Forests and landscapes: linking ecology, sustainability and aesthetics
The visual landscape of forests is an important source of information for the public in judging the sustainability of forest resource management, and there is an increasing recognition of the importance of the linkage between forest ecology and aesthetics among foresters and environmental scientists. Forest resource managers pursuing the goals of ecosystem management must consider the aesthetic consequences of timber harvesting operations and find ways to explain the ecological benefits of their activities. This book addresses the relationship between people's perceptions and sustainability. It arose from a workshop organized and funded by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Faculty of Forestry of the University of British Columbia. After a foreword (by Gobster, P. H.), it has 17 chapters by various authors arranged in 6 parts: I. Linking ecological sustainability to aesthetics: do people prefer sustainable landscapes? (one introductory chapter by the editors)
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Wallingford (United Kingdom) CABI
2001
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Subjects: | FORESTS, LANDSCAPE, LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, AESTHETIC VALUE, FORESTRY POLICIES, INITIATIVES, ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY, SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, POLITIQUE FORESTIERE, INITIATIVE, ECOLOGIE, BIODIVERSITE, CONSCIENCE SOCIALE, PARTICIPATION SOCIALE, FORET, PAYSAGE, CONSERVATION DU PAYSAGE, RESSOURCE FORESTIERE, AMENAGEMENT FORESTIER, DURABILITE, VALEUR ESTHETIQUE, POLITICA FORESTAL, INICIATIVAS, ECOLOGIA, BIODIVERSIDAD, CONCIENCIA SOCIAL, PARTICIPACION SOCIAL, BOSQUES, PAISAJE, CONSERVACION DEL PAISAJE, RECURSOS FORESTALES, ORDENACION FORESTAL, SOSTENIBILIDAD, VALOR ESTETICO, |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9780851995007.0000 |
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Summary: | The visual landscape of forests is an important source of information for the public in judging the sustainability of forest resource management, and there is an increasing recognition of the importance of the linkage between forest ecology and aesthetics among foresters and environmental scientists. Forest resource managers pursuing the goals of ecosystem management must consider the aesthetic consequences of timber harvesting operations and find ways to explain the ecological benefits of their activities. This book addresses the relationship between people's perceptions and sustainability. It arose from a workshop organized and funded by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Faculty of Forestry of the University of British Columbia. After a foreword (by Gobster, P. H.), it has 17 chapters by various authors arranged in 6 parts: I. Linking ecological sustainability to aesthetics: do people prefer sustainable landscapes? (one introductory chapter by the editors) |
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