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Parks and sustainable forms of land-use
“Parks of the future workshop”26 and 27 February, 2014
Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany
Andreas Voth
sustainable land-use
aspects of sustainability- ecological- economical- social- cultural in protected areas
outside protected areasunsustainable land-use
the understanding ofsustainability changes:- in space- in time
considering different- categories- ecosystems- zoning concepts- old/new parks- central or marginal
localisation
type of land-use- agriculture- forestry- tourism- housing- other activities
different forms- traditional / modern- extensive / intensive
different actors- local / non-local- private / public- forms of governance
Thinking about sustainable land-use in protected areas …
effects of land-use- short term / long term- biodiversity- landscape- socio-economics- cultural heritage- acceptance
conflicting perspectives of sustainability?
methods to measure sustainability?
Linkages between sustainable land-use and general research fields* concerning protected areas
1. Material and immaterial services provided by PAsWhat is the value given by society to landscapes resulting from land-use practises or their abandonment?
2. Tourism and recreationWhat is known about the interrelations between tourism and different forms of sustainable land-use in PAs?What about land-use as a cultural heritage in PAs?
3. Innovations in regional economy in accordance with conservation and landscape protection objectivesWhich forms of land-use contribute to regional economy and to park’s objectives as well? How could they be promoted?
4. Images and regional identitiesHow do specific forms of land-use and cultural landscape work as factors of regional identity / regional marketing?
5. Handling regional and global changeWhich land-use changes depend on dynamics on the regional/global level?
6. Participation and governanceRole and structures of land-use planning and management
* Workshop in St-Pierre de Chartreuse 2011;Hammer et al. (2012): Societal research perspectives in protected areas in Europe.
Who decides which forms of land-use are sustainable ?
What are the main factors favouring or limiting sustainable land-use ?
What is the role different actors play within supply chains in favouring or limiting sustainable land-use systems ?
How could consumers and park visitors contribute to maintain sustainable forms of land-use ?
How could traditional forms of sustainable land-use be recovered ?
How could sustainable forms of land-use be stimulated or made attractive ?
How could regional labelling and marketing favour sustainable land-use ?
How do different forms of land-use depend on each other ?
How is knowledge of sustainable land-use techniques transmitted ?
How are sustainable forms of land-use influenced by modern changes (demographic change, climate change, political frameworks, financial crisis, changing demand for products and services, technological change, environmental consciousness, etc.) ?
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Thinking about sustainable land-use in protected areas … …there are still a lot of questions