Cultural, compositional and perceptual aspects of landscape in studies regarding identification of its character at the local level of management Cover Image

Aspekty kulturowe, kompozycyjne i percepcyjne w opracowaniach dotyczących identyfikacji charakteru krajobrazu na poziomie lokalnym
Cultural, compositional and perceptual aspects of landscape in studies regarding identification of its character at the local level of management

Author(s): Anna Gałecka-Drozda, Magdalena Szczepańska, Agnieszka Wilkaniec, Ewa de Mezer
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Human Geography, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: landscape perception; Greater Poland voivodeship landscape; everyday landscapes; landscape audit

Summary/Abstract: The obligation to prepare landscape audits registered in the Landscape Act is the result of the implementation of the European Landscape Convention. Limiting the audit to the regional scale (mesoregions) is not conducive to the identification of the local landscape specificity, especially with regard to its cultural, compositional and perceptual aspects. If landscape audits are to be an effective tool for protection of landscape in spatial planning, it is necessary also to conduct them for lower-order units (microregions). Such strategy would be consistent with the scale of local planning and take into account the perspective of a human – the observer. The cultural, compositional and perceptual aspects of landscape greatly affect the sense of belonging to a place and its social acceptance. These elements should constitute the basis for its proper protection and development at the local level, especially in relation to the landscape not considered as “priority”, but to the “ordinary”, “everyday” landscape. The article is an overview of examples of application of landscape architecture methods that take into account the local specificity of space and can be included in local planning.

  • Issue Year: 33/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 63-76
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish