2015
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2015.1010283
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Landscapes Lost? Tourist Understandings of Changing Norwegian Rural Landscapes

Abstract: Rural landscapes are the product of consumption for increasing numbers of tourists from urban areas. Many Nordic rural landscapes face a situation called spontaneous reforestation: as mowing and grazing have almost come to an end, scrub and trees thrive. The national tourism industry is concerned, leaning on the assumption that well-managed agricultural landscapes are central to Norway's touristic appeal.This article seeks to investigate how tourists understand and make sense of the landscapes they visit. It p… Show more

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“…How characteristics of the vegetation are valued is largely subjective (Bryce et al, 2016). In this study we evaluated aesthetic appreciation based on personal communication with stakeholders during field surveys in cultural landscapes in Norway (semi-structured interviews with the farmers in this study as well as stakeholders in other projects; see Wehn et al, 2018) and relevant literature (de Bello et al, 2010a;Ford et al, 2012;Vinge and Flø, 2015). High abundance of herbs and diversity of plants provides higher numbers of flower types and colours which are aesthetically appreciated (de Bello et al, 2010a;Ford et al, 2012).…”
Section: Aesthetic Appreciationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…How characteristics of the vegetation are valued is largely subjective (Bryce et al, 2016). In this study we evaluated aesthetic appreciation based on personal communication with stakeholders during field surveys in cultural landscapes in Norway (semi-structured interviews with the farmers in this study as well as stakeholders in other projects; see Wehn et al, 2018) and relevant literature (de Bello et al, 2010a;Ford et al, 2012;Vinge and Flø, 2015). High abundance of herbs and diversity of plants provides higher numbers of flower types and colours which are aesthetically appreciated (de Bello et al, 2010a;Ford et al, 2012).…”
Section: Aesthetic Appreciationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Together with Sweden and Finland, Norway is the most forested country in Europe (39 % of the land; Statistics Norway, 2008, https://www.ssb.no, last access: 15 Februar 2017). The areas of open vegetation types in cultural landscapes are in decline (Olsson et al, 2000;Wehn, 2009) but these are highly appreciated by Norwegians as they are part of the cultural heritage of the rural communities (Vinge and Flø, 2015;Wehn et al, 2018). Percent cover of canopy and shrub layer was therefore included as indicators of aesthetic appreciation.…”
Section: Aesthetic Appreciationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Tourist understandings of changing Norwegian rural landscapes (Vinge & Flø, 2015). This discusses the process of spontaneous reforestation and how interviewed tourists understand and value this change.…”
Section: Content Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%