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New Perspectives on People and Forests

Part of the World Forests Book Series (volume 9)

Editors: Ritter, Eva; Dauksta, Dainis

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1150-1

ISBN: 978-94-007-1149-5

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

Mar 30, 2011

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Introduction – The Crooked Timber of Humanity

Dauksta, Dainis

Pages: 3 –10

[It is impossible to look objectively at European society’s relationship to the forest without examining the history of ideas which have influenced our perception of nature, landscape and the forest. Man employed axe and fire as his principal agents of disturbance in forested landscapes. He used...
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Forests in Landscapes – The Myth of Untouched Wilderness

Ritter, Eva

Pages: 11 –27

[Abstract Forests are often referred to as the last wild places in the cultural landscapes of Europe. However, this myth does not take into consideration the profound effects of human activities on vegetation in general and forest ecosystems in particular that have taken place since the first...
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Overcoming Physicophobia – Forests as the Sacred Source of Our Human Origins

Jackson, Roy

Pages: 29 –38

[Many philosophers have written about the forests and their relation to human nature. The great modern philosopher and rationalist Rene Descartes saw the forest as a realm of chaos and disorder and, therefore, alien to the ordered, rational human being. In other words, we have a “psychophobia”...
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Royal Forests – Hunting and Other Forest Use in Medieval England

Hooke, Della

Pages: 41 –59

[Hunting in wooded regions was a major part of the lives of kings and their followers from early medieval times. Under the Norman kings huge areas were deliberately set aside for this purpose. It gave rise to a rich body of documentary evidence and literary works, playing a noteworthy role, too,...
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Forests as Commons – Changing Traditions and Governance in Europe

Short, Christopher

Pages: 61 –74

[Commons are complex institutions and exist across the world in a wide range of situations regarding locally developed governance and management systems of many different natural resources. For many people commons remain associated with Hardin’s theory concerning the “Tragedy of the Commons”...
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New Forest Owners – Small-Scale Forestry and Changes in Forest Ownership

Dhubháin, Áine Ní

Pages: 75 –86

[Families and individuals own 82% of the European private forest area (data derived from 11 countries). These forests are typically small in scale and are increasing in number as a result of fragmentation. Coincident with these developments is a change in the ownership structure. In the past...
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Forests and Recreation – New Functions of Afforestation as Seen in Denmark

Smink, Carla K.

Pages: 87 –95

[In this chapter, attention will be paid to the recreational functions of forests. This is important, since green spaces affect human health in a positive direction. Forests are actually the prevalent leisure facility for Danes. The pattern of recreational use of forests by Danes is described. It...
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From Post to Pillar – The Development and Persistence of an Arboreal Metaphor

Dauksta, Dainis

Pages: 99 –117

[The creation of the first man-made wooden structures involved cutting, lopping and setting logs into post-holes. The simple elements of this act; tree, axe, post and post-hole all developed venerated status, playing metaphorical roles within complex belief systems; embodying connections to...
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Landscape Painting and the Forest – The Influence of Cultural Factors in the Depiction of Trees and Forests

Dauksta, Dainis

Pages: 119 –137

[Painting and silviculture both involve the actions of circumscription, composition and management of light. Foresters and painters work within bounded spaces and are influenced by philosophical, political and religious ideology, their products change with fluxing societal expectations and may be...
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Space and Place – Popular Perceptions of Forests

Griffin, Carl J.

Pages: 139 –158

[Few spaces are as richly generative of such contradictory perceptions as forests. To some, forests are magical places of enchantment or places of self-discovery. To others, forests are barbarous places, refuges of dangerous animals and even more dangerous men. These contradictions have fuelled a...

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