Landscape character assessment of the town of Kutina

Potencijalno vrijedan prirodni i kulturni krajobraz Grada Kutine, ugrožen trendom pojačanog prostornog razvoja uslijed deruralizacije, deforestacije i sekundarne urbanizacije, do sada nije istražen. Navedeno upućuje na potrebu izrade stručne podloge za donošenje informiranih odluka u prostornom planiranju i upravljanju krajobrazima. Stoga je cilj rada izraditi Krajobraznu osnovu Grada Kutine kojom će biti analizirani i prezentirani svi krajobrazi predmetnog područja. Predmetni prostor jest administrativna jedinica Grad Kutina koja obuhvaća 23 naselja. Radni postupak sastoji se od prikupljanja i proučavanja literature, kartografskih i prostornih podataka o karakteristikama i čimbenicima tog prostora, prikupljanje fotografija područja i terenskog istraživanja. Metodom karakterizacije krajobraza, utvrđeno je, analizirano i opisano 11 krajobraznih područja. Problemi koji su uočeni u krajobrazu vezani su za degradaciju ruralnih krajobraza. Očuvanost, prirodnost i jak karakter većine područja ukazuju na visoku vrijednost krajobraza.The potentially valuable natural and cultural landscape of the town of Kutina, endangered by a trend of increased urban development due to deruralisation, deforestation and secondary urbanisation, has not yet been studied. This situation indicates that a basic planning document is required which could be used to make informed decisions in land use planning and landscape management. Therefore the aim of this paper is to create a landscape character assessment of the town of Kutina by identifying and describing diferent lanscapes of the project area. Project area covers the administrative unit of the town of Kutina consisting of 23 settlements. The method consists of gathering and studying literature and cartographic and spatial data on the characteristics and factors of the area, gathering of existing photographs of the area, as well as field survey. Using the method of landscape character assessment, 11 different landscape areas were identified and described. Noted issues relate to degradation of rural landscapes. The preserved, natural, and strong character of the majority of the areas signifies a high value landscape