Baltijas jūras piekrastes ainavu identitāte Latvijā = The Baltic Sea Coastal Landscape Identity in Latvia

Nitavska, Natalija

doi:10.22616/lludissert/2014.003

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“…In such a process and under the pressure of globalisation, the mental symbols of landscape or place turn into a commodity typical of the age of capitalism [16,33,35]. The concept of landscape identity itself encompasses many of the symbolic meanings and expressions of the landscape, so it can be concluded that the symbolic meaning of the landscape is a part of the concept of landscape identity, where cognitive aspects play an equally important role as cultural-historical and physical aspects of the landscape [ 26,28].…”

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Symbolic significance and cognitive dimension of the Latvian landscape

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As well as physical reality, the landscape is also an emotionally symbolic structure that closely intertwines with human cognitive perception, self-identification, with the perception of the homeland, as well as affects our daily habits. The landscape, as a cultural expression, forms a close connection with historical and political events, with traditions and customs, with each individual and with the nation as a whole, all of this manifests itself in a symbolic sense of the landscape, often used as a national recognition, for marketing purposes, but the symbols of the landscape are also a close connection between each individual and their native place and ancestors. The research analyses various aspects and phenomena that influence the symbolic importance of the landscape and relate to both cognitive aspects of each individual or community, nation, and collective memory and other expressions of identity and self-awareness. The landscape has a holistic nature that explains the close connection of several processes, both physical changes in landscape and changes in perception of each individual, according to the political and social situation of the country. Not least importance has the history of the development of the landscape perception of each country, which has been formed relatively recently in Latvia and art, photograms and the systematic division of the landscape created by researchers also play a big role in it. The regional context and cultural and historical division of Latvia should also be noted in the creation of landscape symbols. Cognitive processes are therefore associated with such concepts – Genius Locci, memory and event landscapes, landscape identity, place names, landscape biographies, etc. As a result, the author's model for the development and operation of the symbolic meaning of the landscape is presented, reflecting the structure and specificity of the symbolic creation of the landscape, as well as related processes that influence the symbolic meaning of the landscape.

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2023

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Methodological framework of cultural ecosystem service assessment

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2023

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In recent decades, cultural ecosystem services have been increasingly studied in the field of ecosystem services. Even more diverse studies have been conducted since the Covid-19 pandemic and today's political situation brings cultural ecosystem services, more specifically identity, symbolic, religious and cultural-historical values even more to the fore. Although the services of cultural ecosystems in general are more and more extensively researched, mostly focusing on tourism issues, the cultural-historical, symbolic, religious and entertainment value as base not only for tourism, but also for strengthening local communities, is still rarely studied in research in the world and in Latvia due to the lack of data and the intangible nature of research. Therefore, a methodological framework for conducting such a research, selecting data from publicly available sources, as well as obtaining missing data in field studies. Also, tools for integrating results from assessment of cultural ecosystem services related to identity, religious and symbolic values into political and decision-making documents are missing. Thus, as a continuation of the study on the assessment of cultural ecosystem services and integration into political and decision-making documents, the aim of the particular article is presentation of a methodological framework developed for the assessment of cultural-historical, symbolic, religious and entertainment values in the landscape. The methodological framework includes seven steps, which are described in this article. The methodological framework created will be tested and validated in future studies, where improvements may be made depending on the situation during the process.

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Baltijas jūras piekrastes ainavu identitāte Latvijā = The Baltic Sea Coastal Landscape Identity in Latvia

Cited by 2 publications

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Symbolic significance and cognitive dimension of the Latvian landscape

Symbolic significance and cognitive dimension of the Latvian landscape

Methodological framework of cultural ecosystem service assessment

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