Choosing landscapes for protection: Comparing expert and public views in Gozo, Malta

Conrad, Elisabeth; Fazey, Ioan; Christie, Michael; Galdies, Charles

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103621

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“…Besides, it should be remembered that sometimes analysis undertaken only within the borders of a given protected area are incorrect, as expert-based landscape designations may not accurately or adequately reflect public views on landscapes and additional public input to inform decision-making may be needed. These can be done by using a GIS-based survey to generate maps of areas/objects of outstanding values according to general public perception and then evaluate the degree of concordance between results obtained and protected landscapes recommended for designation by experts [4]. As a result, existing borders of Pas may be adjusted to reflect public views or public opinion may be incorporated in the designation process of new Pas.…”

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“…In the majority of research, this term is solely connected to the visual layer. As a result, LQ is analyzed based on the analysis of public perception and stakeholder opinion (for example in relation to cultural ecosystem services [2,3]) or by the use of methods combining social and expert point of view (mainly based on the application of GIS methods [4,5]. Taken into account a holistic way in which landscape is nowadays understood, due to the intersection of its many dimensions, a comprehensive evaluation of landscape quality should include a more extensive analysis of the structure and the relationships existing between different landscape components [5][6][7].…”

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The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study

Sowińska-Świerkosz

Michalik-Śnieżek

2020

Sustainability

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Landscape quality (LQ) encompasses diverse characteristic of the natural and cultural environment. The most effective tool to analyze LQ is the use of indicators. The main problem in the assessment of LQ is not the lack of indicators, but its multitude. That is why, the indicators’ categorization is a problematic issue. The paper aims to introduce and test the methodology for selecting the suitable indicators based on the example of two national parks located in the south-east part of Poland. The method composed of the following stages: (1) Selection of spatial units being analyzed; (2) selection of indicators type(s); (3) selection of specific indicators; (4) calculation of indicator set no 1; (5) analysis of the correlation between indicators’ pairs; (6) selection of a final set of indicators; (7) analysis of effectiveness. The latter stage, refers to the statistical analysis of significance between results obtained dependently on the data sources, a spatial unit of analysis and analyzed regions. The results showed that the categorization composed of ten, mainly composite indicators, can be applied to conclude on different levels of LQ of protected areas. The differences between two analyzed data sources, different spatial units, as well as diverse regions, occurred to be statistically insignificant. Generally, the results of the effectiveness analysis showed that a final categorization of LQ indicators is adequate to conclude on the diverse dimensions of LQ of analyzed protected areas.

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Section: Methodology Of Lq Analysis Based On the Application Of Remotmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study

Sowińska-Świerkosz

Michalik-Śnieżek

2020

Sustainability

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“…Moreover, increased levels of participation do not necessarily lead to a higher level of legitimacy for the nature reserve within the local community. Proper and full consideration of public values is a must [84], but [85] shows that there are major deficiencies in expertbased designation processes in terms of their ability to reflect the views of the wider public about what they consider to be important and in need of protection.…”

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Implementation of Biosphere Reserves in Poland–Problems of the Polish Law and Nature Legacy

Raszka,

Hełdak

2023

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The article addresses the issue of the management and functioning of biosphere reserves (BRs) in Poland. The hypothesis was raised that BRs in Poland are virtual rather than real entities. The study examined how the existence of BRs is reflected in Polish strategic and planning documents. The study examined documents from 1947 to 2022, i.e., Polish legal acts (archived and current), the national Strategy for Responsible Development, voivodeship strategies, and national park protection plans. It evaluated to what extent the biosphere reserves fulfil their role in Poland, as defined by the Man and Biosphere program. To verify the research questions, legal documents (laws and regulations) enacted by the Polish authorities, strategies, and planning documents created at the central and voivodeship levels, protection plans for nature conservation forms covering biosphere reserves, economic plans of entities managing biosphere reserves, and other documents were analyzed. It was shown that: (1) BRs do not have a legal basis in Polish legislation at the national level, despite Poland’s ratification of the Man and Biosphere program, (2) there is a lack of detailed information about BRs in national and voivodeship strategic documents (development strategies and spatial development plans for voivodeships), (3) the existence of biosphere reserves does not translate into spatial planning principles at the local level (municipalities), (4) there is no legal possibility to separate tasks related to biosphere reserves in nature conservation protection plans (national parks, nature reserves, and landscape parks), (5) in the case of transboundary BRs, the Inspection carried out in the Carpathians International Biosphere Reserve (Poland-Ukraine-Slovakia) showed only formal cooperation, not practical. In conclusion, the management of BRs and the implementation of tasks contained in the MaB program, particularly those related to sustainable development of the environment, society, and economy, are ineffective due to the lack of legal authorization in Poland.

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“…One exciting finding in this study is that the three types of landscapes were paid a greater amount of visual attention but were given lower value assessment scores by experts than laymen. One possible explanation is that experts tend to spend more time scrutinizing the landscape and carry out a stricter standard for value assessment from a professional perspective [66,116]. Furthermore, location also plays an important role in landscape perception.…”

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Impact of Artificial Elements on Mountain Landscape Perception: An Eye-Tracking Study

Guo

Sun

Chen

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Land

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The landscape is an essential resource for attracting tourists to a destination, but this resource has long been overused by tourism development. Tourists and scholars have begun noticing the interference of human structures in the natural environment and how this can change the meaning of a landscape. In this study, the impact of artificial elements on mountain landscapes was investigated by measuring the characteristics of visual perception and a landscape value assessment using eye-tracking analysis. Furthermore, this study includes socio-demographic features for testing whether they have an impact on landscape perception. The results show that human structures impact both visual perception and the perceived value of landscapes. Hotels and temples attract more visual attention than a purely natural landscape. Modern hotels appear to have a negative influence on mountain landscape valuation, while temples with unique culture have positive impacts. Socio-demographic groups differ significantly in how they observe landscape images and, to a degree, how they value the landscape therein. Our study should be of value to landscape planning and tourism policy making.

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Choosing landscapes for protection: Comparing expert and public views in Gozo, Malta

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study

The Methodology of Landscape Quality (LQ) Indicators Analysis Based on Remote Sensing Data: Polish National Parks Case Study

Implementation of Biosphere Reserves in Poland–Problems of the Polish Law and Nature Legacy

Impact of Artificial Elements on Mountain Landscape Perception: An Eye-Tracking Study

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