Forests and Landscapes,9780851995007

Forests and Landscapes

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ISBN13: 9780851995007
ISBN10: 0851995004
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-03-22
Publisher(s): Cab Intl
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Summary

Forests are an important component in the visual appeal of landscapes. There is an increasing recognition of the importance of this subject among foresters and environmental scientists. Increasingly, forest resource managers must consider the aesthetic consequences of timber harvesting operations and management plans. This book is the first to address this subject area. It consists of 15 chapters and is divided into four parts. It brings together not only foresters and ecologists, but also landscape architects, psychologists and philosophers. It should therefore attract a wide readership. Contributors are leading research workers in their subjects, from Canada, the USA and UK.

Table of Contents

Image Credits ix
Contributors xiii
Foreword xxi
Acknowledgements xxix
Part I Linking Ecological Sustainability to Aesthetics: Do People Prefer Sustainable Landscapes? 1(12)
Landscape Aesthetics and Sustainability: An Introduction
3(10)
S.R.J. Sheppard
H.W. Harshaw
Part II Seeing and Knowing: Approaches to Aesthetics and Sustainability 13(58)
Aesthetic Preference and Ecological Sustainability
15(16)
T.C. Daniel
Aesthetic Preferences for Sustainable Landscapes: Seeing and Knowing
31(12)
A. Carlson
Visible and Non-Visible Indicators of Forest Sustainability: Beauty, Beholders and Belief Systems
43(14)
J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins
Why Do You Think that Hillside is Ugly? A Sociological Perspective on Aesthetic Values and Public Attitudes on Forests
57(14)
D.B. Tindall
Part III Perspectives on Forest Sustainability 71(38)
Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry: A Systems Approach
73(22)
C.D. Oliver
J.P. Kimmins
H.W. Harshaw
S.R.J. Sheppard
International Initiatives for the Sustainable Management of Forests
95(8)
J. Burley
The Tloo-qua-nah Principle in Forest Sustainability: A First Nations Perspective
103(6)
Umeek (E.R. Atleo)
Part IV Theories Relating Aesthetics and Forest Ecology 109(80)
An Ecologist's Ideas About Landscape Beauty: Beauty in Art and Scenery as Influenced by Science and Ideology
111(14)
D.B. Botkin
Can a Fresh Look at the Psychology of Perception and the Philosophy of Aesthetics Help Contribute to the Better Management of Forested Landscapes?
125(24)
S. Bell
Beyond Visual Resource Management: Emerging Theories of an Ecological Aesthetic and Visible Stewardship
149(24)
S.R.J. Sheppard
What is Essential may be Invisible to the Eye: Understanding the Role of Place and Social Learning in Achieving Sustainable Landscapes
173(16)
L. Kruger
Part V Visualization of Forested Landscapes 189(72)
The Rhetoric of Visual Simulation in Forest Design: Some Research Directions
191(14)
D. Luymes
Immersion in a Virtual Forest - Some Implications
205(20)
B. Orland
J. Uusitalo
Considerations for Digital Visualization of Landscape
225(22)
J. Danahy
Predicting Preferences for Scenic Landscapes using Computer Simulations
247(14)
J.R. Wherrett
Part VI Reconciling Forest Sustainability and Aesthetics 261(28)
Priorities for Reconciling Sustainability and Aesthetics in Forest Landscape Management
263(26)
S.R.J. Sheppard
H.W. Harshaw
J. R. McBride
Index 289

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