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Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development Forum Posted
By: Maisa Siirala Date: Wednesday, 13 October 1999, at 4:34 p.m.
Key words: cultural heritage,land use planning, traditional
landscapes. Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe and Saimaa the
largest in Finland. The region is a mosaic of waters, forests,
fields and hills. The cultural heritage is rich, even
prehistoric age is visible. Karelia's own culture absorbed
influences from the east and west. It includes Karelian,
Finnish, Swedish and Russian heritage as seen in monuments,
historical landscapes and monasteries on islands. The northern
part of the Lake Ladoga area has great potential for tourism. It
was closed for over fifty years during the Soviet era. Without
proper land use planning there is a risk of uncontrolled
development and serious damage to the natural and cultural
environment. The objective is sustainable tourism development
and management of the cultural and natural herita