Parks and sustainable forms of land-use

1. “Parks of the future workshop” 26 and 27 February, 2014 Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany Parks and sustainable forms of land-use Andreas Voth

2. Thinking about sustainable land-use in protected areas … unsustainable land-use outside protected areas • aspects of sustainability • ecological • economical • social • cultural sustainable land-use in protected areas • type of land-use • agriculture • forestry • tourism • housing • other activities • considering different • categories • ecosystems • zoning concepts • old/new parks • central or marginal localisation • the understanding ofsustainability changes: • in space • in time conflicting perspectives of sustainability? • different actors • local / non-local • private / public • forms of governance • effects of land-use • short term / long term • biodiversity • landscape • socio-economics • cultural heritage • acceptance methods to measure sustainability? • different forms • traditional / modern • extensive / intensive

3. Linkages between sustainable land-use and general research fields* concerning protected areas Material and immaterial services provided by PAsWhat is the value given by society to landscapes resulting from land-use practises or their abandonment? Tourism and recreationWhat is known about the interrelations between tourism and different forms of sustainable land-use in PAs?What about land-use as a cultural heritage in PAs? Innovations in regional economy in accordance with conservation and landscape protection objectivesWhich forms of land-use contribute to regional economy and to park’s objectives as well? How could they be promoted? Images and regional identitiesHow do specific forms of land-use and cultural landscape work as factors of regional identity / regional marketing? Handling regional and global changeWhich land-use changes depend on dynamics on the regional/global level? Participation and governanceRole and structures of land-use planning and management * Workshop in St-Pierre de Chartreuse 2011;Hammer et al. (2012): Societal research perspectives in protected areas in Europe.

7. Thinking about sustainable land-use in protected areas … …there are still a lot of questions Who decides which forms of land-use are sustainable ? What are the main factors favouring or limiting sustainable land-use ? What is the role different actors play within supply chains in favouring or limiting sustainable land-use systems ? How could consumers and park visitors contribute to maintain sustainable forms of land-use ? How could traditional forms of sustainable land-use be recovered ? How could sustainable forms of land-use be stimulated or made attractive ? How could regional labelling and marketing favour sustainable land-use ? How do different forms of land-use depend on each other ? How is knowledge of sustainable land-use techniques transmitted ? How are sustainable forms of land-use influenced by modern changes (demographic change, climate change, political frameworks, financial crisis, changing demand for products and services, technological change, environmental consciousness, etc.) ? …