Forests and landscapes : linking ecology, sustainablility and aesthetics /

• Corporate Author: International Union of Forestry Research Organizations.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, in association with the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), 2001.
• Series: IUFRO research series ; 6.
• Subjects: Sustainable forestry.; Forest ecology.; Forest landscape management.; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Logging and Wood Processing.; Land Resources.; Biological Resources (Plant); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Plant Ecology.; Aesthetic value.; Ecosystems.; Environmental management.; Forest management.; Forests.; Harvesting.; Landscape.; Landscape ecology.; Logging.; Public opinion.; Sustainability.; Electronic books.
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The visual landscape of forests is an important source of information for the public in judging the sustainability of forest resource management, and there is an increasing recognition of the importance of the linkage between forest ecology and aesthetics among foresters and environmental scientists...

Table of Contents:

• Landscape Aesthetics and Sustainability : An Introduction / S.R.J. Sheppard and H.W. Harshaw
• Aesthetic Preference and Ecological Sustainability / T.C. Daniel
• Aesthetic Preferences for Sustainable Landscapes : Seeing and Knowing / A. Carlson
• Visible and Non-Visible Indicators of Forest Sustainability : Beauty, Beholders and Belief Systems / J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins
• Why Do You Think that Hillside is Ugly? A Sociological Perspective on Aesthetic Values and Public Attitudes on Forests / D.B. Tindall
• Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry : A Systems Approach / C.D. Oliver, J.P. Kimmins, H.W. Harshaw and S.R.J. Sheppard
• International Initiatives for the Sustainable Management of Forests / J. Burley
• The Tloo-qua-nah Principle in Forest Sustainability : A First Nations Perspective / Umeek (E.R. Atleo)
• An Ecologist's Ideas About Landscape Beauty : Beauty in Art and Scenery as Influenced by Science and Ideology / D.B. Botkin
• Can a Fresh Look at the Psychology of Perception and the Philosophy of Aesthetics Help Contribute to the Better Management of Forested Landscapes? / S. Bell
• Beyond Visual Resource Management : Emerging Theories of an Ecological Aesthetic and Visible Stewardship / S.R.J. Sheppard
• What is Essential may be Invisible to the Eye : Understanding the Role of Place and Social Learning in Achieving Sustainable Landscapes / L. Kruger
• The Rhetoric of Visual Simulation in Forest Design : Some Research Directions / D. Luymes
• Immersion in a Virtual Forest : Some Implications / B. Orland and J. Uusitalo
• Considerations for Digital Visualization of Landscape / J. Danahy
• Predicting Preferences for Scenic Landscapes using Computer Simulations / J.R. Wherrett
• Priorities for Reconciling Sustainability and Aesthetics in Forest Landscape Management / S.R.J. Sheppard, H.W. Harshaw and J.R. McBride.