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A Changing WorldThe Meaning of “Landscape” – An Exegesis of Swiss Government Texts

A Changing World: The Meaning of “Landscape” – An Exegesis of Swiss Government Texts This little linguistic study presents a semantic analysis of the word ‘landscape’ as it occurs in a number of government texts of the last 40 years that are fundamental for nature and landscape protection in Switzerland. The use of the word ‘landscape’ in each text mirrors the political devel- opment of the concept, which in turn is a response to the outcome of implemented policies. We first observe a shift from the original ‘picture’ concept of landscape as a visual experience and at the same time an emotional experience, landscape as home for people, to the concept of land- scape as a physical location where biological processes take place. Then there is a shift back to the social and psychological aspects of the landscape focussing on people’s needs and activities in the landscape so that the invisible aspects of the landscape become the dominant features and the idea of the picture finally disappears. Keywords: BLN, cultural heritage, European Landscape Convention, identity, inventories, local scenery, mire landscapes, natural monuments, nature protection, Regional Landscape Parks, Swiss Landscape Concept, wetland habitats F. Kienast, O. Wildi & S. Ghosh (eds.), A Changing World. Challenges for Landscape Research, 35– 46. © 2007 Springer. 36 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Changing WorldThe Meaning of “Landscape” – An Exegesis of Swiss Government Texts

Part of the Landscape Series Book Series (volume 8)
Editors: Kienast, Felix; Wildi, Otto; Ghosh, Sucharita
Longatti, Peter; Dalang, Thomas
A Changing World — Jan 1, 2007
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
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978-1-4020-4434-2
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35 –46
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10.1007/978-1-4020-4436-6_4
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Abstract

This little linguistic study presents a semantic analysis of the word ‘landscape’ as it occurs in a number of government texts of the last 40 years that are fundamental for nature and landscape protection in Switzerland. The use of the word ‘landscape’ in each text mirrors the political devel- opment of the concept, which in turn is a response to the outcome of implemented policies. We first observe a shift from the original ‘picture’ concept of landscape as a visual experience and at the same time an emotional experience, landscape as home for people, to the concept of land- scape as a physical location where biological processes take place. Then there is a shift back to the social and psychological aspects of the landscape focussing on people’s needs and activities in the landscape so that the invisible aspects of the landscape become the dominant features and the idea of the picture finally disappears. Keywords: BLN, cultural heritage, European Landscape Convention, identity, inventories, local scenery, mire landscapes, natural monuments, nature protection, Regional Landscape Parks, Swiss Landscape Concept, wetland habitats F. Kienast, O. Wildi & S. Ghosh (eds.), A Changing World. Challenges for Landscape Research, 35– 46. © 2007 Springer. 36

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Cultural Heritage; Biosphere Reserve; Traditional Farming; National Importance; Protection Goal

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