Wanted and Unwanted Nature: Landscape Development at Fornebu, Norway

Qvenild, Marte

doi:10.1080/1523908x.2013.829747

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“…Projecting the past onto contemporary landscapes is called the "colonization of time" (Svanberg 2003), in which "[t]he present determines where, in the object from the past, that object's fore-history and after-history diverge to circumscribe its nucleus" (Benjamin 1999: 476). It functions as a value-based demarcation of spatial belonging (Qvenild 2014). Large EU-financed projects mirror this, aiming to produce lasting effects on a location over time.…”

Section: Eu and The Formation Of Reified Time-spaces Of Conformitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Political ecology as used here relates to values, practices, narratives, discourses, representations, technologies of government and orthodoxies with environmental services that are related to a specific physical, political, social and historical context (in terms of land-use practices and values) (Robbins 2012;Rose and Miller 2010;Setten 2017). Firstly, the study situates the geographical context, which has a specific planning history and tradition related to Nordic geography and environmental governance (Benjaminsen and Robbins 2015;Benjaminsen and Svarstad 2019;Olwig 2002;Qvenild 2014;Sandberg and Jacobsson 2018;Setten 2017;Widgren 2015). Secondly, it explores a European Union (EU) restoration project which reconfigured and re-politicized the ideological views on traditional DADmanagement, where some traditional features from that approach remained unchanged.…”

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confidence: 99%

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SandLife and the death of dunes: political ecology discourses from conservation to restoration in Haverdal, Sweden

Ring

2020

Journal of Political Ecology

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This study concerns narratives and practices developed within landscape management in a Natura 2000 area in the south-west of Sweden. This European Union-funded project shifted focus from morphological and passive conservation management to intervening in biological management. I investigate some of the consequences of re-politicized discourses and practices during this period. I ask how a traditional policy view on conservation was handled during this change, and what role EU funding has in preserving or changing a traditional management policy for landscape conservation. The conclusions are that landscape protection is driven by political and ideological values connected with institutionalized aesthetic components that are adjusted to whatever disciplinary focus prevails at the time. However, traditional approaches are retained, excluding participatory methods and the social dimensions on landscape management. To some extent, the available EU funding leverages alignment of project goals and management, influencing landscape alteration. Keywords: SandLife, political ecology discourses, landscape restoration and management, aesthetics, morphology and biology, EU projects

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Section: Eu and The Formation Of Reified Time-spaces Of Conformitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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SandLife and the death of dunes: political ecology discourses from conservation to restoration in Haverdal, Sweden

Ring

2020

Journal of Political Ecology

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“…In the analysis, attention is paid to the basic perspectives embedded in the use of certain concepts and strands of reasoning, and the way in which this discourse has not only led to the formation and reinforcement of certain social groups, but also been implicated in tangible material changes to landscapes and ecosystems (cf. Qvenild 2014). letters to the main national newspapers were found to be an especially rich source of information.…”

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Floral hazards: nootka lupin in iceland and the complex politics of invasive life

Benediktsson

2015

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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Once established in new spaces, exotic plants not only impact the “native” biota, but also affect environmental politics in often complex ways. This article looks into one instance of such politics: that of the Nootka lupin (Lupinus nootkatensis), a leguminous plant of North American origin. Imported to Iceland in 1945 to stem soil degradation and recover vegetation, it soon became firmly established in Icelandic landscapes. Its spreading was actively assisted by human actors as part of fulfilling a moral duty to heal a land scarred by unsustainable past land use practices. Changing perspectives in environmental management have brought about a radical reversal in the lupin's status. It is now seen by many as a “floral hazard”, and has been declared an “invasive alien species” by the Ministry for the Environment. New lines of defence are being established to curb its spread into the deserts of the central highlands. A polarized debate has ensued about the politics of invasive life. Increased research by natural scientists has not led to any resolution. It is argued that such seemingly intractable controversies cannot be resolved unless close attention is paid to the historical construction of values and moralities underwriting the production of the discursive communities involved. Conditions of radical uncertainty with the advent of the Anthropocene further complicate the politics of invasive life.

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“…the terms 'non-native species' and 'invasive species' have different meanings for scientists from different disciplines, such as ecologists and landscape scientists (Crees & turvey, 2015;Humair, Edwards, Siegrist, & Kueffer, 2014). A case study in Norway has shown that labelling plants as non-native and invasive ('black listed') or as native and protected ('red listed') is problematic in landscape planning, due to the ambiguous and value-laden temporal thresholds that inform these categorizations (Qvenild, 2013). In this nature development project, conservationists and landscape architects had different opinions of what counts as wanted and unwanted nature, resulting in conflict (Qvenild, 2013).…”

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“…A case study in Norway has shown that labelling plants as non-native and invasive ('black listed') or as native and protected ('red listed') is problematic in landscape planning, due to the ambiguous and value-laden temporal thresholds that inform these categorizations (Qvenild, 2013). In this nature development project, conservationists and landscape architects had different opinions of what counts as wanted and unwanted nature, resulting in conflict (Qvenild, 2013). this example clearly shows that labelling a species as invasive is by no means a neutral exercise leading to clear-cut decisions in management (or 'a license to kill') as other stakeholder groups may focus on different aspects, such as favorable species' characteristics for planting or, in the case of animals, welfare of individual species.…”

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Metaphors in Invasion Biology: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management of Non-Native Species

Verbrugge

Leuven

Zwart

2016

Ethics, Policy & Environment

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Metaphors for describing the introduction, impacts, and management of non-native species are numerous and often quite outspoken (e.g. invasional meltdown and explosive growth). Policy-makers have adopted increasingly disputed metaphorical terms from scientific discourse. We performed a critical analysis of the use of strong metaphors in reporting scientific findings to policy-makers. Our analysis shows that perceptions of harm, invasiveness or nativeness are dynamic and inevitably display multiple narratives in science, policy or management. Improving our awareness of multiple expert and stakeholder narratives that exist in the context of non-native species management, as well as metaphorical alternatives, is critical.

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Wanted and Unwanted Nature: Landscape Development at Fornebu, Norway

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

SandLife and the death of dunes: political ecology discourses from conservation to restoration in Haverdal, Sweden

SandLife and the death of dunes: political ecology discourses from conservation to restoration in Haverdal, Sweden

Floral hazards: nootka lupin in iceland and the complex politics of invasive life

Metaphors in Invasion Biology: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management of Non-Native Species

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