Authenticity in Landscape Conservation and Management — The Importance of the Local Context

Envisioning upland futures: Stakeholder responses to scenarios for Europe's mountain landscapes

“…There was a similar concern in Norway regarding the long term maintenance of cultural heritage, however, with a more positive view on tourism, based on stakeholders' previous experience with small-scale farm tourism. This concern corresponds to an increasing awareness in landscape research of the importance of authenticity as a key concept for the protection of cultural landscape and cultural heritage in general (Daugstad et al, 2006b;Gustavsson and Peterson, 2003;Kianicka et al, 2004Kianicka et al, , 2006Pinto-Correia et al, 2006). The majority of stakeholders in all study areas viewed land abandonment and spontaneous reforestation as a consequence of agricultural decline and as a loss of cultural heritage.…”

Agriculture as an upholder of cultural heritage? Conceptualizations and value judgements—A Norwegian perspective in international context

“…If we agree with Gustavson and Peterson (2003) that authenticity is about subjectivity and ethics, we should, according to Palang and Fry (2003) focus more on places and landscapes than on objects and habitats. Identity is central for cultural heritage, and in an era of globalization, ''there is a tendency towards using landscape as a cornerstone of regional and national identities.''…”

Has the generalisation regarding conservation of trees and shrubs in Swedish agricultural landscapes gone too far?

“…For them, these were everyday things that they did not stop to think about. The other researcher taking part in the interviews was a person familiar to the area and the chosen combination of the two of us being both insiders and outsiders helped to understand the landscape and its practices (Gustavsson and Peterson, 2003;Duncan, 1990). …”