Evolutions and weaknesses - Transformation indices

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The poplar plantations and the hides in the marsh

The main problems of the marshes concern their dykes and the maintenance of their canals. It is not the presence of the poplar plantations and the hides that are the signs of weakness, but their multiplicity and the risk that this causes : hydraulic problems, conflicts of use,… What is the future of the marshes, what will they be used for ?

The marsh of the river Dives in 1955

A

Hotot en Auge : non-maintained canals

B

Dives marshes : poplar plantation

C

Hide in the marsh

D

Hotot en Auge : view of the marsh from the church

 

The marsh of the river Dives in 1991

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