Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands

Plieninger, Tobias; Rana, Halla Áargarð av; Fagerholm, Nora; Ellingsgaard, Gunnvá Fossaberg; Magnussen, Eyðfinn; Raymond, Christopher M.; Olafsson, Anton Stahl; Verbrugge, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.07.006

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“…How a destination's resources should be utilized is likely to be viewed differently by different stakeholder groups (Moisey & McCool, 2001;Plieninger et al, 2018). An example of this in Iceland in the context of hydropower are the disputes around Fljótsdalsvirkjun and later Kárahnjúkavirkjun, on the east side of the country, with the latter becoming the biggest hydropower operation ever in Iceland´s history (Ólafsson, 2006).…”

Section: Stakeholder Opinions Of Land Use Optionsmentioning

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“…Managing natural and cultural resources is complicated and can be a forum for political and public conflicts. Effective planning becomes increasingly important in this context (Saeþórsdóttir & Ólafsdóttir, 2017), as does the need for integrated landscape management to accommodate diverging stakeholder views on appropriate land use (Plieninger et al, 2018). This applies to multiple contexts of land use, but not least where plans for tourism and power utilization come together.…”

Section: Operator Attitudes Towards Hydropower and Land Use Managemementioning

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Hydropower and tourism in Iceland: Visitor and operator perspectives on preferred use of natural areas

Burns

Haraldsdóttir

2019

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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This paper examines visitor and tourism operator perspectives of a recreation destination in the face of competing land use from the potential industrial development of a hydroelectric power plant. Questionnaires and interviews were employed to discover (i) how and why the area is used for recreational activities by both Icelanders and foreigners, (ii) the satisfaction of two key stakeholder groups: visitors to the area and local tourism business operators and, (iii) the opinions held by these groups with regards to the potential impacts of the proposed development on tourism and recreation in the region. Analysis of the questionnaire data revealed that the majority of visitors were extremely satisfied with their experience of nature in the area and, correspondingly, that construction of hydropower facilities would deter them from visiting. Opinions of interviewed operators were more varied, based on their type of business and distance from the proposed development site. Some welcomed potential improved access to the areas, but most held concerns that the development of hydroelectricity could negatively affect the natural environment, and the visitor experience, resulting in negative impacts on tourism in the area. These data were incorporated into a report prepared for the Icelandic government to assist their decision making in how best to manage this natural area in the future. The proposal for hydropower in the region was rejected and the area recommended for special protection status under Icelandic legislation.

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Section: Operator Attitudes Towards Hydropower and Land Use Managemementioning

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Hydropower and tourism in Iceland: Visitor and operator perspectives on preferred use of natural areas

Burns

Haraldsdóttir

2019

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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“…We illustrated that each approach has trade-offs and that they are in fact complementary. For example, a qualitative approach as employed in the Caldes study (see also Arias-Arévalo et al 2017;Plieninger et al 2018) is useful for eliciting place meanings and people's perceptions of change (see also Stedman 2016). Quantitative approaches measuring place attachment on psychometric scales provide a good reference for longitudinal or monitoring studies.…”

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Integrating sense of place in planning and management of multifunctional river landscapes: experiences from five European case studies

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River landscapes are complex social-ecological systems with many benefits for people. A common challenge is to integrate social values in river planning and management. In particular, there is a paucity of research on the meaning and significance of place in river recreation and how people feel emotionally and spiritually connected to river landscapes. Based on five European case studies, this study compares different methods and approaches for mapping sense of place in river landscapes and subsequently addresses the question of how these studies can inform participatory processes. The case studies are set in diverse geographical, institutional and policy contexts, including the planning and evaluation of river restoration projects in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and Spain and the monitoring of the effects of newly constructed river dams in the Netherlands. This comparative study is a first step in understanding the breadth of analytical and spatial approaches that can be used to assess sense of place in river landscapes and their implications for resilient river landscape planning and management.

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“…Management of meanings does not in this instance only refer to variability amongst local residents, work by Köpsel et al (2017) on environmental management in Cornwall, England describes how different meanings assigned to landscapes by key actors in landscape management shape perceptions of change and subsequent preferences for management choices (Köpsel et al 2017). The range of actors involved in river landscape management makes collaboration a difficult but necessary process for sustainable development and so making explicit the meanings that people attach to places can facilitate inclusivity in planning for potential place changes (Brehm et al 2013;Plieninger et al 2018).…”

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How local water and waterbody meanings shape flood risk perception and risk management preferences

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The sharp end of climate change is being, and will continue to be, experienced at the local and personal scale. How changing patterns of hazards interplay with local landscapes is an important focus of risk management, both in understanding how place-based risk is perceived and in identifying how local populations would like these risks to be managed. In this study we focus on the object of hazard and examine how different meanings associated with water and waterbodies relate to flood risk perception and preferences for flood management strategies. We present analysis of a mixed methods study with survey data (n = 707) of residents in four coastal towns in France, South Africa and UK presented alongside an in-depth study of the two French towns (semi-structured interviews n = 15 and document analysis). Our analysis unpacks the significance of relationships between the meaning of water in general, and the meaning of specific water bodies, to flood risk perceptions. Our findings indicate that general water meaning is more reliably related to flood risk perception than specific waterbody meaning, where waterbody meanings are significant for flood risk perception, positive identification with rivers relates to reduced flood risk perception. We also find that the meanings associated with water and waterbodies relate to specific preferences for different types of flood management, including insurance and local taxation. The implications for landscapes undergoing rapid change, for example as a result of changing climate and hydrological regimes, are discussed. In particular, we highlight how infrastructure interacts with sense of place in communities undergoing rapid social-ecological change and how understanding this interplay can help in the design of more fully supported adaptation strategies.

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Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands

Cited by 47 publications

References 46 publications

Hydropower and tourism in Iceland: Visitor and operator perspectives on preferred use of natural areas

Hydropower and tourism in Iceland: Visitor and operator perspectives on preferred use of natural areas

Integrating sense of place in planning and management of multifunctional river landscapes: experiences from five European case studies

How local water and waterbody meanings shape flood risk perception and risk management preferences

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