Landscapes in change—opposing attitudes in Saaremaa, Estonia

The paper explores how different stakeholders understand landscapes and which could be their role in planning and landscape change. The focal emphasis of the study lies on the values of Saaremaa Island. Local farmers and schoolchildren were interviewed and questioned to find out their perceptions an...

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Published in:Landscape and urban planning 2004-03, Vol.67 (1), p.109-120
Main Authors: Kaur, Egle, Palang, Hannes, Sooväli, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Landscape
Perceptions
Stakeholders
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Summary:The paper explores how different stakeholders understand landscapes and which could be their role in planning and landscape change. The focal emphasis of the study lies on the values of Saaremaa Island. Local farmers and schoolchildren were interviewed and questioned to find out their perceptions and expectations about the landscapes. A media analysis was used to study how these understandings were represented in newspapers. The results reveal an alarming situation where the most valued landscapes experience signs of degradation and disappearance. The divergent goals, and concurrently, the varying valuations among different actors should be taken into account in landscape planning projects.
ISSN:0169-2046
1872-6062
DOI:10.1016/S0169-2046(03)00032-X