A study of land-use change and present habitats at Marino Point a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Three phases of research:
• desktop study: Cork County

Filesdescription land-use change; Cork County Files and EPA filesoperational phase of Industry

• GI S: historic maps historic

land use/land-use change on the site

• Field visits and GI S:

describing and mapping semi- natural habitats of the site

A study of land-use change and present habitats at Marino Point – a coastal brownfield site in Cork Harbour

Conclusions

• Loss of woodland
• flattening of hill on the site
• reclamation of the area to the

north increased Marino Point from ca 25 ha to ca 45 ha

• loss of intertidal mudflats
• land-use change between 1975-79 from rural to

industrial fragmented the landscape dramatic habitat loss compared to land-use change during the previous 133 years.

Conclusion

• production

phase NET and subsequently IFI could have affected surrounding habitats

• f

the site adversely

• records demonstrate not adequately

assessed if, how and to what extent habitats were affected

• Under current legislation:

similar development at this siteImpact assessment

• f

non-compliances and incidents regarding the surrounding habitat with special concern for the designated mudflats north of Marino Point

Conclusion

• Historic features and the habitats on Marino Point that soften

ecotones to any new development should be preserved.

• habitats can act as transient zones to the adjacent environment

and should be maintained and supported to improve the continuity of the landscape.