Group Differences in the Aesthetic Evaluation of Nature Development Plans: A Multilevel Approach

Berg, Van den; Vlek, Charles; Coeterier, J.F.

doi:10.1006/jevp.1998.0080

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“…Livestock farmers preferred open landscapes whereas the other users liked landscapes with denser vegetation. Similar findings on the differences in attitudes to rural landscapes on the part of producers has been noted by ven den Berg et al (1998).…”

Section: Preferences For Landscapesupporting

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The impacts of knowledge of the past on preferences for future landscape change

Hanley

Ready

Colombo

et al. 2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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We thank the AHRC for funding this work, and Carys Swanwick for very helpful advice on the broader literature on landscape perceptions. We also thank three referees for helpful comments on a previous version. JEM codes: Q2, N5, H4Keywords: environmental history; landscape change; national parks; landscape preferences; woodland management. April 20081 AbstractIn this paper, we investigate whether people's knowledge of the past influences their preferences and values towards future landscape change. "Knowledge of the past" is one aspect of the information set held by individuals, and a well-established finding in economics is that changes in information can change preferences and values. The particular aspects of knowledge of the past we work with here are (i) awareness of past landuse, as represented by woodland cover and (ii) awareness of differing and sometimes contradictory literary impressions of this past landscape. The case studies used here relate to prospective changes in woodland cover in two UK national parks, the Lake District and the Trossachs. We find that people who are made aware that the landscape has changed over time, or that perceptions of the landscape have changed over time, are more likely to favour changes to the current landscape (are less likely to favour the status quo).Knowledge of the past therefore seems to have an impact on preferences for future landscapes. We also investigate the impacts on preferences of how "special", how "wild" and how "worked in" people perceive the landscapes of these two national parks to be.2

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Section: Preferences For Landscapesupporting

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The impacts of knowledge of the past on preferences for future landscape change

Hanley

Ready

Colombo

et al. 2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…In contrast, forests were perceived as better suppliers of regulating and cultural services such as hunting, tourism, tranquility, and aesthetic value, while simultaneously producing wood and timber. The high perception of the aesthetic value of forests could be interpreted as an expression of phytophilia (Ulrich 1986, Ulrich 1990, López-Santiago 1994, which is the phenomenon of people generally preferring green, lush, forested vistas over arid landscapes (DeLucio and Múgica 1994).…”

Section: Forests Versus Cropland Landscapes As Providers Of Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using visual stimuli to explore the social perceptions of ecosystem services in cultural landscapes: the case of transhumance in Mediterranean Spain

López-Santiago¹,

Oteros‐Rozas²,

Martín‐López³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. The ecosystem services approach has been proposed as a powerful tool for the analysis of coupled social-ecological systems. This approach is particularly useful for the evaluation of cultural landscapes, which represent the joint evolution of humans and nature across an extended time span. Transhumance is a customary practice of mobile pastoralism, involving the regular seasonal migration of livestock herds between summer and winter pasturelands. This practice maintains unique cultural landscapes in Mediterranean Spain, which have been shaped over many centuries of pastoral activity. Drove roads, which are used for herd migration, represent the most outstanding feature of these landscapes. We used visually based landscape interpretation to evaluate social perceptions of ecosystem services provided by the Conquense Drove Road transhumance landscape in Spain. Face-to-face questionnaires (N = 314) were given to a sample of local inhabitants, visitors, and urban inhabitants. The questionnaires contained two pairs of photographs depicting images of croplands and pine forests associated with the transhumance landscape, with one photograph in each pair containing a drove road. We compared the social perceptions of 16 ecosystem services supplied by these two landscapes. These 16 services were divided into 3 types: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. We also identified differences between landscapes with and without a drove road. Overall, respondents recognized the higher capacity of forests to deliver a wider range of ecosystem services to society compared with croplands. Provisioning services were mostly associated with cropland, whereas regulating services and cultural ecosystem services tended to be related to forests. All three types of ecosystem services were more perceived by respondents when a drove road was present in each landscape. However, differences in the visual perception of ecosystem services supply and preference for transhumance landscapes emerged in relation to certain socio-demographic and cultural respondent characteristics such as a previous relationship with transhumance and agriculture, rural/urban origin and identity, environmental awareness, and cultural attachment to a place. Four groups of respondents had consistent and diverging ecosystem services appreciation, revealing various potential conflicts and tradeoffs. We discuss the applicability and usefulness of the proposed approach for evaluating ecosystem services in cultural landscapes and for informing policy-making processes.

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“…Most commonly, respondents are asked to evaluate representative photos (e.g., projected slides or prints) or photomontages depicting landscapes. Such evaluations describe the qualities associated with scenic views [40][41][42][43], appreciated landscape management [44], and location of special places [45]. Photo-editing software has added new dimensionality to these landscape evaluations by enabling realistic manipulation of existing images through adding and subtracting different landscape elements (e.g., Fig.…”

Section: Photo-based Visualizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are also efforts to investigate fundamental landscape values that can be represented as spatial indices. Qualities of tranquility, complexity, mystery, coherence, openness, smoothness, ease of motion, and heterogeneity that can be represented directly or indirectly through spatial data and metrics have been extensively investigated for their importance to people [41][42][43].…”

Section: Photo-based Visualizationsmentioning

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Integrating Spatially Explicit Representations of Landscape Perceptions into Land Change Research

Dorning

Berkel

Semmens

2017

Curr Landscape Ecol Rep

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Purpose of Review Human perceptions of the landscape can influence land-use and land-management decisions. Recognizing the diversity of landscape perceptions across space and time is essential to understanding land change processes and emergent landscape patterns. We summarize the role of landscape perceptions in the land change process, demonstrate advances in quantifying and mapping landscape perceptions, and describe how these spatially explicit techniques have and may benefit land change research. Recent Findings Mapping landscape perceptions is becoming increasingly common, particularly in research focused on quantifying ecosystem services provision. Spatial representations of landscape perceptions, often measured in terms of landscape values and functions, provide an avenue for matching social and environmental data in land change studies. Integrating these data can provide new insights into land change processes, contribute to landscape planning strategies, and guide the design and implementation of land change models. Summary Challenges remain in creating spatial representations of human perceptions. Maps must be accompanied by descriptions of whose perceptions are being represented and the validity and uncertainty of those representations across space. With these considerations, rapid advancements in mapping landscape perceptions hold great promise for improving representation of human dimensions in landscape ecology and land change research.

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Group Differences in the Aesthetic Evaluation of Nature Development Plans: A Multilevel Approach

Cited by 218 publications

References 34 publications

The impacts of knowledge of the past on preferences for future landscape change

The impacts of knowledge of the past on preferences for future landscape change

Using visual stimuli to explore the social perceptions of ecosystem services in cultural landscapes: the case of transhumance in Mediterranean Spain

Integrating Spatially Explicit Representations of Landscape Perceptions into Land Change Research

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