Temática: Landscape

Landscape quality objective

For a specific landscape, the formulation, by the competent public authorities, of the aspirations of the populations with regard to the landscape characteristics of their environment.

Marsh

Low, swampy land flooded by sea water.

Knoll

Small and long height.

Solid

Group of heights or mountains.

islet

Very small island.

Coast

Region that is located near the sea and receives its influence.

Flat

Equal and extensive field or terrain, without highs or lows.

Landscape management

Actions aimed, from a sustainable development perspective, at ensuring the regular maintenance of a landscape, in order to guide and harmonize the transformations induced by social, economic, and environmental processes.

Big city

A group of buildings and streets, governed by a town council, whose dense and numerous population is usually engaged in non-agricultural activities.

pit

Concavity, depression or hollow in the ground, sometimes of glacial origin.