Cultural heritage of roads and road landscapes : classification and insights on valuation
Cultural patrimony ; Cultural studies ; Landscape ; Landscape evaluation ; Road
The article is aimed to present a framework for analysing the cultural heritage of the automobile roads and road landscapes consisting of the system for its classification and of identification of factors determining its cultural value
and the categories of economic value it can provide.
of the landscape sights makes it possible to produce an objective quantification of the landscape as a whole. Reticulate maps provide a valuation over five classes of two major parameters (the landscape observable value and the visual perceptibility frequency
) and their combination into a landscape index. These valuations make it possible to quantify the impact of the projected barrage on two points: the fall in value will reach 50% or more, both for the ecological value of the sport and for the quality and the interest
The elaboration of a scheme for a barrage on the river Ourthe occidentale has been for the Laboratoire d'Ecologie Végétale of the University of Louvain the incentive to an ecological landscape study of that forest valley of the Belgian Ardenne
. This note gives the valuation drawn up down the valley. The ecological estimation based on valuing how rich in ecotopes a given place is can be read on a reticulate map, the value of the meshes expressing a five-class-distribution. The original method
Social landscape metrics : measures for understanding place values from public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS)
Geographical information system ; Landscape ; Landscape ecology ; Landscape structure ; Metrics ; PPGIS ; Participation ; Perception ; Social landscape ; Social metrics ; landscape perception ; place values ; public participation
The AA. introduce the concept of social landscape metrics that quantify human perceptions of place resulting from the use of PPGIS. They present and explain a set of social landscape metrics that measure the composition and configuration of human
perceptions of landscapes from multiple study areas using empirical data from PPGIS studies. They distinguish between two classes, present methods to develop them, and describe some of their applications to land use planning and management.
Aesthetics ; Agriculture ; Biodiversity ; Cultural patrimony ; Farm ; Landscape evaluation ; Leisure ; Sweden ; agriculture ; biodiversity ; cultural heritage ; farm plan ; integration ; landscapevalues ; recreation
, landscape and social aspects. In addition, relationships in the form of trade-offs between different landscapevalues such as biodiversity, cultural heritage, recreation and aesthetics have been little studied. This case study of a farm in southern Sweden
explores the synergies and conflicts that can arise between these landscapevalues when planning at the farm scale. The results demonstrated that it was not easy to integrate the considered landscapevalues in practice, though we are often asked for them
originating from the natural sciences and the design traditions of landscape architecture to analyse and develop assessments of landscapevalues with the aim of improving multifunctionality by integrating these values. Finally, we discuss how the design
approach of landscape architects can contribute to developing multifunctional farm plans and how the design process results in farm-specific solutions.
[b1] Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
[b2] Department of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
[b3] Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
Cultural Landscapes and Asia : Reconciling International and Southeast Asian Regional Values
Asia ; Cultural landscape ; Landscape ; Man-environment relations ; South-Eastern Asia ; Value system
the interaction between people and their environment as a result of cultural process with associated intangible values. SE and E Asian cultural landscapes are placed here in an international context.
The term cultural landscape is now widely circulated internationally, although its use in South-eastern and Eastern Asia (hereafter SE and E Asia) presents problems. Cultural landscapes that have evolved in SE and E Asia reflect beautifully
Spatio-temporal differentiation of landscape ecological niche in western ecological frangible region : a case study of Yan'an region in northwestern China
Arid area ; China ; Ecological niche ; Ecosystem ; Landscape ecology ; Model ; Shaanxi ; Spatial analysis ; Statistics
Yan'an region, spatial attribute value of landscape ecological niche changes with an obvious increment, and functional attribute value change with a little increment, both of which enhance the regional landscape ecological niche. Towards each county
, spatial attribute value of landscape ecological niche increases to different extent while functional attribute value changes dissimilarly with an increment or a decrement.
The AA. attempt here to put forward a conception of landscape ecological niche, enlightened by the international scholars on extending the ecological niche theory from spatial to functional niche. The results show that from 1987 to 2000, towards
of such standardization cconcern are : terminology, the typology of geocomplexes and landscapes units, procedures for identifying fragile places and/or key structures and processes within landscapes, a list of threshold values for chosen landscape attributes for chosen
The growing interest in scientifically based landscape protection and sustainable management strengthens the need for the standardization of landscape ecological approaches necessary to solve practical problems. The main fields
landscape attributes, a system of landscape indicators, and a general approach to landscape monitoring. - (BJ).
Assessing the LandscapeValue of Public Works: Validation of the Methods in the Lowlands of the Middle Section of the Tajo River, Spain
Infrastructure ; Landscape ; Public works ; Spain ; Stream ; Tajo ; landscape assessment ; public works ; rivers
various characteristics of the landscape associated to the infrastructures. A specific weight is then assigned to each criterion in such a way as to produce a semi-quantitative value ranging from a minimum value of 0 to a maximum value of 10. Taken
This paper proposes a method of landscape characterisation and assessment of public works associated with fluvial landscapes, which is validated in the middle section of the Tajo River. In this method, a set of criteria is identified that unifies
together, these criteria enable us to describe and assess the value of the public works selected for study, in this case helping us to evaluate the sections of the River Tajo analysed in our study area. Accordingly, the value of all the infrastructures
There are special sections of the public roads, the so-called ’scenic roads’, which are considered to be interesting and specific regarding the aspects of landscape and view. The aim of the study is to draw attention of the values of landscape
. In the study the authors undertook to plan a ’scenic road’ which connects two castles being apart within distance of sight of each other in the area. In addition to the presentation of values of landscape aligning along the scenic road, a visibility map
was constructed on which the stops and lookout points from where the visitors could admire various landscapes were signed. - (AM)
should be interpreted as a set of elements, composed of escarpments, cliffs, spoil heaps, the state of exploitation. The paper discusses the impact of quarries on the landscape and their potential value for geotourism.
Once its mineral working operations cease, a quarry begins functioning in harmony with the landscape as a former mineral working site. That is when the biotic and abiotic elements arrive at a state of equilibrium. The scenic function of a quarry
Ways of seeing : exploring media landscapes through a field based simulation
Cultural landscape ; Environmental perception ; Information ; Mental image ; Practical work ; Simulation ; Teaching of geography
An exercise is outlined to teach geography students the ways in which values shape media information. Students play the role of journalists who are sent to an unfamiliar location to report on its landscapes and environments. - (DWG)
Festivals, landscapes, and aesthetic engagement : a phenomenological approach to four Norwegian festivals
Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Esthetics ; Festival ; Norway ; Phenomenology
The article examines the relationship between festivals, landscapes, and aesthetics. Festivals are characterized by social, aesthetic, and symbolic value, as well as cohesion, joy, openness, expressive, play, and diversity, and that experience
Landscape types of Slovakia from the agricultural potential stand point
The measurement of the landscape agricultural potential was made by the method of the coefficient of canonical correlation. The calculated values were divided into 8 degrees after gradient of landscape, thickness of top soil horizon, soil reaction
Greening the campus without grass : using visual methods to understand and integrate student perspectives in campus landscape development and water sustainability planning
British Columbia ; Canada ; Enquiry ; Perception ; Students ; University campus ; Urban landscape ; Water management
and ranked photographs of prospective campus landscape images and how they perceived its value. It is suggested how student values can be integrated into traditional landscape development and campus planning.
The paper is a part of a larger study that examines how undergraduate students in geography perceive and value water conservation initiatives on an urban Canadian campus in British Columbia. The focus is to examine how participants evaluated
Diversity Indices as 'Magic' Tools in Landscape Planning: A Cautionary Note on their Uncritical Use
Agro-ecology ; Biodiversity ; Diversity theory ; Index ; Landscape ; Planning ; agro-ecology ; biodiversity ; disturbance ; diversity indices ; landscape planning
of the real significance of diversity values that this indicates is alarming because it could induce conceptual traps and the promotion of poor strategies for ecosystem and landscape management with serious ecological, economic, and political implications
Diversity indices are often considered by landscape planners as easy to calculate and informative for planning procedures. The main objective of many landscape planners using such indices is 'to obtain the magic number'. The misinterpretation
. This paper highlights the need to plan reliable diversity analysis based on a good understanding of the relevant theory. The quantitative values of indices obtained should be used as the basis for planning only after a critical and qualitative interpretation
Landscape as an area perceived through activity : implications for diversity management and conservation
Land use ; Landscape ; Norway ; Perception ; Plant canopy ; Protected area
This article uses an activity-based understanding of landscape to explore values related to perceived land cover diversity. Perceptions within two user groups in a mountain area in western Norway are related to a simultaneous land cover survey
, and compared to experts’ evaluations of land cover and to the aims of landscape protection in the area.
[b2] Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, As, Norvege
Civilization ; Community ; Cultural studies ; Esthetics ; Ethics ; Europe ; Landscape ; Modernity
of values, images and symbols. Each community engraved there its ethics and aesthetics. In European landscapes, for example, we can see the distinctive and unique civilization signs. Modernity is now eroding and banalising the landscape scenery. We think
The landscape goes beyond his own definition. It prints the man whom it is marked by: it reflects him and his history. There is difference between landscape tout court and cultural landscape. The former is generic and the latter includes a universe