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Catàleg de paisatge. Les Comarques Gironines

Catàleg de paisatge. Comarques Gironines

The book is only available in Catalan.

Nogué i Font, Joan; Sala i Martí, Pere; Department of Land and Sustainability and Landscape Observatory of Catalonia (eds.) (2014). Catàleg de paisatge. Comarques Gironines. Barcelona: Generalitat of Catalonia. Department of Land and Sustainability. ISBN: 978-84-393-9232-3

Fourth landscape catalogue of Catalonia finally approved and published in accordance with the European Landscape Convention and dedicated to Comarques Gironines. It is organised in eight sections preceded by a foreword. It identifies 26 landscape units, each with a description of the natural and human resources that comprise the landscape, its historical development, current organisation, artistic expression, dynamics, landscape values, the main routes and points to observe and enjoy the landscape, a description of the possible development of the unit, assessment of threats and opportunities, and landscape quality objectives.

Index
Presentation (567Kb)
  • Presentation
    Santi Vila, Councillor of Land and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia
    Joan Giraut, President of the County Council of Girona
    Joan Nogué, Director of the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
  • Index
Foreword (77Kb)
Section 1. The landscape catalogue of Comarques Gironines (1,8Mb)
  • Legal framework
  • Landscape catalogues of Catalonia
  • Process of consultation and public and social participation
Section 2. The landscape of Comarques Gironines. General aspects (6,5Mb)
  • Natural elements
  • Historical process of settlement and its influence on the landscape
  • Current landscape and its dynamics
  • Artistic expression of the landscape
  • Landscape values
  • Trails and landscape observation points
  • Landscape assessment
Section 3. The character of the landscape of Comarques Gironines. Features (2,8Mb)
  • Emblematic scenic backgrounds
  • Cliffs
  • Singular agricultural landscapes
  • The Tramontane
  • Settlement pattern
  • Wetlands
  • Volcanic landscapess
  • High mountain landscape of Pyrenees
  • Singular forests and woodlands
  • Emblematic heritage
  • Landscapes of borders
Section 4. Landscapes of special interest (751Kb)
  • The landscape of the urban area of Girona
  • The landscape of the Bas Valley
  • The landscape of the coastline of Girona
Section 5. Landscape quality objectives, criteria and actions (1,9Mb)
Section 6. Landscape units (14,6Mb)
  • Alta Garrotxa
  • Ardenya - Cadiretes
  • els Aspres
  • Alt Ter
  • Cabrerès - Puigsacalm
  • Cap de Creus
  • Gavarres Marítimes
  • Baixa Tordera
  • Empordanet - Baix Ter
  • Estany de Banyoles
  • Garrotxa d'Empordà
  • les Gavarres
  • Guilleries
  • Serra de Marina
  • Montseny
  • Pla de Girona
  • Plana de l'Empordà
  • Plana de la Selva
  • Rocacorba
  • Salines - l'Albera
  • Terraprims
  • Vall de Camprodon
  • Valls d'Olot
  • Valls del Freser
  • Baix Montseny
  • Capçaleres del Llobregat
Section 7. Maps (3,7Mb)
Section 8. Reference documentation (399Kb)
 

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