Perceived landscape values and public participation in a road-planning process – a case study in Sweden

Henningsson, Marianne; Blicharska, Małgorzata; Antonson, Hans; Mikusiński, Grzegorz; Göransson, Görgen; Angelstam, Per; Folkeson, Lennart; Jönsson, Sofia

doi:10.1080/09640568.2013.876391

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“…Henningsson et al, 2015;Weber, 2013). This paper could thus provide insights for increasing residential satisfaction near highways or other infrastructure.…”

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The development of highway nuisance perception

Hamersma

Heinen

Tillema³

et al. 2017

Land Use Policy

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The perception of highway nuisance i.e. noises, air pollution and barrier-effects, is associated with negative effects on health and quality of life. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the development of highway nuisance perception among residents. Interviews were conducted with residents in 32 households living along the Southern Ring Road, a highway which crosses various neighbourhoods in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands.Various themes emerged from the interviews which were important in the development of residents' perceptions of highway nuisance. For example, our interviews showed that residents who had not explicitly chosen to live next to a highway were more acutely affected by the negative externalities of that highway later. Perceived environmental changes, often due to governmental actions such as new/extended noise barriers, removal of trees and newly constructed buildings causing noise reflection, also played a role in the interviewees' development of nuisance perception. In addition, the interviewees indicated that expectations about future highway developments influenced their current perception of highway nuisance: described as anticipation effects. Interviewees also indicated that recent information about the potentially harmful effects of air pollution increased their concerns about living near the highway. A final theme discussed were differences in the extent to which residents were able to develop coping strategies to reduce the amount of highway nuisance perception.The participants' experiences indicate the importance of further integration between the planning of highway infrastructure and the broader environment in order to reduce nuisance perceptions and improve residential quality near highways.

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“…Henningsson et al, 2015;Weber, 2013). This paper could thus provide insights for increasing residential satisfaction near highways or other infrastructure.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The development of highway nuisance perception

Hamersma

Heinen

Tillema³

et al. 2017

Land Use Policy

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“…Sweden has a long tradition of stakeholder engagement in state-funded projects in the form of participatory meetings and written feedback. However, other participatory techniques are less established (Henningsson et al, 2014). Furthermore, individual and informal agencies, as well as small associations (in Swedish, förening), do not have the same visibility and influence in the planning process as other institutional stakeholders do.…”

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Participatory Design as a Tool to Create Resourceful Communities in Sweden

Rizzo¹,

Ekelund²,

Bergström³

et al. 2020

Culture and Territory

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For decades, alternative (to carbon) sources of energy in Sweden have been linked to hydro-and nuclear power. However, this is set to change as the Swedish government's agenda has placed extraordinary emphasis on renewables. The implementation of renewables in Sweden poses several challenges. Literature shows that two main aspects deter local communities from embracing large renewable projects: lack of acceptance (of the impacts) and lack of participation (in the making and benefits). Sweden has a long tradition of stakeholder engagement in state-funded projects in the form of participatory meetings and written feedbacks. However, other participatory techniques are less established. Since 2014, we have engaged in research projects dealing with energy landscapes, design thinking, and what we have recently named "resourceful communities". The aim of this chapter is to report on the results of our recent projects that engage with the above-mentioned concepts/ strategies to foster collaboration and understanding between end-users and other stakeholders.

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“…Recent literature on landscape governance, however, recognizes the limited capacity of the ES approach to capture a range of non-material, non-quantifiable values that have been shown to play an important role in motivating public support for ecosystem protection (Schaich et al 2010;Plieninger et al 2014;Kull et al 2015). Scholars in several disciplines thus call for more deliberative, participatory, and place-based approaches to account for the full range of landscape values in decision making (Dakin 2003;Potschin and Haines-Young 2013;de Groot et al 2014;Plieninger et al 2014;Henningsson et al 2015).…”

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Identifying ranching landscape values in the Calgary, Alberta region: Implications for land‐use planning

Benoit¹,

Johnston²,

MacLachlan³

et al. 2018

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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In recent years, ranching landscapes in the region of Calgary, Alberta have experienced intensifying land‐use pressures related to urban growth and development. At the same time, Alberta's land‐use policies have introduced voluntary, market‐based incentives to encourage the conservation and stewardship of private land. Given this new emphasis, this study aims to better understand different perspectives of ranching landscapes among residents and landowners in two rural municipalities surrounding Calgary. Drawing on cultural landscapes and political ecology literatures, this paper identifies four broad categories of ranching landscape values that participants felt were important to maintain: lifestyle and community values; ecological values; production values; and economic values and property rights. Participants’ diverse place meanings suggest a need to expand the ways in which landscapes are understood and assessed within local contexts, as a strategy for promoting private land stewardship and for resolving tensions in land‐use planning processes.

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Perceived landscape values and public participation in a road-planning process – a case study in Sweden

Cited by 28 publications

References 62 publications

The development of highway nuisance perception

The development of highway nuisance perception

Participatory Design as a Tool to Create Resourceful Communities in Sweden

Identifying ranching landscape values in the Calgary, Alberta region: Implications for land‐use planning

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