The impact of legislative rules and economic development on the coastal landscape in Latvia
2013
Nitavska, N., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Dept. of Architecture and Building | Zigmunde, D., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Dept. of Architecture and Building
The development of the coastal landscape in Latvia was affected by various factors during different periods of time; the economic development and legislative rules are among them. The aim of this paper is to study and analyse how these factors have influenced the coastal landscape, identify spatial, functional and visual changes as well as inter-relationships between the factors and changes in the landscape. The study presents the analysis of the impact of legislative rules and economic development on the coastal landscape in Latvia during three historical periods: the Soviet period, the period of regaining independence in Latvia as a period of trasition, and the present period. The selected objects of the study - Ainaži, Saulkrasti, Kolka, Liepāja - are of different scales and with individual historical development. The main conclusion of the study is that both heavy restrictions in the Soviet period and rapid yet unclearly defined development in the period of transition and present period are in contradiction to the landscape, thus irreversibly changing the identity of the coastal landscape as well as the spatial, visual and functional aspects. Taking all this into consideration, when planning the coastal landscape and improving the legislative rules in future, it is important to establish a vision of sustainable development, take actions at the regional as well as national levels, and identify the priorities at the local level emphasizing the identity of the landscape, cultural, archaeological and natural values.
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