TY - BOOK ID - 8435239 TI - New perspectives on people and forests AU - Ritter, Eva. AU - Dauksta, Dainis. PY - 2011 SN - 9400711492 9400711506 PB - Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Forest policy -- Europe -- Case studies. KW - Forests and forestry -- Europe -- Case studies. KW - Forests and forestry -- Social aspects. KW - Forests and forestry KW - Forest policy KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Ecology KW - Forestry KW - Social aspects KW - Forests and forestry. KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forestation KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Life sciences. KW - Cultural heritage. KW - Regional planning. KW - Urban planning. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Nature. KW - Environment. KW - Community psychology. KW - Environmental psychology. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. KW - Community and Environmental Psychology. KW - Cultural Heritage. KW - Popular Science in Nature and Environment. KW - Agriculture KW - Natural resources KW - Afforestation KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Applied psychology. KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Cultural heritage KW - Cultural patrimony KW - Cultural resources KW - Heritage property KW - National heritage KW - National patrimony KW - National treasure KW - Patrimony, Cultural KW - Treasure, National KW - Property KW - World Heritage areas KW - Applied psychology KW - Psychagogy KW - Psychology, Practical KW - Social psychotechnics KW - Psychology KW - Regional development KW - Regional planning KW - State planning KW - Human settlements KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - City planning KW - Landscape protection KW - Government policy KW - Cognitive ergonomics KW - Ecological psychology KW - Ecopsychology KW - Ecotherapy KW - Environmental quality KW - Environmental social sciences KW - Human factors science KW - Psychoeology KW - Psychotherapy KW - Ecological Systems Theory KW - Psychology, Applied KW - Social psychology KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Urban policy KW - Urban renewal KW - Psychological aspects KW - Management KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8435239 AB - The aim of this book is to elucidate the role of forests as part of a landscape in the life of people. Most landscapes today are cultural landscapes that are influenced by human activity and that in turn have a profound effect on our understanding of and identification with a place. 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. It looks at historical evidence of the impacts of people on forests and vice versa, explores the current factors affecting people’s physical and emotional comfort in forest landscapes, and looks ahead to how changes in forest cover may alter the present relationships of people to forests. Drawing together a diverse literature and combining the expertise of natural and social scientists, this book will form a valuable reference for students and researchers working in the fields of landscape ecology and landscape architecture, geography, social science, environmental psychology or environmental history. It will also be of interest to researchers, government agencies and practitioners with an interest in issues such as sustainable forest management, sustainable tourism, reserve management, urban planning and environmental interpretation. ER -