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Giovanni Fontana Antonelli, Ba/r Landscape Project -‐ Defining Landscape Democracy Conference, Oscarsborg, 4 June 2015
The Ba'r Landscape Project as a means of defence of territory and human rights
Giovanni Fontana Antonelli
1. LAND… [ FARMING METHODS ] [ SURVEY ]
2. COMMUNITY… [ IDENTITY ] [ SOCIAL COHESION ]
3. PARTICIPATION… [ INCLUSIVENESS ] [ PLANNING ]
5. CITIZENSHIP… [ RESILIENCE ] [ L. DEMOCRACY ]
4. ADVOCACY… [ PREVENTIVE ] [ JUDICIAL ]
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UNESCO RAMALLAH OFFICE in partnership with BATTIR VILLAGE COUNCIL
In cooperation with:THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT�THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIESTHE GOVERNORATE OF BETHLEHEM�BATTIR BALADNA (LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE)
BATTIR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT COORDINATION AND WORKING TEAM SUPERVISION: Arch. Giovanni Fontana Antonelli
LANDSCAPE SURVEY, GIS MAPPING AND ADVOCACY PLANNING: Arch. Samir Harb Arch. Mohammad Hammash Eng. Hassan Muamer (from February 2010) Arch. Mohammad Abu Hammad (until September 2009)
LANDSCAPE PLANNING SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR: Arch. Pasquale Barone
CONSULTANCY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS: Mr. Francesco Cini
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Dr. Claudia Cancellotti Dr. Patrizia Cirino Dr. Nicola Perugini
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH
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LEGENDA
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UNESCO Area of Study
BATTIR OLD CORE
RAILWAY BORDER OF STUDY AREA
ISRAELI COLONY
IRRIGATED TERRACES
WADI MAHROUR
BATTIR SPRAWL ALONG NEW ROAD
The landscape analysis was based on the Land Unit surveying methodology, carried out through photo interpretaaon and field work. The study area was divided into 46 rectangles subsequently recomposed in a geo-‐referenced sheet through GIS mapping
Scale:
UNESCO RAMALLAH OFFICE in partnership with BATTIR VILLAGE COUNCIL
In cooperation with:THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTTHE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIESTHE GOVERNORATE OF BETHLEHEMBATTIR BALADNA (LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE)
BATTIR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT COORDINATION AND WORKING TEAM SUPERVISION: Arch. Giovanni Fontana Antonelli
LANDSCAPE SURVEY, GIS MAPPING AND ADVOCACY PLANNING: Arch. Samir Harb Arch. Mohammad Hammash Eng. Hassan Muamer (from February 2010) Arch. Mohammad Abu Hammad (until September 2009)
LANDSCAPE PLANNING SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR: Arch. Pasquale Barone
CONSULTANCY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS: Mr. Francesco Cini
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Dr. Claudia Cancellotti Dr. Patrizia Cirino Dr. Nicola Perugini
MAP OF PREVALENT LAND COVER / LAND USE
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LEGENDA
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Olive Groves
Orchards
Vegetable Gardens
Vineyard
Crop Fields
Almonds
Green House
Uncultivated Land
Garigue
Maquis on Limestone terrsces (remnants)
Barren land colonized by conifers
Rocky Area
Rock Belts
Dry water course
Historic Core
Cemetery
Urban Sprawl
Urban space
Urban Park
Third Landscape
Excivated land
Dump Yard
Bypass Road
Ottoman-British Railway
Asphalted road
Gravel road
Checkpoint Terminal
New Israeli Generator
LAND USE MAP
Scale:
UNESCO RAMALLAH OFFICE in partnership with BATTIR VILLAGE COUNCIL
In cooperation with:THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTTHE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIESTHE GOVERNORATE OF BETHLEHEMBATTIR BALADNA (LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE)
BATTIR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT COORDINATION AND WORKING TEAM SUPERVISION: Arch. Giovanni Fontana Antonelli
LANDSCAPE SURVEY, GIS MAPPING AND ADVOCACY PLANNING: Arch. Samir Harb Arch. Mohammad Hammash Eng. Hassan Muamer (from February 2010) Arch. Mohammad Abu Hammad (until September 2009)
LANDSCAPE PLANNING SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR: Arch. Pasquale Barone
CONSULTANCY FOR GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS: Mr. Francesco Cini
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Dr. Claudia Cancellotti Dr. Patrizia Cirino Dr. Nicola Perugini
MAP OF THE DRY-STONE MASONRY SYSTEM
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LEGENDA
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Terrace mattress
Dry Stone Masonry Walls
Topography
The extensive texture of terracing in the Ba/r area: 545,000 linear meters of dry-‐stone walls in 12 sq. km
Valley-‐bogom terraces Irrigated terraces
Contour terraces Cross-‐channel terraces Relic terraces
Enclosed terraces
The diverse typologies of terraces define the landscape classificaaon in land units
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