: morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Anticipated Processes: Non Cyclic Non-cyclic where the pattern of change is known: Growth and Decline –Centuries: waves of earthquakes and vulcanos –Decades: perhaps human induced climate change, life periods such as childhood, youth, young adult, family start, family peak, career peak, agil pensionist, pensionist, plant growth states of higher plants, availability of resources –Years: Investments and loans, –Seasons: extreme (summer) heat, extreme (autumn) thyphoons, extreme snow (winter) or floodings etc. –Month: amount of salaries –Week: visitors of touristic spots on weekdays, weekend –Day: the menue in ALPHA cantine

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Non Anticipated Processes: Surprises regarding Natural System Not experienced before –Not included in planning & management Climate change –Impacts of climate changes –Directions of climate changes Acid deposition, forest die-back, fish dying Chemical time bombs –Colloid chemical compounds and pH change Manipulated genes?

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Non Anticipated Processes: „Surprises“ regarding Social System Rural depopulation Population decrease in developed world Aged population, perhaps break down of social system New power of kids as consumers –Several old people to support one kid in shrinking societies

May 20th, 2005Regional Landscape Planning: Medium Term Processes Planning and Management Is like riding a bicycle –Foreseen cyclic processes of wheels –Unforeseen but expected disturbances when passing hinders Surprises are: a jump into the water –Planning and management in a changed context The road beneath does no longer exist Learn how to fly or Learn to swim