Perception of the Values of the Biocultural Landscape Types of Slovakia by the Population

Zita Izakovičová, Jana Špulerová, Zuzana Baránková and Andrej Palaj
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Zita Izakovičová: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
Jana Špulerová: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
Zuzana Baránková: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
Andrej Palaj: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The perception of the landscape by society is becoming an integral part of many studies in terms of the quality of the living environment, sport and recreation and building and developing social relationships. To evaluate the perception and appreciation of individual landscape types by society, we used an online questionnaire as a form of sociological survey. We used the statistical method of non-metric multidimensional scaling NMDS in R package to determine the variability of responses in relation to respondents. The relationship between demographic factors and landscape perception and landscape type preferences was evaluated. The results of multidimensional scaling show a strong relationship between young men and a preference for recreation over agro-tourism. The middle generation with university education looks more frequently for cultural monuments. University-educated middle-aged men perceive the natural landscape as degraded and endangered, and middle-aged men with secondary education understand the need for the protection of traditional agricultural landscapes. It is important to integrate people’s preferences and needs into the landscape planning and decision-making processes, so that they can contribute to the creation of development plans and other strategic documents.

Keywords: biocultural landscape types; landscape perception; sociological survey; Slovakia; landscape protection; landscape management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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