ult ural ▁landscape " ▁requires ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁criteria ▁an ▁integrated ▁landscape ▁space ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁certain ▁uniqu eness ▁and ▁where ▁humans ▁experience ▁an ▁unusual ▁configuration . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Upper ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley , ▁the ▁break through ▁by ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁through ▁the ▁R hen ish ▁S late ▁Mountains ▁created ▁this ▁configuration . ▁ ▁The ▁valley ▁with ▁its ▁ste ep ▁rock y ▁s lop es , ▁which ▁forced ▁users ▁to ▁create ▁terra ces , ▁which ▁sh aped ▁the ▁valley ▁over ▁the ▁centuries . ▁It ▁was ▁particularly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁v ine y ards ▁on ▁terra ces ▁( since ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ), ▁sh ale ▁min ing ▁and ▁ ▁co pp icing . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁was ▁possible ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁plate aus . ▁ ▁The ▁valley ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁its ▁variety ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁cast les ▁along ▁only ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁stream . ▁The ▁Upper ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁is ▁the ▁ep it ome ▁of ▁the ▁Rom antic ▁Rh ine ▁landscape ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁traditional ▁transport ▁axis ▁( important ▁sh ipping ▁l ane , ▁two ▁high ways ▁and ▁two ▁railway ▁lines ). ▁ ▁Transport ▁planning ▁When ▁the ▁world ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁status ▁was ▁granted , ▁UN ES CO ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁noise ▁generated ▁by ▁traffic ▁( in ▁particular , ▁the ▁railway ▁lines ) ▁is ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁Con crete ▁measures ▁but ▁were ▁neither ▁recommended ▁nor ▁required . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁R udes heim ▁section ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁rout ed ▁through ▁a