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Geodiversity as determinant of landscape diversity in region of Ogulinsko-plašćanska zavala, Croatia

To characterize the landforms of scenery, one must be able to locate them according to two complement frames, which coexist in the visible geographical space but do not share the same properties and significance. That current topographic and geomorphologic space with its low points (basins, valleys, lowlands), or high points (knobs, ridges of mountain chains, highlands) and the space of geological features (stratigraphy, lithology, tectonic, etc.) can be inherited from the past or can be actually active in present. In the terms of spatial planning and environment protection procedures in Croatia, geomorphologic features are mostly considered marginally. Geomorphologic features of certain places are considered locally in the scope of the certain operation such as urban development, mining, and other activities which are being assessed in environment impact assessment procedures or spatial and strategic planning. Regarding the protection and with it connected planning processes, geomorphologic features should be considered in a right scale and with all its values and services which are providing to the environment on a landscape scale. In this work the connection of geomorphologic features and their role in landscape forming and changes will be connected and explained on the example of subgeomorphologic region Ogulinsko-plašćanska zavala in mountainous Dinaric karst part of Croatia. As it has been a region with long human and nature interaction, and in the other hand is still a region with preserved natural and seminatural landscapes, it is suitable area for such an analysis. In order to properly assess geomorphologic features as one of the determinants of landscape and basis for environment impact assessment procedures and planning procedures, geoecologic analysis with valorization of scientific and additional values such as landscape and ecosystem services is carried out.

geomorphological analysis, Ogulinsko-plašćanska zavala, valorization of values

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