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Landscape Ecology and IALE – the international view

Felix Kienast , President IALE International. Landscape Ecology and IALE – the international view. IALE UK & IALE Europe Thank you!!. 30 yrs ago. Is Landscape Ecology a useful discipline ?.

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Landscape Ecology and IALE – the international view

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  1. Felix Kienast, President IALE International Landscape Ecology and IALE – the international view IALE UK & IALE Europe Thank you!!

  2. 30 yrs ago... IsLandscape Ecology a usefuldiscipline? „......and often more pure scientists do not feel at ease with the practical appliers of science.....“ „...Just behind us is a cluster of bright and very bright ideas about landscape ecology concepts........what are we going to do with that, what is the use of it... And how does it lead us further on our way?“ I. Zonneveld, 1st IALE President 1985, about the 1. Roskilde Landscape Ecology „Seminar“ in 1984

  3. 30 yrs ago... Is Landscape Ecology a useful discipline? „....Sophisticated cybernetic landscape models generated by a computer relate certainly not more to reality of a simple landscape than a model description of a kite to a real jumbo jet.“ IALE Bulletin No. 3, 1985

  4. „Landscape“ – a successfulconcept... • scientificallybased • flexible, open to international discourse • closetopeople‘sperception 30 yrs ago...

  5. ...thanksto an ongoinginternationaldiscourse „Landscape“ – a successfulconcept... 1 2 IALE Bulletin No. 3, 1985

  6. ...thanksto an ongoinginternationaldiscourse „Landscape“ – a successfulconcept... „The chorologicalviewoflandscape(note: C.O. Sauer‘spatternandprocessresearch) receivedmuchatten-tion. Especiallyourfriendsfromthe New World areconcentrating on thissubject...forseveral ofthemlandscape Ecology is just biology in the Landscape“ „The visual perceptionaspectis a specialone, eventreated in a specialworkshop. The perceptionaspectofthelandscapeindeed requiresspecialattention...visualpropertiesmayescapetheattentionofbiologistsandgeographers“ IALE Bulletin No. 3, 1985

  7. „Landscape“ – a successful concept... ...thanks to an ongoing international discourse Physical landscape Evolutionary determined landscape perception (Kaplan&Kaplan) Regionally adapted management Land-use Culturally determined landscape perception

  8. „Landscape“ – a successful concept... ...strong regions – international focus Physical landscape Evolutionary determined landscape perception (Kaplan&Kaplan) Regionally adapted management Land-use Culturally determined landscape perception

  9. ... developing spatially explicit standards for conservation Landscape-ecological principles play a major role.. • Connectivity (LandscapeGenetics) • SLOSS debate • large conservationareas

  10. ... mapping ecosystem services and landscape services ... assessing landscape values with economic models Landscape-ecological principles play a major role.. • - Ecosystemservicepartnership (ESP) • - IPBES, Natural Capital Project, TEEB

  11. ... protecting cultural landscapes Landscape-ecological principles play a major role.. • participatory landscape planning, solving land conflicts • forest landscapes (e.g. IUFRO) • cultural and natural heritage (e.g. UNESCO)

  12. ... improvingclimate-resilientfoodandfiberproduction Landscape-ecological principles play a major role..

  13. Is Landscape Ecology a useful discipline?

  14. IALE: Strong regions – international focus Role of IALE International ...promote the international visibility of IALE and Landscape Ecology ...establish new working groups ...establish new national/regional Chapters since 2011: Iran, Romania, Turkey (corresponding chapter) in the pipeline are: India ...facilitate mutual collaboration among the chapters, loans for conferences ...early career travel support, courses, workshops

  15. International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World congress 5th to 10th July, 2015: Portland OR Check our homepage (events: http://www.landscape-ecology.org

  16. International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Become a member of an International Society which helps improve the places of people through sound scientific knowledge! Contactyourregion! http://www.landscape-ecology.org/

  17. International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Become a member of an International Society which helps improve the places of people through sound scientific knowledge! Contactyourregion! http://www.landscape-ecology.org/

  18. International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Become a member of an International Society which helps improve the places of people through sound scientific knowledge! Contactyourregion! http://www.landscape-ecology.org/

  19. International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Become a member of an International Society which helps improve the places of people through sound scientific knowledge! Contactyourregion! http://www.landscape-ecology.org/

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