Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 2
Written by Ioana TUDORA, Diana CULESCU
The present paper, based on the first extensive landscape and biodiversity study lead in Romania on an archaeological site, tackles the main problems generated by the double protection of the site of Sarmizegetusa Regia in Orăștie Mountains, the most iconic archaeological site of the Dacian period. Both part of the chain of Dacian fortresses enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List and part of the Natural Park Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina (IUCN category V), the site of Sarmizegetusa Regia is facing serious management issues due to this dual strict protections systems. The paper will present a detailed analysis concerning the problems generated by the lack of harmonisation between the two management plans issued from two different types of protection, but also by the lack of a specific category of heritage and its specific protection instruments: the cultural landscape. The article aims to find, based on the site analysis, a series of landscape-based solutions for a coherent management plan, based on landscape values and methods, in order to respond to the present and urgent problems that the Dacian site is facing today.
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