Landscape identity, before and after a forest fire

Andrew Butler, Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin, Igor Knez, Elin Ångman, Åsa Ode Sang and Ann Åkerskog

Landscape Research, 2018, vol. 43, issue 6, 878-889

Abstract: Our identity is tied to where we are and how we engage with the landscapes in which we find ourselves. But what happens if the landscape which we use for our everyday life is drastically altered by a catastrophic upheaval, for example, when forest fires ravage the landscape? In this paper, interviews with individuals affected by the largest forest fire in modern Swedish history are used to exemplify our conceptualisation of how landscape identity is impacted by dramatic change. We address the phases of stability, change and progression in relation to the case. Finally, we propose that landscape identity can be utilised as a central concept for engaging with the social aspects of the impact of forest fires.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1344205

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