Assessing the Quality of Agricultural Landscape Change with Multiple Dimensions

Pouta, Eija; Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna; Hurme, Timo; Soini, Katriina; Uusitalo, Marja

doi:10.3390/land3030598

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“…The discussion is conducted by describing the features or elements contained in the agricultural landscape including (1) Agricultural features formed by the type of agricultural land use and (2) Cultural features result from interactions between human activities and the environment, including agricultural-related structures (e.g., barns, hedging), road lanes and transmission lines and signs (boards or fences) [7,21].…”

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Local Wisdom of Farmers in Ngadas Village, Malang Regency in the Management of Agricultural Landscapes

Utami¹,

Sudikno²,

Santoso³

2020

Proceedings of the International Conference of Heritage &Amp; Culture in Integrated Rural-Urban Context (HUNIAN 2019)

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In Indonesia, Ngadas Village is one of the Agricultural Villages. Ngadas people do more activities in the fields than in their homes or dwellings. So, research about local wisdom of the Ngadas community in managing an agricultural landscape was fascinating. This research aimed to provide an overview of the initiative, creativity, work of the Ngadas community through artifacts in the agricultural landscape in Ngadas Village. The research was conducted through a qualitative approach. As a result, Tenggerese people have their way of survival. They are processing their crops by planting cover crops that function for animal feed. Nevertheless, ecologically, it has a significant impact on reducing erosion and eroding nutrients. Also, cover crops such as rumput gajah function as physical boundaries and form their field territory. Farmers in Ngadas also build farmhouses as a form of sustainable agriculture by making potato seeds from the harvest. Aside from being a potato seed storage, farmhouses are also a place to rest without leaving their cultural aspects, namely gegenen. Gegenen is an activity to make a body warms itself by burning charcoal when the weather is very cold. So it can be concluded that the local wisdom of the Ngadas community in managing their agricultural landscape is a form of adaptation from their environment.

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“…Cultural features are the results of human cultural artifacts, one of which is in the form of houses [7,21]. Through indepth interviews and observations, it was found that the farmhouses in Ngadas Village were not originally housing with a permanent material, people used to call them sudung.…”

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Local Wisdom of Farmers in Ngadas Village, Malang Regency in the Management of Agricultural Landscapes

Utami¹,

Sudikno²,

Santoso³

2020

Proceedings of the International Conference of Heritage &Amp; Culture in Integrated Rural-Urban Context (HUNIAN 2019)

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“…Despite the obvious importance of agroecological ecosystem services, their total value is not currently included in the prices of food and agricultural products. There are few studies in Finland focusing on the non-market value of the agroecological ecosystem services (Grammatikopoulou et al 2013;Pouta et al 2014;Tienhaara et al 2020) and none of them is specifically targeted to the benefits of cropping diversification although it is a key provider of ecosystem services.…”

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Evaluating Non-Market Values of Agroecological and Socio-Cultural Benefits of Diversified Cropping Systems

Latvala

Regina

Lehtonen

2021

Environmental Management

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We explored how consumers value the ecological and socio-cultural benefits of diversified food production systems in Finland. We used a stated preference method and contingent valuation to quantify consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the benefits of increased farm and regional scale diversity of cultivation practices and crop rotations. Three valuation scenarios were presented to a representative sample of consumers: the first one focused on agroecosystem services on cropland, the second on wider socio-cultural effects and the third was a combination of them. The results suggest that consumers are willing to pay on the average €228 per household annually for the suggested diversification. This is equal to €245 per hectare of cultivated cropland. The results also indicate that 21% of consumers were not willing to pay anything to support more diverse cropping systems. The relatively high WTP for both agroecological and socio-cultural benefits provide important messages for actors in the food chain and for policy makers on future targeting of economic resources within agri-environmental schemes.

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“…Researchers from different fields have studied perceptions of residents and tourists on a variety of landscape related themes such as sense of place (Davenport & Anderson, 2005), visual aesthetics (Kalivoda et al, 2014), cultural ecosystem services (Tekken et al, 2017;Zoderer et al, 2016), rural landscape (Carneiro et al, 2015), and agricultural landscape (Grammatikopoulou et al, 2012;Pouta, Grammatikopoulou, Hurme, Soini, & Uusitalo, 2014). Studies have also demonstrated the relevance of built landscape and local culture in the overall experience of landscapes for tourists (Carneiro et al, 2015;Krausler & Pröbstl-haider, 2016;Van Zanten, Verburg, Koetse, & Van Beukering, 2014).…”

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Landscape aesthetics, tourism, and change: Case studies in Nepal

Joshi¹

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<p>This research explores how residents and tourists perceive landscape aesthetics in tourism-based landscapes that are continuously changing. Three case study sites in Nepal are examined. Landscapes are dynamic, multifunctional and an amalgamation of natural and human-made components that are constantly evolving, both naturally and due to human activities. Landscape aesthetics, related to experiences within and with multiple dimensions of landscape that engage all human senses, are perceived differently by different groups of people and have implications for their preservation and modification. Tourism, an integral part of contemporary society, reflects and influences changes in society and the landscape. The interrelationships amongst landscapes, change, perceptions and tourism are complex with paradoxical tensions that arise from their interconnections and interdependence. Researchers have studied and interpreted the interrelationship between landscape and tourism from different perspectives that are sometimes contradictory. The literature is fragmented with similar aspects of the landscape-tourism relationship described and conceptualized using different terminologies (landscapes, cultural landscapes, environment, place, space, nature) and with an absence of an integrated approach and a holistic concept of landscape. This research addresses this fragmentation and multiple interpretations to build an integrated approach of landscape taken as a holistic entity, where the natural, cultural, social and economic dimensions, including tourism, interact, integrate and overlap. This study adds a new perspective by looking closely at landscape aesthetics and its relation to change and tourism incorporating the perspectives of both residents and tourists. This research adopts a qualitative methodology using case studies in three geographically, culturally and contextually different locations in Nepal (Ghandruk, Bandipur and Sauraha). A multi-layered approach is used to explore the dynamic nature of landscape and nonlinear drivers of change that add layers and dimensions to landscape aesthetics and how it is perceived by different residents and tourists, both domestic and international. This research applies an interpretivist paradigm using in-depth interviews with photo-elicitation (incorporating past and repeat photographs with in-situ interviews), field observations and visual data analysis. Different themes emerged when the data were analysed but the overarching one was the often-antagonistic relationship between conservation and development. Participatory conservation and local development were key in Ghandruk, while the emphasis was on built heritage and expansion in Bandipur with the national park and indigenous Tharu traditions clashing with current landscape use in Sauraha. Key findings also indicate that the residents perceive landscape aesthetics holistically incorporating multiple dimensions that include traditions, culture, food, occupation and historical associations as well as contemporary societal changes and modern conveniences interwoven into their everyday landscapes. The tourists, with their fleeting presence, focus on the visual aesthetics, engaging with the non-material values of landscapes through different activities and are often accommodating of landscape changes perceived as improvements based on their background and worldview. The pace of change in the present context of globalisation influences the perceptions of both tourists and residents that are reflected in the landscapes and landscape aesthetics. In order to effectively manage landscape change and tourism development, it is pertinent to understand drivers of change and the society within a holistic concept of landscape.</p>

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Assessing the Quality of Agricultural Landscape Change with Multiple Dimensions

Cited by 10 publications

References 56 publications

Local Wisdom of Farmers in Ngadas Village, Malang Regency in the Management of Agricultural Landscapes

Local Wisdom of Farmers in Ngadas Village, Malang Regency in the Management of Agricultural Landscapes

Evaluating Non-Market Values of Agroecological and Socio-Cultural Benefits of Diversified Cropping Systems

Landscape aesthetics, tourism, and change: Case studies in Nepal

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