Perceptions of landscape change in a rural British Columbia community

Lewis, John L.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.09.011

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“…This phenomenon often caught those responsible for natural resources policy and management totally unprepared. The results of such change are clearly observable in the transformation of the landscape that characterises our times [15][16][17][18][19].…”

Section: The Alpine Region: a Rapidly Changing Environmentmentioning

confidence: 94%

Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

Cantiani

Geitner

Haida³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:In the Alpine environment, Man has always been directly dependent on mountain ecosystems. Social mechanisms have created specific models of governance, capable of assuring the persistence of ecosystems and their capacity to provide essential goods and services. In recent decades, however, dramatic changes have occurred, such as climate change and changes in land use. The complexity common to all linked human-natural environment systems is extremely marked in the Alpine areas and this makes it difficult to understand how resilient these systems may be. Many research questions arise, in particular as to the comprehension and quantification of the impact of changes on the capacity of ecosystems to produce goods and services in a sustainable way, and the possibility of local mechanisms of governance to adapt to both current and future changes. Reasons and effects of change are analysed from the perspective of the specific issues of governance. The importance of the Ecosystems Services (ESs) concept is acknowledged and the necessity for a dynamic assessment of ESs, taking into account people's values and expectations, is particularly stressed. Through a careful analysis of selected papers and case studies, the main gaps in current knowledge are identified and directions for further research are provided.

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Section: The Alpine Region: a Rapidly Changing Environmentmentioning

confidence: 94%

Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

Cantiani

Geitner

Haida³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that Indigenous communities routinely express that the limited scope of current forest management plans (Maclean et al 2015) and the guidelines that inform them (Sapic et al 2009) may make them inappropriate for protecting the full range of community values and objectives in a holistic and culturallyrelevant manner. Indeed, many communities contend that forest management planning must be expanded to recognize the relationships between the land and Indigenous peoples (Booth 1998), encompassing practices such as the traditional harvesting of both wild game (Booth and Muir 2013) and plants (Lewis 2008), as well as other aspects of the "bush economy" (Robinson and Ross 1997, p. 600). To illustrate this point, through household surveys of the Yukon's Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, Natcher et al (2004) demonstrated that 100% of community households used both berries and trees for a variety of purposes and that non-timber forest products provided both nutritional and medicinal benefits, but also contributed to overall community wellbeing.…”

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Growing together: A principle-based approach to building collaborative Indigenous partnerships in Canada’s forest sector

RobitaillePaul

ShahiChander

SmithM.A.

et al. 2017

The Forestry Chronicle

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While a great deal of recent research has focused on opportunities for Indigenous participation in Canada's forest sector, relatively little has explored how to translate various lessons learned into inclusive and mutually-beneficial collaborative processes. Through a review of recent peer-reviewed literature examining Indigenous participation in forest management and development, this paper seeks to fill the current knowledge gap by proposing a set of five principles, with twentythree underlying supporting mechanisms, that can be adopted by Indigenous communities, resource managers and government policy makers to help facilitate meaningful collaboration within the forest sector. These principles include: building respectful relationships; broad community engagement; bridging knowledge and value systems; flexible and holistic management systems; and clear and relevant measures of success. Although the proposed principles may be implemented either individually or in various combinations, to both improve existing collaborative arrangements and develop new ones, they may be best conceptualized as an integrated, incremental process involving any number of motivated partners. It is hoped that the lessons presented in this article will serve as a basis for diverse stakeholder groups to better understand each other's needs and ultimately work more effectively towards achieving respectful co-existence and equity in Canada's forest sector.Key Words: Aboriginal, collaboration, development, First Nation, forest, Indigenous, management, natural resource, partnership, planning RÉSUMÉBien qu'une grande partie des recherches récentes ait porté sur les occasions de participation pour les peuples Autochtones dans le secteur forestier, relativement peu de travaux se sont penchés sur les façons d'appliquer les différents enseignements retenus dans des processus de collaboration inclusifs et mutuellement profitables. En s'appuyant sur une analyse des documents scientifiques récents sur la participation des Autochtones à l'aménagement et au développement forestier, cet article cherche à combler le manque actuel de connaissances en proposant un ensemble de cinq principes, accompagnés de 23 mécanismes de base pour les appuyer; ces outils sont à la portée des communautés autochtones, des gestionnaires des ressources et des décideurs gouvernementaux et pourraient améliorer la collaboration au sein du secteur forestier. Voici donc ces principes : établir des relations de respect; une grande implication de la communauté; le rapprochement entre le savoir et les systèmes de valeurs; des systèmes de gestion flexibles et globaux et des mesures précises et pertinentes du succès. Bien qu' on puisse choisir d'adopter un seul ou une combinaison de ces principes, il serait préfé-rable de les voir comme un processus intégré et progressif auprès de partenaires motivés pour améliorer les processus collaboratifs actuels et en développer de nouveaux. Espérons que les enseignements présentés dans cet article serviront de base à différents groupe...

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“…Cosa le foreste rappresentano per i cittadini, i valori emotivi che essi associano al bosco, la percezione del paesaggio e dei suoi cambiamenti, sono questioni al centro di indagini empiriche di supporto a studi di vario tipo (sociologici, economici, urbanistici, ecologici, ecc.) che, con approcci metodologici diversi in relazione all'obiettivo che si pongono, affrontano la questione della percezione delle foreste e dei valori che alle foreste sono attribuiti da parte delle comunità locali (Davenport & Anderson 2005, Lewis 2007, O'Brien 2006, Owen et al 2009, Soliva 2007, Schmithüsen & Wild-Eck 2000, Vinning & Tyler 1999.…”

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Forest cognition by local communities: a case study in the Trento municipality (Italy)

Betta¹,

Cantiani²,

Meo³

et al. 2009

Forest@

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IntroduzioneCon la Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sull'Ambiente e lo Sviluppo (U.N.C.E.D.), tenutasi a Rio de Janeiro nel 1992, la crescita culturale delle popolazioni diviene strumento fondamentale di lotta alla povertà e, quindi, di realizzazione dello sviluppo sostenibile (Principio 10 della Carta dei Principi di Rio). A partire da questo momento la questione dell'informazione dei cittadini e delle comunità locali diviene progressivamente più rilevante anche nell'ambito della gestione delle risorse naturali, come componente fondamentale di una gestione forestale sostenibile (Hickey 2004, Hickey et al. 2007). Sempre a partire dal concetto di sviluppo sostenibile sancito con la Conferenza di Rio, la dimensione sociale si è andata affermando come parte integrante della sostenibilità in generale e della gestione sostenibile delle foreste in particolare. In questo contesto si sono progressivamente diffusi il coinvolgimento e la partecipazione delle comunità locali nei processi decisionali e nelle strategie di gestione delle risorse naturali (Commissione Europea 2003, FAO-ECE-ILO 2000, Kazemi 2001.Allo stato attuale in molti documenti di programmazione, dal livello dell'Unione Europea alle realtà locali, sono ormai diffuse modalità decisionali che prevedono in qualche misura il coinvolgimento della popolazione. In questa situazione la necessità di ri- Abstract: Forest cognition by local communities: a case study in the Trento municipality (Italy).The work illustrates the methodology and initial results of research into how the inhabitants of the Municipality of Trento perceive the woods, research which will be subsequently extended to other municipalities in the Trentino (centraleast Alps). The chosen method of survey is the self-reported questionnaire, using a random sample of 1000 families selected from the local Registry Office. The article describes in detail the method of formulation, verification and proposal to the respondents, method that revealed itself an instrument well-suited to the reality of the territory surveyed. Also discussed are the possibilities of extending its use to other territorial areas.The results of the descriptive analysis relative to certain themes dealt with in the survey, and set out in the work, clearly demonstrate the strong bond between population and territory; the appreciation of the mountain landscape typical of the Trentino, a solid knowledge of the woods of the province and the recognition of the importance of these in the characterisation of the landscape. The work underlines the importance of taking into consideration not only the values that are commonly attributed to the forest ecosystem, but also those that involve the emotive sphere and the sense of cultural identity of the population. Lastly, the usefulness to those responsible for the protection and management of the natural resources that are part of the region's heritage, and the possible spin-offs to be gained from a survey of this type, are discussed, further emphasizing the importance of opening channels of dial...

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Perceptions of landscape change in a rural British Columbia community

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

Growing together: A principle-based approach to building collaborative Indigenous partnerships in Canada’s forest sector

Forest cognition by local communities: a case study in the Trento municipality (Italy)

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