In this paper we present an approach aimed at systematically collecting and explicitly analyzing the agroforestry data reported in the historical-geographical (chorographic) descriptions. Our study area is the Bolognese hilly and mountain territory and Serafino Calindri’s chorographic dictionary (1781 and 1783) is our data source. We obtained a matrix of 240 units for 18 agroforestry products with the related productivity. The proposed methodological approach allowed to reconstruct the Eighteenth-century Provisioning Ecosystem Services in terms of nutrition (e.g., wheat, grapes, fruit, nuts, acorns, hay and meadows), raw materials (e.g., hemp, silk) and / or energy supply (e.g., wood). We also obtained a landscape framework consisting of two main land cover categories, which were the hillside agricultural areas (organized mainly as mixed crops producing wheat, grapes, fruit, hemp and silk) and the mountain forest and semi-natural areas characterized by the production of wood, acorns, nuts from chestnut, hay and meadows. The proposed approach confirms that historical-geographic descriptions are valuable records of the past landscape and can be useful for better understanding how the present’s landscape legacy.
Utilizzo del Dizionario corografico di Serafino Calindri per ricostruire i sistemi agro-forestali del XVIII secolo
Giovanna Pezzi
;Enrico Muzzi;
2023
Abstract
In this paper we present an approach aimed at systematically collecting and explicitly analyzing the agroforestry data reported in the historical-geographical (chorographic) descriptions. Our study area is the Bolognese hilly and mountain territory and Serafino Calindri’s chorographic dictionary (1781 and 1783) is our data source. We obtained a matrix of 240 units for 18 agroforestry products with the related productivity. The proposed methodological approach allowed to reconstruct the Eighteenth-century Provisioning Ecosystem Services in terms of nutrition (e.g., wheat, grapes, fruit, nuts, acorns, hay and meadows), raw materials (e.g., hemp, silk) and / or energy supply (e.g., wood). We also obtained a landscape framework consisting of two main land cover categories, which were the hillside agricultural areas (organized mainly as mixed crops producing wheat, grapes, fruit, hemp and silk) and the mountain forest and semi-natural areas characterized by the production of wood, acorns, nuts from chestnut, hay and meadows. The proposed approach confirms that historical-geographic descriptions are valuable records of the past landscape and can be useful for better understanding how the present’s landscape legacy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
