Viewshed and sense of place as conservation features: A case study and research agenda for South Africa's national parks
Viewshed and sense of place as conservation features: A case study and research agenda for South Africa's national parks
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DOI：
10.4102/koedoe.v58i1.1357
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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1.1
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Nieuwoudt, Cara
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作者：
Barendse, Jaco;Roux, Dirk;Nieuwoudt, Cara
地方感（SoP）是指人们对地方的意义和价值。这个概念可以用来构建人们如何参与或与自然环境形成联系。在感官层面上，SoP受到人们视觉体验的影响，这反过来又与视域的概念有关。视野可以突然改变（例如通过风力涡轮机等基础设施的发展），也可以逐渐改变（例如通过风力涡轮机）。G.非本地树木入侵景观）。在这项研究中，我们专注于花园之路国家公园，探讨潜在的重要性，作为一个保护功能，特别是在非本地（特别是入侵）树种的背景下。使用混合的信息来源，我们探讨了潜在的作用，入侵树木的游客到这个保护区的经验，并推测如何viewsheds可能会塑造SOP协会和这些协会可能会通知保护区管理。我们的调查表明，人们的经验，自然和修改的视域是多种多样的和复杂的。标准操作规程和视域都有可能为保护行动提供信息，这些概念应该成为国家公园目标层次结构和管理计划的组成部分。然而，虽然立法和公园管理计划规定使用这些概念，但南非实际上不存在相关研究。最后，我们提出了一个概念模型和研究议程，以促进在南非的国家公园管理的视域和SOP的使用。
Sense of place (SoP) refers to the meanings and values that people attach to places. The concept can be used to frame how people engage or form a connection with the natural environment. At a sensory level, SoP is influenced by people's visual experiences, which in turn can be linked to the concept of viewsheds. Viewsheds can be transformed, either abruptly (e.g. by infrastructure development such as wind turbines) or more gradually (e. g. by non-native trees invading a landscape). In this study, we focus on the Garden Route National Park to explore the potential importance of viewsheds as a conservation feature, specifically in the context of non-native (especially invasive) tree species. Using mixed information sources, we explore the potential role of invasive trees on experiences of visitors to this protected area and speculate on how viewsheds may shape SoP associations and how such associations may inform protected area management. Our investigation shows that people's experiences regarding natural and modified viewsheds are varied and intricate. Both SoP and viewsheds have the potential to inform conservation action, and these concepts should form an integral part of objective hierarchies and management plans for national parks. However, while legislation and park management plans make provision for the use of these concepts, associated research in South Africa is virtually non-existent. We conclude by proposing a conceptual model and research agenda to promote the use of viewsheds and SoP in the management of national parks in South Africa.