New Perspectives on People and Forests
By: edited by Eva Ritter, Dainis Dauksta
Contributors: Dauksta, Dainis; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: World Forests -- 9
Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9789400711495; 9789400711501
Subjects: Life sciences; Regional planning; Applied Psychology; Landscape ecology; Humanities
Description: "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.