van der Zanden Emma H, Carvalho-Ribeiro Sónia M, Verburg Peter H
1Environmental Geography group, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2Theoretical Ecology Research Group, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Reg Environ Change. 2018;18(5):1509-1520. doi: 10.1007/s10113-018-1294-x. Epub 2018 Feb 10.
Land abandonment is an important process for the European Union, which primarily occurs in less productive, remote and mountainous areas with unfavourable conditions for agriculture. Future management directions of these abandonment areas are under debate, with increasing calls to adjust policies to the local characteristics, including the promotion of rewilding and the management of succession of larger areas of less-productive land. While there is an increase in studies focusing on the environmental impacts of land abandonment, there are few studies that focus on the perceptions of abandonment by different user groups, even though an understanding of local perceptions, opportunities and trade-offs associated with changing land management is crucial for landscape-related policies and planning measures. In a case study in Northern Portugal, we used a combination of statements, photograph rating exercises and open questions to assess the perceptions of local inhabitants, visitors and experts regarding land abandonment and their preferences of different possible trajectories after abandonment. The results show that all user groups have a negative response towards abandonment and associate it mainly with negative emotions and the loss of heritage and traditions. The assessment of the different abandonment stages and outcomes clearly yielded different preferences and explanations, which can be used as input for finding a common ground for landscape management, reducing conflict and as a starting point for a more spatially targeted and nuanced management approach.
土地废弃对欧盟来说是一个重要问题，主要发生在农业生产条件不利的生产力较低、偏远和山区。这些废弃地区未来的管理方向存在争议，越来越多的人呼吁根据当地特点调整政策，包括推动野化以及对大面积低产土地演替的管理。虽然关注土地废弃对环境影响的研究有所增加，但关注不同用户群体对废弃看法的研究却很少，尽管了解与土地管理变化相关的当地看法、机遇和权衡对于景观相关政策和规划措施至关重要。在葡萄牙北部的一个案例研究中，我们结合陈述、照片评级练习和开放式问题，评估了当地居民、游客和专家对土地废弃的看法以及他们对废弃后不同可能发展轨迹的偏好。结果表明，所有用户群体对废弃都持负面态度，主要将其与负面情绪以及遗产和传统的丧失联系在一起。对不同废弃阶段和结果的评估显然产生了不同的偏好和解释，这些可作为寻找景观管理共识、减少冲突的依据，以及更具空间针对性和细致入微的管理方法的起点。
