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Navigating the Past through an Interactive Geovisualisation-Driven Methodology: Locating a 15th–19th Century Paddy Field as a Source of Agro-Ecological Knowledge (Thessaly, Greece)
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Dimitris Goussios
Dimitris Goussios 1 and
Ioannis Faraslis
Ioannis Faraslis 2,*
1
Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 38334 Volos, Greece
2
Department of Environmental Sciences, Campus Gaiopolis, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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Resources 2024, 13(7), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13070099 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 3 May 2024
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Revised: 8 July 2024
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Accepted: 11 July 2024
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Published: 16 July 2024
Abstract
The interconnection between the objectives of territorial development and those of the agro-ecological transition highlights the value of past knowledge in the sustainable management of resources and agro-ecological systems. However, the lack of data creates difficulties for retrospection in rural areas. This paper contributes to the search for such knowledge from the past by developing an interactive methodology capable of combining heterogeneous information sources with the activation of local collective memory. Its effectiveness is based on ensuring the interoperability of information and communication in an environment simultaneously shaped by geoinformatics and 3D geovisualisations. This virtual environment fostered participation and interactivity, supported by representations of the paleo-landscape (Ottoman period). Furthermore, synergies were achieved between information sources, which were integrated into local spatial systems. The application example involved identifying a rice field that existed between the 15th and 19th centuries in Thessaly, Greece. It is an interesting case because the research results indicated that the location and organisation of the crop, combined with the spatio-temporal coordination required, ensured the sustainable use of natural resources. The interplay between information and communication facilitated community participation and the activation of its collective memory as an information source that enriched the search itself and local intelligence.
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Goussios, D.; Faraslis, I.
Navigating the Past through an Interactive Geovisualisation-Driven Methodology: Locating a 15th–19th Century Paddy Field as a Source of Agro-Ecological Knowledge (Thessaly, Greece). Resources 2024, 13, 99.
https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13070099
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Goussios D, Faraslis I.
Navigating the Past through an Interactive Geovisualisation-Driven Methodology: Locating a 15th–19th Century Paddy Field as a Source of Agro-Ecological Knowledge (Thessaly, Greece). Resources. 2024; 13(7):99.
https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13070099
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Goussios, Dimitris, and Ioannis Faraslis.
2024. "Navigating the Past through an Interactive Geovisualisation-Driven Methodology: Locating a 15th–19th Century Paddy Field as a Source of Agro-Ecological Knowledge (Thessaly, Greece)" Resources 13, no. 7: 99.
https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13070099
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