The change of European landscapes: Human-nature relationships, public attitudes towards rewilding, and the implications for landscape management in Switzerland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2910-2920

  Bauer, Nicole ^a   Wallner, Astrid ^b   Hunziker, Marcel ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine region; Attitude change; Cultural language group; Landscape change; Urban rural difference; Wilderness area

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ALPINE REGIONS; ATTITUDE CHANGE; CULTURAL LANGUAGES; CULTURAL/LANGUAGE GROUP; HUMAN NATURE; LANDSCAPE CHANGES; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; SWITZERLAND; URBAN/RURAL DIFFERENCES; WILDERNESS AREA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; WILDERNESS AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; FOREST; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANGUAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 67649713185     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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