The Role of Modeling Landscape Values by Harmonizing Conservation and Development Requirements

Dora Tomić Reljić (), Ines Hrdalo, Monika Kamenečki, Petra Pereković and Sonja Butula
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Dora Tomić Reljić: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ines Hrdalo: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Monika Kamenečki: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Pereković: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sonja Butula: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: This paper investigated the need for the inquiry of landscape values and public participation within the decision-making process on spatial changes. They are taken into account as an important segment in the harmonization of conservation and development requirements in the planning of sustainable spatial development. The method for obtaining that information was established, and new approaches in landscape research were tested through the perception of its values as the first step to solving the conflicts between spatial conservation and development. Through the research of the experiences and theoretical knowledge on the nature protection issues within the spatial planning context, this paper indicated the need for determination of the effectiveness of the standardization approach to nature protection. Also, it emphasized the importance of testing a possible application of new approaches, which would be based on a mutually agreed approach to the protection and development of space. Modeling the landscape qualities of the space was presented as a basic tool within the presentation methodology and within the inclusion of different public segments in the spatial planning procedure. Its usefulness has been shown in the possibility of preparing the cartographic presentation of the harmonized model, which simultaneously includes the opinions of all relevant groups and can be easily implemented in the planning procedure using the GIS tools before decision-making. This paper pointed out that such an approach contributes to solving the practical problems in the protection of landscape qualities that represent public good and the link between nature and culture, and biophysical, perceptional, social, and developmental elements within the space.

Keywords: landscape values; modeling; conservation; development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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