Sentimentality versus Transformation of the Historical Traditional Rural Landscape (A Case Study: The Landscape of Dutch Law Settlement in Poland)

Abstract

The study concentrated on social attitudes towards landscape heritage and the how the place of living was perceived in the context of the transformation of the rural landscape that is currently taking place. The following question was formulated: Are individuals’ approaches to landscape and their attachment to their place of living essential in terms of landscaping and future landscape changes? The research revealed that individual perceptions of rurality and the historical traditional rural landscape (HTRL) varied in different groups of interviewees. Nevertheless, observing the loss of the landscape’s beauty was a traumatic experience, and destructive changes to the landscape were difficult to accept for most of individuals who had spent their lives in the countryside and who felt a strong sense of patrimony. Conversely, the HTRL presented a less important value to other respondents, thus the destruction they observed of the local heritage induced less painful feelings in them. Overall, the results suggest that it is one’s personal interest that will ultimately decide about his/her preservation of the HTRL in the nearest future.

Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy

“…Such an approach can also account for contextual relations and levels of trust in formal or state institutions. Broader social change can also affect the agricultural practices associated with particular regions, cultures or traditions, but may be inhibited by the exclusion of options at national level for their inconsistency with traditional land uses (Jones, 1991;Markuszewska, 2019;Solymosi, 2011). This may imply a role for 'centralised flexibility' that enables decentralisation while also guaranteeing scope for adaptations at local scales -or, as Pe'er et al (2020) suggest, local experimentation within a rigorous EU-wide monitoring and payment framework.…”

Parameterization in the Analysis of Changes in the Rural Landscape on the Example of Agritourism Farms in Kłodzko District (Poland)

“…Due to uneconomic farming, the areas of Ziemia Kłodzka depopulated and entire villages transformed into summer resorts [67,68]. It is worth noting that the results of the survey on the preferences of visitors staying in holiday villages showed that respondents when choosing a village gave priority to its traditional character [9][10][11][12][13]64,67,69]. Research into agritourism also indicated that its development is influenced both by the so-called natural attractiveness factor (natural and landscape values) and cultural attractiveness (historical monuments, regional buildings) [7,9,60].…”

“…The sixth and last category-agritourism space: greenery and details-assesses the condition (quality) of the agritourism space where guests stay. This category relates to determining the agricultural past of the farm and the preservation of its rural character [4,13,14,28,53,54,57,59,61,63,64].…”

“…Rural tourism includes agritourism as well as recreation in real rural areas related to nature, hiking and health, landscape, cultural and ethnic tourism with particular emphasis on the values and resources of villages [11,12]. Return to a traditional form of community life in rural areas and contact with nature takes place through rural tourism with the distinction of agritourism [13,14]. Agritourism is an essential activity for developing rural areas in terms of rural cultural tourism to which it belongs.…”

Формування Спроможності Сільських І Селищних Об’єднаних Територіальних Громад В Україні: Використання Досвіду Польщі

“…Однак, крім надбань польських учених щодо реформування місцевого самоврядування в Польщі, не слід нехтувати їхніми напрацюваннями із цієї тематики на прикладі інших розвинених країн, зокрема: Нідерландів [51], Німеччини [30] Є теоретико-методологічні та прикладні практичні підстави вважати, що в Україні головною причиною проблем, пов'язаних із формуванням і функціонуванням ОТГ, стала недостатня увага, яку було приділено ідентифікації вихідних умов для формування спроможних ОТГ. На жаль, широкому загалу це стало зрозумілим тільки після двох-трьох років функціонування створених ОТГ (особливо, що стосується сільських і селищних ОТГ).…”