Sustainable Forest, Beautiful Forest, Well-Managed Forest: Attitudes towards Land Management and Their Influence on the Perception of a Mediterranean Agroforestry Landscape

Alicia López-Rodríguez () and Verónica Hernández-Jiménez
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Alicia López-Rodríguez: School of Forest Engineering and Natural Resources, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), C/José Antonio Novais, 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Verónica Hernández-Jiménez: Observatory for a Culture of the Territory (OCT), C/del Duque de Fernán Núñez, 2, 28012 Madrid, Spain

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: Aesthetic and ecological qualities overlap and interrelate in people’s attitudes towards landscapes. Additionally, the way a landscape manager is perceived, as well as the way a landscape is managed, usually play a significant role in the interpretation of these dimensions and how they are evaluated. A qualitative study was conducted in a Mediterranean agroforestry landscape (Sierra Oeste, Madrid) to understand how different components of a landscape (ecology, aesthetics, and management) influence the way that itis understood and valued by local stakeholders. Based on the results of a series of semistructured interviews and focus groups, a detailed analysis of the participants’ discourse was conducted. A series of guidelines for land planning and management were derived to reinforce the social perceptions of the landscape and enhance its ecological and aesthetic conditions.

Keywords: landscape; ecology; aesthetics; management; ecological aesthetics; stewardship; trust (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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