Monitoring page for "Landscape" in "Prague"

The Information System on Prague Environment (IO?IP) also comprises a Surface Types and Greenery register which contains data on different land lots and aggregated data for each cadastral area. The information is presented in the Surfaces and Greenery in Individual Cadastral Units publication (IMIP, 1995) the first edition of which has already been sold out. The register was updated in 1995. Further updating is not envisaged at the moment as it is too cost- and labor-intensive. At the moment, only the updated data taken over from the Real Estate Cadastral Register is available (data aggregated in individual cadastral units).

Chemical contamination of soil

The year 1997 witnessed yet another phase of the soil contamination monitoring project the purpose of which was to determine in detail the contamination level of the topsoil cover in the territory of Prague.
In accordance with requirements of the Department of Environment of the Prague City Hall the site selection and monitoring were focused on historical soil contamination sites, on a more detailed monitoring of areas where some contamination had already been identified, and on some as yet unmonitored sites in the territory of Prague. Furthermore, the monitoring network was expanded to comprise the city-planning district of Zbraslav (with an emphasis on the quality of children’s playgrounds and sandboxes). Repeated measurements were conducted in the Prague 12 - Modrany district where anomalous contamination levels had been discovered in 1996. In accordance with requirements of the customers the selected monitoring sites were also consulted and coordinated with the Czech Geological Institute which implements a geochemical mapping project of the Prague agglomeration.
This year samples were taken in regularly monitored sites and analyzed as well.

Regular Monitoring of the Living Component on Selected Sites

To enable assessments of the ongoing changes of the enviroment in Prague the living component is also monitored. As a matter of fact, data pertaining to lower animal species is often indicative of adverse consequences of environmental deterioration wiht respect to humans. The changes that are identified demonstrate the aggregate inpact of all factors which are often monitored separately. Within the Prague Information Environment System the biomonitoring programme is conducted by the Czech Association of Nature Conservationists on the following six natural model sistes generally in five-year cycles:

• Divoká Šárka (1984, 1988, 1993)

• Prokopské Valley (1984, 1989, 1994)

• Pitkovické Valley and Uhríneves Warren (1985, 1990, 1995)

• the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka Rivers (1986, 1991, 1996)

• Troja Basin (1987, 1992, 1997)

There is also information related to this issue in the following sections of the report
	Air Quality Waste Recreation Conservation Laws, policies, .. Public Participation