Landscape Conservation: The Perspectives of Experts and Other Stakeholders

Abstract The idea that landscape fulfils many different functions and provides multiple benefits for human society is gaining strength. This new vision of landscape changes both, the interests and the needs of the persons involved and the use and management of the landscape itself. The objective of this paper is to study landscape conservation in a particular mountainous area of Italy, which requires an institutional, non-generic approach. Using the contingent valuation method, we investigated whether there is a relationship between experts’ and casual observers’ evaluations of ten different scenarios in the Leno Valleys. Results show that direct knowledge of the site characteristics increases the awareness of the importance of the site, significantly impacting on conservation choices and strategies.

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Application on the Contingent Valuation Method for Accounting of Social Benefits of Environmental Education Based on the Cultural Landscape at the Miaoli County, Taiwan

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.878.197 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 878 ◽

pp. 197-201

Author(s):

Kuei Yang Wu ◽

Shih Chung Lu

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Contingent Valuation ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Local Development ◽

Contingent Valuation Method ◽

Social Benefits ◽

Main Trend ◽

Landscape Conservation ◽

Valuation Method ◽

Study Results

With the increase of environmental identity, the need of environmental education was growth suddenly, so that the government tried to improve the related strategies for different fields. Therefore, the environmental education was a main trend for Taiwan environmental issues, and it also influenced the tourism markets and local development chances. In addition, the cultural landscape was one of the main issues with the need of cultural heritage conservation as well. From the pre-study results and literature review, the cultural landscape resource and environmental education owned much closed relationship, and he environmental education seems one of the solutions of cultural landscape conservation. In Taiwan, tourist activities were conflict with cultural landscape resources although the win-win situation was expected. The study tried to understand the identity of environmental education, and it also analyzed cultural landscape preference by using questionnaire at Miaoli County, Taiwan. In addition, it account the social benefits of environmental education based on the cultural landscape resources through contingent valuation method to recognize their practical value there. The result showed the respondents are able to pay more for the cultural landscape with environmental education, and the payment may be located on even one twentieth annual incomes. In other words, people are willing to spend more money to enjoy more diversity for cultural landscape with environmental education, but the practical strategies were needed.

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