Concept information

land > landscape > terraced landscape

Preferred term

terraced landscape  

Definition

  • Landscape resulting from the method of cultivating land by cutting terraces or benches into slopes to create areas of flat land. The practice is common in mountainous areas where land is scarce and rainfall uncertain.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10233

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