<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The idea that landscape fulfils many different functions and provides multiple benefits for human society is gaining strength. This new vision of landscape changes both, the interests and the needs of the persons involved and the use and management of the landscape itself. The objective of this paper is to study landscape conservation in a particular mountainous area of Italy, which requires an institutional, non-generic approach. Using the contingent valuation method, we investigated whether there is a relationship between experts’ and casual observers’ evaluations of ten different scenarios in the Leno Valleys. Results show that direct knowledge of the site characteristics increases the awareness of the importance of the site, significantly impacting on conservation choices and strategies.</p></abstract>

The idea that landscape fulfils many different functions and provides multiple benefits for human society is gaining strength. This new vision of landscape changes both, the interests and the needs of the persons involved and the use and management of the landscape itself. The objective of this paper is to study landscape conservation in a particular mountainous area of Italy, which requires an institutional, non-generic approach. Using the contingent valuation method, we investigated whether there is a relationship between experts’ and casual observers’ evaluations of ten different scenarios in the Leno Valleys. Results show that direct knowledge of the site characteristics increases the awareness of the importance of the site, significantly impacting on conservation choices and strategies.

Landscape Conservation: The Perspectives of Experts and Other Stakeholders

MUSE – Museo delle Scienze, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, 38123 Trento, Italy

Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, Italy

Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento, 38122 Trento, Italy

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The idea that landscape fulfils many different functions and provides multiple benefits for human society is gaining strength. This new vision of landscape...

Landscape Conservation: The Perspectives of Experts and Other Stakeholders

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 5 - 28

Received: Apr 15, 2016

Accepted: May 07, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2016-0006

Keywords
landscape conservation, stakeholders, contingent valuation method

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Landscape Conservation: The Perspectives of Experts and Other Stakeholders

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 5 - 28

Received: Apr 15, 2016

Accepted: May 07, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2016-0006

Keywordslandscape conservation, stakeholders, contingent valuation method

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
landscape conservation, stakeholders, contingent valuation method