The 6th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas. Outdoor Recreation in Change - Current Knowledge and Future Challenges, 2012
... is a need for sophisticated tourism concepts that take the demands of protected areas as well... more ... is a need for sophisticated tourism concepts that take the demands of protected areas as well as the peculiarity and beauty of the ... marketing actions for regional products from protected areas (from wild fruits); a brochure and concept for visitor guidance in NATURA 2000 sites ...
... as a second economic support leg is only possible if farmers have a serious interest in contr... more ... as a second economic support leg is only possible if farmers have a serious interest in contributing to the maintenance, protection and development of the cultural landscape in addition to food production. Today, demands from the fields of nature conservation and landscape ...
Contemporary landscape ecology is not unified at all. There are historical, geographical and biol... more Contemporary landscape ecology is not unified at all. There are historical, geographical and biological reasons for the lack of unification, as well as differences between science and application. The search for a unified theory of landscape ecology should consider previous concepts such as 'landscape diagnosis' and 'landscape functions' which were elaborated in Central Europe. Because of the various aspects in a landscape (components, processes, relations), landscape ecology should be regarded as a multidisciplinary, better a transdisciplinary, science where different views and approaches are involved in a holistic manner. The principle of complementarity is helpful to understand and describe the landscape. As a crucial step, the transformation of natural science categories to categories of the human society is brought out. This is realized by land(scape) evaluation and by the elaboration of goals (visions) of landscape development.
ABSTRACT Principles of sustainability were mentioned for the very first time in the Ore Mountains... more ABSTRACT Principles of sustainability were mentioned for the very first time in the Ore Mountains in Central Europe some 300 years ago, triggered by the shortage of timber. Always new problems and challenges occurred throughout history caused by changes in ecosystems, which influenced sustainability aspects. This region was marked by drastic environmental impacts, particularly strong SO2 immissions in the second half of the 20th century. Since the political transformation of 1989, both air quality and the functioning and integrity of ecosystems have improved and the rehabilitation of the destroyed forests and degraded peatbogs has begun. The ups and downs of landscape development, in particular the crises in the human-environment relationship in the region, were not only associated with changes in the ecosystem, but also with a process of gaining and structuring knowledge, concept development, and communications. In this paper, we provide a framework for assessing sustainable land use management, and to demonstrate it by way of examples of successful implementation in the Ore Mountains region. In this context we will focus on such important ecological approaches as the concepts of ecosystem research, ecological indicators, ecological integrity, and ecosystem services. Thus, we describe the demand for integrating available knowledge into conceptual approaches, and moving into implementation procedures by means of integrated land management.
Bastian O., Lupp G., Syrbe R.-U., Steinhäußer R.: Ecosystem services and energy crops -spatial di... more Bastian O., Lupp G., Syrbe R.-U., Steinhäußer R.: Ecosystem services and energy crops -spatial differentiation of risks. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 32, No. 1, p. 13-29, 2013.
Recently, in addition to the popular concept of ''ecosystem services'' (ES), the term ''landscape... more Recently, in addition to the popular concept of ''ecosystem services'' (ES), the term ''landscape services'' (LS) has come into use. We are examining the question of whether a stronger focus on LS would be useful, particularly with regard to case studies carried out in Germany. Important reasons for introducing the term LS include the prominent role of spatial aspects, the reference to landscape elements and the landscape character, and the relevance of LS for landscape planning. We found no strong arguments for replacing the concept of ES by LS; however, we do prefer a situation-related use of both concepts. We propose the following definition: Landscape services are the contributions of landscapes and landscape elements to human well-being.
The 6th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas. Outdoor Recreation in Change - Current Knowledge and Future Challenges, 2012
... is a need for sophisticated tourism concepts that take the demands of protected areas as well... more ... is a need for sophisticated tourism concepts that take the demands of protected areas as well as the peculiarity and beauty of the ... marketing actions for regional products from protected areas (from wild fruits); a brochure and concept for visitor guidance in NATURA 2000 sites ...
... as a second economic support leg is only possible if farmers have a serious interest in contr... more ... as a second economic support leg is only possible if farmers have a serious interest in contributing to the maintenance, protection and development of the cultural landscape in addition to food production. Today, demands from the fields of nature conservation and landscape ...
Contemporary landscape ecology is not unified at all. There are historical, geographical and biol... more Contemporary landscape ecology is not unified at all. There are historical, geographical and biological reasons for the lack of unification, as well as differences between science and application. The search for a unified theory of landscape ecology should consider previous concepts such as 'landscape diagnosis' and 'landscape functions' which were elaborated in Central Europe. Because of the various aspects in a landscape (components, processes, relations), landscape ecology should be regarded as a multidisciplinary, better a transdisciplinary, science where different views and approaches are involved in a holistic manner. The principle of complementarity is helpful to understand and describe the landscape. As a crucial step, the transformation of natural science categories to categories of the human society is brought out. This is realized by land(scape) evaluation and by the elaboration of goals (visions) of landscape development.
ABSTRACT Principles of sustainability were mentioned for the very first time in the Ore Mountains... more ABSTRACT Principles of sustainability were mentioned for the very first time in the Ore Mountains in Central Europe some 300 years ago, triggered by the shortage of timber. Always new problems and challenges occurred throughout history caused by changes in ecosystems, which influenced sustainability aspects. This region was marked by drastic environmental impacts, particularly strong SO2 immissions in the second half of the 20th century. Since the political transformation of 1989, both air quality and the functioning and integrity of ecosystems have improved and the rehabilitation of the destroyed forests and degraded peatbogs has begun. The ups and downs of landscape development, in particular the crises in the human-environment relationship in the region, were not only associated with changes in the ecosystem, but also with a process of gaining and structuring knowledge, concept development, and communications. In this paper, we provide a framework for assessing sustainable land use management, and to demonstrate it by way of examples of successful implementation in the Ore Mountains region. In this context we will focus on such important ecological approaches as the concepts of ecosystem research, ecological indicators, ecological integrity, and ecosystem services. Thus, we describe the demand for integrating available knowledge into conceptual approaches, and moving into implementation procedures by means of integrated land management.
Bastian O., Lupp G., Syrbe R.-U., Steinhäußer R.: Ecosystem services and energy crops -spatial di... more Bastian O., Lupp G., Syrbe R.-U., Steinhäußer R.: Ecosystem services and energy crops -spatial differentiation of risks. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 32, No. 1, p. 13-29, 2013.
Recently, in addition to the popular concept of ''ecosystem services'' (ES), the term ''landscape... more Recently, in addition to the popular concept of ''ecosystem services'' (ES), the term ''landscape services'' (LS) has come into use. We are examining the question of whether a stronger focus on LS would be useful, particularly with regard to case studies carried out in Germany. Important reasons for introducing the term LS include the prominent role of spatial aspects, the reference to landscape elements and the landscape character, and the relevance of LS for landscape planning. We found no strong arguments for replacing the concept of ES by LS; however, we do prefer a situation-related use of both concepts. We propose the following definition: Landscape services are the contributions of landscapes and landscape elements to human well-being.
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