Abstract
The indicators proposed in the previous chapters for each profile of interpretation are selected and regrouped, to obtain two complete sets which, on a regional and local scale , can be used to assess landscape transformation. The indicators are selected with reference to a case study and the applicability of the indicators chosen is verified in a summary table with the necessary technical stages.
Peano and Cassatella are the authors of paragraphs: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6; Cassatella and Bottero: 9.4, 9.5. CSI-Piemonte collaborated in the formalization of the indicators described in the last paragraph.
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The choice of categories is a very sensitive issue, and can vary on the basis of social contexts: for example, the public generally does not appreciate industrial areas (or special structures such as greenhouses, power stations, etc.), which can however have a significant effect on the economy and be important for the local population, also representing traditional activities. Quarries where material has been extracted for centuries, such as in the Carrara district in Tuscany are an example of this; or the greenhouses used for flower-growing in the Riviera.
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That a “good landscape” from the point of view of biodiversity is also a “pretty landscape” remains to be proven and there is also evidence to the contrary (for example, the greater part of the urban population is unable to appreciate the wild and spontaneous vegetation, while they will consider an urban park pretty and natural).
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“In environmental research—especially in ecology—thresholds are often associated with limits which have certain system-inherent processes. In social and economic disciplines, if the notion of limit or critical limit is present, the concept of targets is often more appropriate, which are linked to political objectives and social acceptability. (…) Crucially, these limits are derived through deliberative processes and involve both social acceptability and political input, together with scientific understanding of how systems operate (be it socio-economic or environmental)” (Bertrand et al. 2008: 405–6).
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Peano, A., Bottero, M., Cassatella, C. (2011). Proposal for a Set of Indicators. In: Cassatella, C., Peano, A. (eds) Landscape Indicators. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0366-7_9
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