European landscapes and forests as respresentation of culture
Year: 2006
Type: report
Abstract: European forests and landscapes bear witness to cultural processes and developments, and show evidence of the impact on their existence of numerous, constantly changing human needs. The shaping and re-shaping of forests and nature over the centuries is the result of private and public land management decisions that are taken against the background of the predominant cultural values, ethical convictions and societal trends. They are extrapolations of contemporary visions based on traditional knowledge and aesthetics from the past, as interpreted in the present. Understanding this legacy and acquiring more information about it and awareness of it through interdisciplinary research will lead to new insights. The information and awareness that will be generated with this approach are essential to allow more appropriate decisions to be taken, setting present-day cultural competence and practical responsibility in the context of environmental decision-making.
Authors: Schmithüsen, Franz Josef, Seeland, Klaus
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2460808014