Landscape History - Science topic

Recently, a study has been published on Species Composition and Diversity of Non-Forest Woody Vegetation along Roads in the Agricultural Landscape. We have studied linear woodland structures in the plains of the Danube Lowland (Slovakia) and found out, that mostly non-native tree species (especially Robinia pseudoacacia L.) dominate, while among shrub species, mainly native species prevail. 

Have you done a related research in Europe or other world regions and what findings were gained by the study? Are they similar or completely different?

A comparative study using a unified methodology could be interesting.

I have started a research on trees at small sacral architecture in the rural landscape last year (within a larger work on rural green infrastructure) as a partial aspect. So far, I have evidence of 8 small sacral elements, which are accompanied by old trees (there are many other without trees or with young trees). These are located in 6 municipalities (cadastral territories), accompanied with in total 19 old memorial trees. In the compositon of 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 trees at a particular object. An interesting finding is, that all these trees are horse chestnuts Aesculus hippocastanum L. I will extend this research in the coming summer to more cadastral territories in order to cover a larger area with more sacral elements and I am wondering, if someone would like to join me in a different region, country, culture, etc. It could end up in a nice paper and after some years even in a book. Looking forward to your questions and interest.

Best regards from Nitra,

Attila

I kindly need your visual opinions and comments as visitors of Waterfront (joggers, artists, etc).

I am looking for topographic maps of Bratislava which I can use in analyzing landscape changes in different periods of time.

My basic understanding is that the majority of the field emerged from pioneering research from Americans such as Fredrick Turners Frontier Thesis. My main objective is to gain a better understanding of the chronology of environmental history. Furthermore my definition of environmental history includes both humans relations with animals and landscapes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

I'm not able to find enough historical data to support my research so I wonder if anyone has the same experience and know good solutions of this?