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- Eliasson, Ingegärd, 1961, et al.
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Climate and behaviour in a Nordic city
- 2007
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In: LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING. - : Elsevier BV. - 0169-2046 .- 1872-6062. ; 82:1-2, s. 72-84
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Four urban public spaces, representing various designs and microclimates, were investigated in Gothenburg, Sweden, in order to estimate how weather and microclimate affect people in urban outdoor environments. The research strategy was both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary and included scientists from three disciplines: architecture, climatology and psychology. The project is based on common case studies carried out during four seasons, including measurements of meteorological variables, interviews and observations of human activity at each place. Multiple regression analysis of meteorological and behavioural data showed that air temperature, wind speed and clearness index (cloud cover) have a significant influence on people's assessments of the weather, place perceptions and place-related attendance. The results support the arguments in favour of employing climate sensitive planning in future urban design and planning projects, as the physical component of a place can be designed to influence the site-specific microclimate and consequently people's place-related attendance, perceptions and emotions.
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- Knez, Igor, et al.
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Relationships between Personal and Collective Place Identity and Well-Being in Mountain Communities
- 2017
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In: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 8
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim was to investigate the relationships between landscape-related personal and collective identity and well-being of residents living in a Swedish mountain county (N = 850). It was shown that their most valued mountain activities were viewing and experiencing nature and landscape, outdoor recreation, rest and leisure, and socializing with friends/family. Qualitative analyses showed that the most valued aspects of the sites were landscape and outdoor restoration for personal favorite sites, and tourism and alpine for collective favorite sites. According to quantitative analyses the stronger the attachment/closeness/belonging (emotional component of place identity) residents felt to favorite personal and collective sites the more well-being they perceived when visiting these places. Similarly, the more remembrance, thinking and mental travel (cognitive component of place identity) residents directed to these sites the more well-being they perceived in these places. In both types of sites well-being was more strongly predicted by emotional than cognitive component of place-identity. All this indicates the importance of person-place bonds in beneficial experiences of the outdoors, over and above simply being in outdoor environments. Introduction Identification with landscape as a cultural ecosystem service and its relation to human well-being has been recognized by Millenium Ecosystem Assessment [MA] (2005). Identity, heritage values, spiritual services, esthetic appreciation of natural and cultivated landscapes, recreation, and tourism are the categories of cultural ecosystem services that are provided by landscapes (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment [MA], 2005). The link between identity and well-being has, however, not as yet been fully addressed. Above all, because the concept of ecosystem services is primarily based on natural and economic science paradigms (Daily et al., 2009; Schaich et al., 2010; Tengberg et al., 2012) not including cultural ecosystem services per se (Chan et al., 2012; Hernández-Morcillo et al., 2013). Hence, more research is needed especially on the links between biological ecosystem outcomes, cultural landscape issues (Gee and Burkhard, 2010), health and well-being (Sandifer et al., 2015); a concern that is indicated in, for example, the European Landscape Convention [ELC] (2000).
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- Knez, Igor, 1959-, et al.
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Psychological mechanisms in outdoor place and weather assessment: towards a conceptual model
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Biometeorology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1432-1254 .- 0020-7128. ; 53:1, s. 101-111
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The general aim has been to illuminate the psychological mechanisms involved in outdoor place and weather assessment. This reasoning was conceptualized in a model, tentatively proposing direct and indirect links of influence in an outdoor place–human relationship. The model was subsequently tested by an empirical study, performed in a Nordic city, on the impact of weather and personal factors on participants’ perceptual and emotional estimations of outdoor urban places. In line with our predictions, we report significant influences of weather parameters (air temperature, wind, and cloudlessness) and personal factors (environmental attitude and age) on participants’ perceptual and emotional estimations of outdoor urban places. All this is a modest, yet significant, step towards an understanding of the psychology of outdoor place and weather assessment.
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- Eliasson, Ingegärd, 1961, et al.
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Heritage Planning in Practice and the Role of Cultural Ecosystem Services
- 2018
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In: Heritage & Society. - : Taylor and Francis Ltd.. - 2159-032X .- 2159-0338. ; 11:1, s. 44-69
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper investigates the role of cultural ecosystem services in heritage planning by examining daily working processes at the municipal and county planning levels. The focus was on the cultural ecosystem service dimensions of cultural heritage, place identity, and aesthetic and existential values. Cultural ecosystem service dimensions are currently inadequately represented in research and application of the ecosystem service concept. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with public officials with formal assignments directly related to heritage planning. The results show that cultural ecosystem services are indeed considered in the planning processes, even though the respondents did not actually use the ecosystem service approach. Despite institutional and methodological constraints, respondents were found to aim for a broad planning approach involving dimensions of the landscape such as historic time depth, human use of the landscape, place identity, landscape views, and a strong integration between culture and nature. Thus, the results indicate a potential for integration of cultural ecosystem service dimensions into the ecosystem service approach by utilizing existing knowledge and practices within heritage planning at the local and regional levels.
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- Gustavsson, Eva, 1970, et al.
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Min plats i biosfären
- 2019
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- “Min plats i biosfären” är en skrift som presenterar forskningsresultat om vilken roll kulturmiljön och de kulturella ekosystemtjänsterna kulturarv och platsidentitet har för människors välbefinnande och för hållbar landskapsförvaltning inom Biosfärområde Vänerskärgården med Kinnekulle. Resultaten i skriften baseras på forskningsprojektet “Kulturmiljö och kulturarv som en del av hållbar landskapsförvaltning” och har genomförts av forskare vid Göteborgs universitet och Högskolan i Gävle.
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- Eliasson, Ingegärd, 1961, et al.
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Cultural Values of Landscapes in the Practical Work of Biosphere Reserves
- 2023
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In: Land. - : MDPI AG. - 2073-445X. ; 12:3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the landscape’s cultural values in the practical work of biosphere reserves and to identify what opportunities there are to increase awareness and knowledge about these values. The paper draws upon data collected in a Swedish biosphere reserve, including a survey of residents, interviews with public officials involved in cultural heritage management, and an analysis of documents produced by the Biosphere Reserve Association. Residents showed a broad knowledge about the landscape’s cultural values, and they linked immaterial heritage to material objects. The residents’ strong identity and pride in relation to the landscape were confirmed by the officials, who argued that it is the deep layers of history and the cultural diversity of the landscape that make the biosphere reserve attractive. However, concepts related to the landscape’s cultural values were barely touched upon in the documents analysed; the landscape’s cultural values were presented as a background—as an abstract value. The findings reveal several unexplored opportunities and practical implications to increase awareness and knowledge of the landscape’s cultural values. Suggested actions include definition of goals, articulation and use of concepts, inventories of actors, increased collaboration, and use of residents’ knowledge. Cultural values of landscapes are often neglected in the practical work of biosphere reserves, despite the social and cultural dimensions of sustainable development being an important component of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. This research indicates several ways of bridging this gap between theory and practice
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- Eliasson, Ingegärd, 1961, et al.
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Fjäll som kultur?
- 2015
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Fjällområdet är ett kulturlandskap där människor bott och verkat under tusentals år. Naturen har satt gränsen för människans livsvillkor och möjlighet att överleva. Här har växt- och djurliv slipats och formats och det är bara arter med hög grad av anpassning som överlevt. Vi ser fysiska lämningar efter mänskliga aktiviteter, men det finns också minnen, berättelser och kunskap som förs vidare från generation till generation. Speciella träd, stenar och naturformationer har varit markörer i landskapet och fungerat som vägvisare till och från platser längs med stigar och färdvägar. De har fungerat som mentala kartor för orientering i terrängen. Natur och kultur existerar parallellt i fjällområdet, därför bör samverkan öka på alla nivåer och även mellan verksamhetsområden. Det är vårt gemensamma ansvar att värna om natur- och kulturvärden på fjället. Denna skrift har tillkommit inom ramen för forskningsprojektet Fjällandskap: betydelsen av kulturella ekosystemtjänster. Projektet är en del av forskningsprogrammet Storslagen fjällmiljö. Resultaten, som bygger på enkäter och intervjuer, visar att de boende i Jämtlands län vistas oftast i fjällen på vintern och våren. Då är de mest intresserade av att uppleva naturen och vila, eller att umgås socialt och njuta av friluftslivet. De boende har även hittat, ”mutat in”, sina egna favoritplatser, platser som de har knutit starka band till. Den enskilda personen upplever följaktligen att favoritplatsen i fjällen är en del av hens historia. När personen vistas på denna plats upplever sig hen ha ett högt välbefinnande. Personen ”laddar” med andra ord ”batterierna” på sin favoritplats i fjällen. Dessa samband är något som tjänstemän inom fysisk planering är medvetna om och önskar att de kunde använda mer som en utgångspunkt i sitt dagliga arbete med att planera och förvalta fjällandskapet. Många av tjänstemännen eftersträvar en helhetssyn i den fysiska planeringen och ett miljöarbete där kultur och natur möts. Men de påpekar att den aktuella sektoruppdelningen mellan natur och kultur skapar svårigheter i det praktiska arbetet. Resultaten från projektet går i linje med internationell forskning som visar att landskapets kulturella och historiska dimensioner skapar en känsla av kontinuitet som är relaterad till identitet och välbefinnande. Vi hoppas att skriften kommer att inspirera handläggare till att förvalta kulturlandskapet i fjällen varsamt och hållbart. Tack till Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län som finansierat tryckning av denna skrift samt till projektets huvudfinansiärer Riksantikvarieämbetet och Naturvårdsverket. Tack även till alla deltagare och personer som läst och konstruktivt kommenterat tidigare versioner av denna skrift. Funäsdalen 24 september 2015 Ingegärd Eliasson, Göteborgs universitet Igor Knez, Högskolan i Gävle Ewa Ljungdahl, Gaaltije Ola Hanneryd, Härjedalens Fjällmuseum AB Eva Karlsson, Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län
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- Eliasson, Ingegärd, 1961, et al.
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Klimatet vänder turistströmmar
- 2009
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In: Miljöforskning. ; 1, s. 24-25:1, s. 24-25
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- Fredholm, Susanne, 1978, et al.
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Conservation of historical landscapes: What signifies ‘successful’ management?
- 2018
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In: Landscape Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0142-6397 .- 1469-9710. ; 43:5, s. 735-748
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- © 2017 Landscape Research Group Ltd This paper focuses on the management of an industrial heritage site in Sweden, which local stakeholders and heritage planners have claimed to be successful. This status of excellence is investigated in relation to the general, county-wide applied heritage planning. The results show that key factors for successful management of the industrial heritage site are not related only to conservation work, but also to personal engagement, sense of responsibility, and well-being among participants. However, heritage planners generally lack methods to address immaterial values and socio-economic benefits of engaging in heritage activities, resulting in a separation between physical and communal aspects of heritage planning. The results highlight the issue of professional legitimacy and the challenges for heritage planners to address regional policy objectives, such as finding ways to utilise historic landscapes in destination-driven strategies and to simultaneously support civil engagement in heritage-related issues.
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- Knez, Igor, 1959-, et al.
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Relationships Between Identity, Well-Being, and Willingness to Sacrifice in Personal and Collective Favorite Places: The Mediating Role of Well-Being
- 2020
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In: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 11, s. 1-10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In line with research indicating positive associations between well-being and personal and collective people-place bonding, and that collectivistic compared to individualistic commitment may have stronger associations with pro-environmental behavior, we investigated relationships between identity, well-being, and willingness to sacrifice (type of pro-environmental behavior) in personal and collective favorite places. A total of 884 respondents, living in three Swedish municipalities, participated in this study. In line with the hypotheses, we showed congruent positive relationships between place-related: (1) personal identity and personal well-being; (2) collective identity and collective well-being, (3) collective identity and collective willingness to sacrifice; and (4) an incongruent positive association between collective identity and personal willingness to sacrifice. Additionally, a significant role of well-being in mediating the identity → willingness to sacrifice relationship was reported, suggesting that our willingness to pay higher taxes and prices and to accept cuts in standard of living in order to protect our personal and collective favorite places might be accounted for partly by how we feel visiting these places.
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