Baroque manorial cores and the landscape

Abstract

2014),"The life cycle approach as an innovative methodology for the recovery and restoration of cultural Abstract Purpose -The concepts of "historically valuable landscape," "historical landscape space," "landscape space attached to an object of cultural importance," etc. seem to be understood by most landscape professionals, yet these terms are highly abstract with many possible interpretations. The protected zone of cultural monuments prescribed by law helps to ensure the preservation of these historic artifacts and signifiers of local heritage. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach -This paper seeks to provide guidelines that can be articulated to protect cultural landscapes. These guidelines are based on a manorial core study was carried out in 2010 to analyze the changes in road networks and spatial systems of manors over the past 150 years. This study is part of a larger research effort on different aspects of Estonian baroque manor gardens. Findings -Many landscapes may contain historically relevant objects and phenomena not protected by law, which, nevertheless form the basis of a unique local landscape. The altering of such a landscape not only changes its natural form, but may directly impact the cultural identity and milieu of the area, thereby affecting how its inhabitants relate to their environment. Originality/value -Preservation of historic buildings and landscapes plays an important role particularly in relation to manor landscapes. This network has remained well preserved, and the rural landscape based on this Baltic-German manor culture is still strongly reflected in the current landscape through the existing historic landscape elements like housing, viewsheds, roads, etc. Without landscape analysis, it can be challenging for an outsider to understand the spatial context, especially when it has changed and evolved through the years.

Suitability of the Weber-Gut risk assessment methodology used in Central Europe for determining invasive woody plant species in Estonian historical parks

“…Invasive herbaceous plants have been studied more than woody plants (Ööpik et al, 2008;Sander et al, 2008;Raska, 2010;Purik, 2011;Ööpik et al, 2013), but research about woody plants (Elliku & Sander, 1996;Mölter, 2011), manor parks (Uustal, 2003;Nutt, 2008;Sinijärv, 2013;Nurme et al, 2014) and the dendroflora of manor parks (Nutt, 2013;Nutt et al, 2013) have also been carried out. However, the species invading the parks' dendroflora have not been studied.…”

So Close and Yet So Far: The Distant Heritage of the Historical Urban Landscapes of Residential Districts of Tartu, Estonia

“…The first thing we need to consider when discussing the dissonance of the urban heritage in Estonia in general, is the country's sociopolitical history. The historical built environment is influenced mainly by German, Polish, Swedish and Russian culture, along with influences of manor architecture from other Western European countries [24] and also more often than not originally owned by foreigners. This can cause the urban architecture to also be perceived as other instead of our.…”

Manor and Park Estates—Resilience to Transformation and the New Management of Space Due to Political Changes: The Case of Western Pomerania (Poland)

“…These include excellent papers by Polish researchers, such as Ciołek, Bogdanowski, Majdecki, and Michałowski [23][24][25][26][27], and foreign scholars, such as Turner, Hobbhouse, Jellicoe, Good, and Thacker [9,[28][29][30]. Additionally, there are valuable comparative studies on the preservation status of manor houses and manor parks in Eastern Europe, particularly in Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Czechia, and Russia [15,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40].…”