LANDREC, A Set of Interactive Microcomputer Programs Used as a Help on Land Reclamation Projects

This paper deals with LANDREC software which was built for helping in land reclamation and landscape restoration. This program is compound by three modules: EVALUATION, INTMOREINF and INTEGRATION. The first module provides a optimal solutions for lands to be rehabilitated by considering scenic, topographic and economical aspects, the approach is based on linear programing transport algorithm. The second module allow to enter information from nearby areas in order to quantify the influence of the rehabilitation. The third module, called INTEGRATION, test all model to find the best. The paper includes a case-study located in the valley of Jarama (Madrid, Spain) where gravel extraction for construction has produced a deep deterioration in fluvial landscapes