Participatory mapping of landscape values in a Pan-European perspective

Garcia‐Martin, Maria; Fagerholm, Nora; Bieling, Claudia; Gounaridis, Dimitrios; Kizos, Thanasis; Printsmann, Anu; Müller, Matthias S.; Lieskovský, Juraj; Plieninger, Tobias

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“…Such appreciation of, for example, the beauty, cultural heritage, biodiversity, outdoor recreation possibilities, and provisioning of food and other local products associated with local landscapes represents what in the literature is called assigned values (i.e., "the perceived qualities of an environment that provide material and nonmaterial benefits to people" [26] (p. 375)) or landscape values (i.e., place-based preferences linked to different biophysical and cultural landscape characteristics and elements [27]). Van Riper and Kyle [26] and Seymour et al [28] have argued that fostering environmental stewardship requires that more attention be paid to these assigned/landscape values as opposed to given, held values (i.e., the "enduring belief that a particular mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally and socially preferable" [29] (p. 550)), for they are at the core of protective impulses and can help predict behaviour towards the environment.…”

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“…Masterson et al [16] (p. 54) claims that "place meanings [here captured in the perception of landscape values] underpin individual and collective behaviour in stewardship and in responding to change". Landscape values can be perceived collectively or individually [27], but each person ascribes different meanings to them [16]. Therefore, some authors emphasise the importance of multifunctional landscapes, where different actor groups tend to perceive diverse landscape values.…”

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“…Rural and peri-urban landscapes are of special interest in this research as they harbour a wide range of landscape values and meanings and are the perfect arena to analyse the bonds between people and nature. All sites are rural or peri-urban areas but differ in their landscape characteristics (see Table A1 in Garcia-Martin et al [27] for the general characteristics of the study sites). They were selected to obtain a varied sample in terms of geographic distribution across Europe, socio-economic dynamics (from growing metropolitan areas to alpine villages), and biophysical morphologies (from hilly grasslands to high mountain valleys, drumlin fields, or farmland plains).…”

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Dimensions of Landscape Stewardship across Europe: Landscape Values, Place Attachment, Awareness, and Personal Responsibility

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Improved perceptions towards landscape stewardship, at the local level, could help achieve more sustainable futures. However, little research has been done on the dimensions of landscape stewardship underlying such perceptions. Here we look at the perception of landscape values, place attachment, awareness of the adverse consequences human action might have on landscapes, and ascription of personal responsibility across Europe as well as how these dimensions are connected and influenced by personal capabilities and socio-cultural contexts. We conducted a cross-site comparison study, in six European municipalities, using a survey to capture residents' levels of awareness, responsibility, and attachment as derived from a set of statements. Respondents were also asked to indicate the values they perceive in the local landscape from a given list. The data was analysed by combining frequency analysis, factor analysis, and contingency tables. In our sample of 726 respondents, stronger awareness was related to stronger ascription of personal responsibility, but a connection to place attachment was not clear. Perception of multiple landscape values was related to stronger awareness, responsibility, and place attachment. Meanwhile, awareness and responsibility were influenced by respondents' occupation, levels of income and education, and socio-cultural context, whereas place attachment was linked to their relationship to the local area. We conclude that enhancing commitment towards landscape stewardship, at the local level, requires efforts focused on making environmental education more universal, implementing green options accessible to everyone, and people experientially engaging more actively with their local landscapes.

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“…In the following subsections, we sketch different research approaches in this landscape in order to highlight similarities and differences in how each approach explains landscape changes (Table 1) (Bürgi et al 2017, Garcia-Martin et al 2017, Zagaria et al 2017 and unpublished material from the European research project HERCULES (with some input from the European research project VOLANTE). The particular landscape is characterized by a high degree of biological diversity, and by a smaller degree of diversity in terms of different land covers and uses.…”

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“…2). To this end, a PPGIS approach was designed via a web-based questionnaire with predefined location-based and nonlocation related questions (Garcia-Martin et al 2017) for 170 respondents in a representative sample of age, gender, and residence location.…”

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From concepts to practice: combining different approaches to understand drivers of landscape change

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ABSTRACT. Landscape change and its drivers have been the focus of a growing body of literature in the past years. Our objective is to present different approaches to studying and understanding landscape change. We sketch the way in which different approaches and existing conceptual models are related to spatial scales and epistemological aims, and discuss complementarity and a range of applications with five specific research approaches from a Mediterranean landscape, including approaches at national and European levels. These include an analysis of historical landscape change, an investigation of decision-making processes, public awareness raising, evaluation of landscape services, and provision of policy support with data from published and unpublished material. The findings indicate that on the issue of complementarity, some models work better together with others. A major difference observed is the role that conceptual models and related approaches provide to the "voice" of stakeholders and actors of landscape change, sometimes contradicting, but often complementary. An important issue that comes up is a need for a plurality of research approaches and underlying conceptualizations of human-environment interactions, as the approaches represent different lenses for looking at the humanenvironmental system that are all abstractions from the full complexity of how decision-making on land use is conducted.

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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Multifunctional landscapes provide critical benefits and are essential for human well‐being. The relationship between multifunctional landscapes and well‐being has mostly been studied using ecosystem services as a linkage. However, there is a challenge of concretizing what human well‐being exactly is and how it can be measured, particularly in relation to ecosystem services, landscape values and related discussions. In this paper, we measure self‐reported well‐being through applying an inductive free‐listing approach to the exploration of the relationships between landscape multifunctionality and human well‐being across 13 rural and peri‐urban sites in Europe. We developed a face‐to‐face online survey (n = 2,301 respondents) integrating subjective perceptions of well‐being (free‐listing method) with mapping perceived ecosystem service benefits (Public Participation GIS, PPGIS approach). Applying content analysis and diverse statistical methods, we explore the links between well‐being (i.e. perceived well‐being items such as tranquillity, social relations and health) and social‐ecological properties (i.e. respondents' sociocultural characteristics and perception of ecosystem service benefits). We identify 40 different well‐being items highlighting prominently landscape values. The items form five distinct clusters: access to services; tranquillity and social capital; health and nature; cultural landscapes; and place attachment. Each cluster is related to specific study sites and explained by certain social‐ecological properties. Results of our inductive approach further specify pre‐defined conceptualizations on well‐being and their connections to the natural environment. Results suggest that the well‐being contributions of multifunctional landscapes are connected to therapeutic well‐being effects, which are largely neglected in the ecosystem services literature. Our results further point to the context‐specific character of linkages between landscapes and human well‐being. The clusters highlight that landscape‐supported well‐being is related to multiple interlinked items that can inform collective visions of well‐being in the future. For landscape planning and management, we highlight the need for place‐specific analysis and consideration of perceptions of local people to identify the contributions to their well‐being. Future research would benefit from considering the experiential qualities of value and well‐being as they relate to direct experiences with the landscape and wider psychological needs, specifically over time. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

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Participatory mapping of landscape values in a Pan-European perspective

Cited by 86 publications

References 28 publications

Dimensions of Landscape Stewardship across Europe: Landscape Values, Place Attachment, Awareness, and Personal Responsibility

Dimensions of Landscape Stewardship across Europe: Landscape Values, Place Attachment, Awareness, and Personal Responsibility

From concepts to practice: combining different approaches to understand drivers of landscape change

Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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