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Evolutions and weaknesses -
Changing agricultural landscapes |
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Forestation :
a solution or an danger for the slopes ? |
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On the slopes of the cuesta or the valleys, where ploughing is impossible, how could the agricultural activity and landscape be changed ? What about afforestation ?
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The ridge of the cuesta in 1955 : between pastureland and orchards. |
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The ridge of the cuesta in 1991 : fewer orchards, less pasture, but more uncultivated land. |
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On the ridge of the cuesta, the unacceptable scenario : towards chaos, with the coexistence of uncultivated land, residual pastureland, disorganised afforestation, replanted orchards. |
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On the ridge of the cuesta, the desirable scenario : organised afforestation, pasture for the Norman cow, a landscape of quality-controlled cider orchards. |
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Pontfol - Notre-Dame d'Estrées |
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St Gatien forest |
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Afforestation on the B road 16 |
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