The incorporation of landscape into the land management of Chilean Patagonia

Authors

  • Maria Dolores Muñoz Universidad de Concepción
  • Gerardo Azócar Universidad de Concepción

Keywords:

Waterscapes, landscape assessment, Chilean Patagonia

Abstract

This article presents a methodology for the analysis and management of the landscape in Chilean Patagonia, a territory noted for the beauty and diversity of the waterscapes created by the presence of large lakes, rivers, fjords, wetlands and ice fields.

The first case study is an investigation to assess the tourism and territorial potential of waterscapes in the Baker River Basin.

An interdisciplinary methodology and qualitative and quantitative measurement techniques were used, which enabled the analysis of spatial, environmental, territorial and cultural values associated with the landscape. An essential aspect was the incorporation of the social assessment of landscape.

In the second case, located on the Strait of Magellan, a spatial analysis methodology was used as a basis for designing a Tourism Management Plan for the Francisco Coloane Protected Marine Area, which includes the Francisco Coloane Marine Park.

It involved an analysis of the environmental conditions, landscape features and potential for special interest tourism associated with the landscape in order to support the management proposal.

In both cases, the methodology considers landscape to be the main territorial resource and proposes a kind of management supported by principles of environmental and social sustainability.

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Author Biographies

Maria Dolores Muñoz, Universidad de Concepción

Centro EULA-Chile. Campus Universitario s/n, Concepción. Av. Víctor Lamas 1290, Casilla 160-C, Región del Biobío, Concepción, CP. 4070386.

Gerardo Azócar, Universidad de Concepción

Centro EULA-Chile. Campus Universitario s/n, Concepción. Av. Víctor Lamas 1290, Casilla 160-C, Región del Biobío, Concepción, CP. 4070386.

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Published

2014-11-28

How to Cite

Dolores Muñoz, M., & Azócar, G. (2014). The incorporation of landscape into the land management of Chilean Patagonia. Urbano, 17(30), 34–59. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/RU/article/view/208

Issue

V.17, N.30 (Noviembre 2014): PAISAJE Y TERRITORIO

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