%0 Journal Article
%A García Quintana, Alvaro
%A García-Hidalgo Pallarés, José Francisco
%A Martín Duque, José Francisco
%A Pedraza Gilsanz, Javier de
%A González Martín, J.A.
%T Geological factors of the Guadalajara landscapes (Central Spain)and their relevance to landscape studies
%D 2004
%@ 0169-2046
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50453
%X The landscapes of a territory are the consequence of its history; overlapped geological, vegetable and cultural historiesusually exist on a landscape. At the Mediterranean domain, however, a translucent vegetation exists, and its history isclosely related to the geologic and cultural histories, because low-technology agricultural uses on a different hardness rockbackground control vegetation. Thus, in areas like the Guadalajara province, the geologic composition and the human activitiescan be considered the primary conditions for landscape configuration. Both condition the typologies, distribution and relativeimportance of the geotic, biotic and anthropogenic components of landscapes. A complex network of interrelations among allthem exists but, in the base of which lie the geology of the territory, included relief, because it has amore independent influencesince man cannot modify the geologic factors; such as the colour of the rocks, the size and distribution of rock bodies, thepalaeogeographic domains and the tectonic structure all which control landscape development and configuration. Moreover,geology influences conditions and even limit, the presence, typologies and development of the biotic and anthropogenicelements. These factors also have a major relevance for environmental management, educational and economic policy, and,in some cases, for environmental impact assessment.
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