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Title New perspectives on people and forests / Eva Ritter, Dainis Dauksta, Editors
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series World Forests ; 9
World forests ; 9.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Part I -- 1. Introduction -- The Crooked Timber of Humanity / Dainis Dauksta -- 2. Forests in Landscapes -- The Myth of Untouched Wilderness / Eva Ritter -- 3. Overcoming Physicophobia -- Forests as the Sacred Source of Our Human Origins / Roy Jackson -- Part II -- 4. Royal Forests -- Hunting and Other Forest Use in Medieval England / Della Hooke -- 5. Forests as Commons -- Changing Traditions and Governance in Europe / Christopher Short -- 6. New Forest Owners -- Small-Scale Forestry and Changes in Forest Ownership / Aine Ni Dhubhain -- 7. Forests and Recreation -- New Functions of Afforestation as Seen in Denmark / Carla K. Smink -- Part III -- 8. From Post to Pillar -- The Development and Persistence of an Arboreal Metaphor / Dainis Dauksta -- 9. Landscape Painting and the Forest -- The Influence of Cultural Factors in the Depiction of Trees and Forests / Dainis Dauksta -- 10. Space and Place -- Popular Perceptions of Forests / Carl J. Griffin
Note continued: 11. Materiality and Identity -- Forests, Trees and Senses of Belonging / Owain Jones -- 12. Definitions and Concepts -- The Etymology and Use of the Terms Forest and Landscape / Hanna Byskov Ovesen -- Part IV -- 13. Tree Use and Landscape Changes -- Development of a Woodland Area in Sweden / Eva Ritter -- 14. Forest Landscapes in Europe -- Visual Characteristics and the Role of Arboriculture / Eva Ritter -- Part V -- 15. Conclusion -- Towards a Symbiotic Relationship / Dainis Dauksta
Summary "The book proposes that a better understanding of the bond between people and forests as integrated part of a landscape may be helpful in landscape planning, and may contribute to the discussion of changes in forest cover which has been motivated by land use changes, rural development and the global climate debate. To this end, people's perception of forest landscapes, the reasons for different perceptions and future perspectives are discussed. Given the wide range of forest landscapes, and cultural perspectives which exist across the world, the book focuses on Europe as a test case to explore the various relationships between society, culture, forests and landscapes"--Publisher description
Analysis omgevingspsychologie
environmental psychology
landschapsecologie
landscape ecology
milieu
environment
natuur
nature
Environmental Psychology
Omgevingspsychologie
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Forests and forestry.
Forest policy.
Forests
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
Forest policy
Forests and forestry
Form Electronic book
Author Ritter, Eva.
Dauksta, Dainis.
ISBN 9789400711501
9400711506