Ebook: Landscape Interfaces: Cultural Heritage in Changing Landscapes

This book has been initiated by the workshop on Cultural heritage in changing landscapes, held during the IALE (International Association for Landscape Ecology) European Conference that started in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 200 1 and continued across the Baltic to Tartu, Estonia, in JUly. The papers presented at the workshop have been supported by invited contributions that address a wider range of the cultural heritage management issues and research interfaces required to study cultural landscapes. The book focuses on landscape interfaces. Both the ones we find out there in the landscape and the ones we face while doing research. We hope that this book helps if not to make use of these interfaces, then at least to map them and bridge some of the gaps between them. The editors wish to thank those people helping us to assemble this collection. First of all our gratitude goes to the authors who contributed to the book. We would like to thank Marc Antrop, Mats Widgren, Roland Gustavsson, Marion Pots chin, Barbel Tress, Tiina Peil, Helen Soovali and Anu Printsmann for their quick and helpful advice, opinions and comments during the different stages of editing. Helen Soovali and Anu Printsmann together with Piret Pungas - thank you for technical help.

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The book contributes to the relatively extensive study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. Instead of taking a viewpoint of some of the disciplines we try to map the links between them, indicate points for common understanding and cooperation. These interfaces happen between different cultures, between natural and human sciences, past and present, lay people and experts, time and space, preservation and use, ecology and semiosis. It compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and finally draws perspectives for further research. It is not a textbook on its own, rather it is additional reading for any course dealing with landscapes on advanced levels, for geographers, landscape ecologists, landscape architects and everybody concerned with landscapes.

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The book contributes to the relatively extensive study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. Instead of taking a viewpoint of some of the disciplines we try to map the links between them, indicate points for common understanding and cooperation. These interfaces happen between different cultures, between natural and human sciences, past and present, lay people and experts, time and space, preservation and use, ecology and semiosis. It compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and finally draws perspectives for further research. It is not a textbook on its own, rather it is additional reading for any course dealing with landscapes on advanced levels, for geographers, landscape ecologists, landscape architects and everybody concerned with landscapes.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Landscape Interfaces....Pages 1-13
Landscape: Ecology and Semiosis....Pages 15-20
The Concept of Cultural Landscape: Discourse and Narratives....Pages 21-51
A Comparative Study on Trees and Hedgerows in Japan and England....Pages 53-69
Transformations of Cultural Landscape....Pages 71-89
The Role of Cultural Values in Modern Landscapes....Pages 91-108
Shaping the Future of a Cultural Landscape: The Douro Valley Wine Region....Pages 109-124
Cultural and Historical Values in Landscape Planning: Locals’ Perception....Pages 125-145
Stakeholder Landscapes and GIS....Pages 147-161
An Aboriginal Planning Initiative....Pages 163-184
Communicating Landscape Development Plans Through Scenario Visualization Techniques....Pages 185-219
Historical Cadastral Maps as a Tool for Valuation of Today’s Landscape Elements....Pages 221-236
From Objects to Landscapes in Natural and Cultural Heritage Management: A Role for Landscape Interfaces....Pages 237-253
Landscape Archaeology and Management of Ancient Cultural Heritage Sites....Pages 255-271
Pressure on the Fringe of the Cities....Pages 273-293
‘The Long Chain’: Archaeology, Historical Landscape Characterization and Time Depth in the Landscape....Pages 295-318
Authenticity in Landscape Conservation and Management — The Importance of the Local Context....Pages 319-356
Combining Approaches in Landscape Research....Pages 357-374
Landscape — A Matter of Identity and Integrity....Pages 375-394
Learning from Tartu — Towards Post-Postmodern Landscapes....Pages 395-406

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The book contributes to the relatively extensive study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. Instead of taking a viewpoint of some of the disciplines we try to map the links between them, indicate points for common understanding and cooperation. These interfaces happen between different cultures, between natural and human sciences, past and present, lay people and experts, time and space, preservation and use, ecology and semiosis. It compares how different cultures interpret landscapes, how cultural values are assessed, explores new tools for assessment, picks up the discussion about landscape authenticity, and finally draws perspectives for further research. It is not a textbook on its own, rather it is additional reading for any course dealing with landscapes on advanced levels, for geographers, landscape ecologists, landscape architects and everybody concerned with landscapes.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Landscape Interfaces....Pages 1-13
Landscape: Ecology and Semiosis....Pages 15-20
The Concept of Cultural Landscape: Discourse and Narratives....Pages 21-51
A Comparative Study on Trees and Hedgerows in Japan and England....Pages 53-69
Transformations of Cultural Landscape....Pages 71-89
The Role of Cultural Values in Modern Landscapes....Pages 91-108
Shaping the Future of a Cultural Landscape: The Douro Valley Wine Region....Pages 109-124
Cultural and Historical Values in Landscape Planning: Locals’ Perception....Pages 125-145
Stakeholder Landscapes and GIS....Pages 147-161
An Aboriginal Planning Initiative....Pages 163-184
Communicating Landscape Development Plans Through Scenario Visualization Techniques....Pages 185-219
Historical Cadastral Maps as a Tool for Valuation of Today’s Landscape Elements....Pages 221-236
From Objects to Landscapes in Natural and Cultural Heritage Management: A Role for Landscape Interfaces....Pages 237-253
Landscape Archaeology and Management of Ancient Cultural Heritage Sites....Pages 255-271
Pressure on the Fringe of the Cities....Pages 273-293
‘The Long Chain’: Archaeology, Historical Landscape Characterization and Time Depth in the Landscape....Pages 295-318
Authenticity in Landscape Conservation and Management — The Importance of the Local Context....Pages 319-356
Combining Approaches in Landscape Research....Pages 357-374
Landscape — A Matter of Identity and Integrity....Pages 375-394
Learning from Tartu — Towards Post-Postmodern Landscapes....Pages 395-406
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