Metody hodnocení územních diferenciací dlouhodobých změn využití země

Abstract

The major topic of this article is the evaluation of longterm changes in land use in Czechia. This study searches spatial differentiation of changes and factors (driving forces) for these processes since the 19th century. The data and the methodical base elaborated by the research team of the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, are the mainstay of this study, firstly to mention the comprehensive Land Use Land Cover Change database (LUCC UK Prague) which comprises statistical data on the land use in 1845, 1948, 1990 and 2000. The chief benefit of this article can be seen in the methodical procedures of application of modern geo-informative methods in the land use change research. The GIS tools were used to search for the factors of land use changes in modelling selected geographical characteristics of the examined units.