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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0056

CAN WE ANTICIPATE WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE DOES TO THE RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THE LANDSCAPE?

Jan Deutscher1, Lenka Šipanová1
1 Department of Landscape Management , Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 61300 Brno, Czechia


One of the most important factors that condition recreational potential of the landscape is landcover. At the same time, the existence of landcover types is heavily impacted by climatic conditions. In this article, we try to find links between landcover type changes in the future and their expected effect on recreational potential. Current landcover types are taken over from the CORINE inventory and predicted future climate date was purchased from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. The study Is performed in an upland experimental catchment representing similar areas in the Czech Republic. By analysing water requirements of landcover types via their potential evapotranspiration and available precipitation we conclude their current status quo and sustainability. Using predicted future climatic data, we track the increasing water requirements to the tipping point towards negative water balance. This indicates the need for change in landcover. There we arrive at a new sustainable status quo and discuss the associated changes in recreational potential between the two points in time.

Keywords: corine landcover, climate modelling, water balance, tipping point

pages: 56-60, Published: 2026, online: 2026



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