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Ecology and Esthetics, Esthetic Ecology and the Ecological Esthetic in the Landscape: Contributions to the Apparent TongueTwister

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  • Alicia López-Rodríguez

    (School of Forest Engineering and Natural Resources, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), c/José Antonio Novais, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ana-Belén Berrocal Menárguez

    (Department of Transport, Urban and Regional Planning, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), c/Profesor Aranguren, 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Rafael Escribano Bombín

    (School of Forest Engineering and Natural Resources, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), c/José Antonio Novais, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Simon Bell

    (Department of Landscape Architecture, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi, 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia)

Abstract

The interface between ecology and esthetics does not only exist but is often vaster than thought at first sight. The implications of one for the other are diverse and often subtle, but both dimensions share a link that is as elusive as it is significant because of its influence on human behavior and on the landscape itself. Therefore, it is increasingly viewed as one of the aspects in the complex human–nature reality that should receive serious consideration to better manage the landscape. However, this relationship can be approached in different ways, and each of these perspectives will shape certain outcomes and different ways of intervening in the landscape. This article presents a generic framework of the models of analysis and intervention in the landscape from the point of view of how they address the ecological and esthetic component, with the aim of defining the limits in which each one moves, the differentiating nuances, and the repercussions they can have on the landscape. Likewise, the strategy that would best incorporate a more effective and meaningful relationship between ecology and esthetics in landscape planning is suggested.

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  • Alicia López-Rodríguez & Ana-Belén Berrocal Menárguez & Rafael Escribano Bombín & Simon Bell, 2021. "Ecology and Esthetics, Esthetic Ecology and the Ecological Esthetic in the Landscape: Contributions to the Apparent TongueTwister," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:9:p:887-:d:621013
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    2. Amalia Vaneska Palacio Buendía & Yolanda Pérez-Albert & David Serrano Giné, 2021. "Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-17, June.
    3. Mark Brady & Konrad Kellermann & Christoph Sahrbacher & Ladislav Jelinek, 2009. "Impacts of Decoupled Agricultural Support on Farm Structure, Biodiversity and Landscape Mosaic: Some EU Results," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(3), pages 563-585, September.
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