Landscape experiences as a cultural ecosystem service in a Nordic context

Lindhjem, Henrik; Reinvang, Rasmus; Zandersen, Marianne

doi:10.6027/tn2015-549

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“…(2) cultural and historical heritage, such as tradition and its elements of landscape management, and preservation of traditions, crafts, and other non-tangible heritage; (3) aesthetic value of the landscape and its suitability for recreation; (4) accessibility of the landscape; and (5) scientific and educational interests [17,56].…”

Section: Contingent Valuation and The Survey Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

2019

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This study analyses Lithuanian residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the agricultural landscape in Lithuania. Since it is a part of the European Union, the agriculture is supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). According to CAP, agri-environmental schemes focus on the maintenance and improvement of agricultural landscape. Under these measures, Lithuanian farmers receive payments for the creation of agricultural landscape services. Therefore, understanding the demand of such agricultural landscape services, as received by the society, may help policymakers better allocate the funds. The present study has revealed that Lithuanian residents are concerned about the maintenance and preservation of the agricultural landscape. Moreover, they demand provision of the agricultural landscape services. Application of the contingent valuation method has shown that the median WTP of 23.59 €/year per family for agricultural landscape services, which is influenced by socioeconomic characteristics. The findings of the present study provide quantitative information about the demand for agricultural landscape services, which could be used to improve the agri-environmental policy, substantiating the internalization of positive and negative externalities (e.g., agricultural landscape services) to the performance of farmers.

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Section: Contingent Valuation and The Survey Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, agricultural landscape is usually a cultural landscape as well, because historically, it was formed by traditional agricultural production and survival activities [14]. Thus, an agricultural landscape is the evident output of the interaction among farming, ecosystems, and cultural values [9,11,12,[15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

2019

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“…European cultural inheritance is largely related to forests, especially in Northern Europe, where forests are deeply rooted in cultural and belief systems. Many fairy tales and sagas are set in forests that are described as both dark and frightful places, and as a refuge for asylum and tranquillity [10]. Even today, when most of us live in cities and may have only limited contact with forests and rural areas, forests and trees make many essential and highly valued contributions to our well-being, e.g., recreational and outdoor activities.…”

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Trilemma of Nordic–Baltic Forestry—How to Implement UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Forests are the dominant land cover in Nordic–Baltic countries, and forestry, the management of forests for improved ecosystem-service (ES) delivery, is an important contributor to sustainability. Forests and forestry support multiple United Nations Sustainability Goals (UN SDGs) and a number of EU policies, and can address conflicting environmental goals. Forests provide multiple ecosystem services and natural solutions, including wood and fibre production, food, clear and clean water and air, animal and plant habitats, soil formation, aesthetics, and cultural and social services. Carbon sequestered by growing trees is a key factor in the envisaged transition from a fossil-based to a biobased economy. Here, we highlight the possibilities of forest-based solutions to mitigate current and emerging societal challenges. We discuss forestry effects on forest ecosystems, focusing on the optimisation of ES delivery and the fulfilment of UN SDGs while counteracting unwanted effects. In particular, we highlight the trilemma of (i) increasing wood production to substitute raw fossil materials, (ii) increasing forest carbon storage capacity, and (iii) improving forest biodiversity and other ES delivery.

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“…It is one of the principal functional landscape attributes, the synthetic properties of the landscape, resulting in the interaction of the status and properties of its partial components [10]. Recognition of landscape vulnerability helps to determine the limits of a certain area, to which it can be used without inducing negative changes [12]. It takes into account not only changes in the system after exposure to possible perturbances and stressors, but also its sensitivity and resistance to a given adverse effect [13].…”

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Vulnerability of the Landscape as a Tool for Determining a Suitable Model of Tourism Development

Vyskupova¹,

Krnáčová

Pavličková

2021

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Tourism is known as a developing human activity with major impacts on the local landscape as it produces significant anthropogenic pressure. In recent years, due to globalization and the growing economic power of the population of developed world, it has become one of the most important industries and has grown globally. Along with its development, its impacts on the environment are also growing in direct proportion. Therefore, new tourism models are being created which focus on the reduction in their adverse impacts. To design a proper model of tourism development that is sustainable and environmentally friendly, a complex knowledge of the local landscape is necessary. This paper presents a method for examining the actual state of the landscape and its thresholds by assessing its vulnerability to external impacts. The method is based on the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of landscape components perceived as primary receptors of the effects of anthropogenic activities. A comprehensive database on the landscape enables a transparent and complex evaluation of its current state and potential use. Moreover, it enables us to set its vulnerability, which represents the threshold value for suggesting the appropriate development activities, taking into account the preservation of its required quality for sustaining the points of interest for future tourists. The proposed method can help to determine the sustainable land use of the area and thus better design a model of tourism that is sustainable.

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Landscape experiences as a cultural ecosystem service in a Nordic context

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

Trilemma of Nordic–Baltic Forestry—How to Implement UN Sustainable Development Goals

Vulnerability of the Landscape as a Tool for Determining a Suitable Model of Tourism Development

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