Multi-temporal mapping of the Upper Rhone Valley (Valais, Switzerland)

Fluvial landscape changes at the end of the Little Ice Age (18th–19th centuries)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID16840331
AutoresF Brandolini (0000-0001-7970-8578, University of Milan, autor correspondente), E Reynard (0000-0001-5980-9902, University of Lausanne), Manuela Pelfini (0000-0002-3258-1511, University of Milan)
Ano2020
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas212-221
Data de publicação2020-12-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Maps (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17445647.2020.1724837
OpenAlexW3006323951
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas30

The Upper Rhone Valley (Valais, Switzerland) has been heavily modified over the past 200 years by human activity and natural processes. A qualitative analysis of the morphological and land-use evolution of the Rhone River floodplain since the end of the eighteenth century was carried out using historical maps from 1780 to 1860 processed with Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and Geographical Information System (GIS) tools. This study aims to produce a long-term analysis of river management and land-use change in a stretch of the Upper Rhone Valley around the town of Sion based on a time series of maps, realised in the years 1780–1802, 1820–1845, 1847, 1850s, 1852–1857, 1859–1860. The historical maps were digitised, and for each of the corresponding periods, a map was produced within a GIS. The comparison of the maps was completed by using documentary sources or subsequent studies. With the intention to identify the fluvial landscape changes and past river management, six multitemporal maps were produced. Finally, this research aims to provide helpful diachronic information for planning a future sustainable landscape development in Valais

Archaeology · Cartography · Floodplain · Fluvial · Geography · Geomorphology · Physical geography · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Geology