ABSTRACT

Efficiency in agricultural food production has long been in focus and this has affected the spatial structure of agricultural land use. One outcome has been extensive criticism based on a wide range of negative consequences, such as for biodiversity, accessibility, cultural heritage, and aesthetics. In line with the European Landscape Convention (ELC), management of people’s everyday landscapes is important. In Norway, agricultural landscapes are the ‘everyday landscape’ for a large proportion of the population. The aim of the article is to contribute to the understanding of landscape changes perceived as positive or negative by the inhabitants. The authors focused on grain-crop dominated landscapes and the impact of smaller non-crop elements on people’s landscape preferences. They administered a photo-based questionnaire using manipulated photos to assess preferences for different agricultural landscapes. Additionally, people’s perceived objectives for the agricultural sector and agriculture’s primary functions were assessed. The results documented positive perceptions of added landscape elements and that people were both aware of and agreed on the multifunctional role of agriculture. The authors conclude that if the public’s preferences are to be taken into consideration, such as during policymaking, it is important to maintain various landscape elements in the large-scale grain field landscapes of Norway.

摘要

长期以来，农业粮食生产的效率一直是人们关注的重点，这影响了农业土地利用的空间结构。结果之一是，基于对生物多样性，可及性，文化遗产和美学等一系列负面影响的广泛批评。根据《欧洲景观公约》（ELC），对人们日常景观的管理非常重要。在挪威，农业景观是大部分人口的“日常景观”。本文的目的是帮助理解居民认为是正面还是负面的景观变化。作者重点研究了以谷物作物为主的景观以及较小的非作物元素对人们景观偏好的影响。他们使用经处理的照片对照片进行了问卷调查，以评估对不同农业景观的偏好。此外，评估了人们对农业部门的预期目标和农业的主要职能。结果记录了人们对增加的景观要素的积极看法，人们既了解并同意农业的多功能作用。作者得出的结论是，如果要在决策过程中考虑公众的偏好，例如在挪威的大型粮田景观中保持各种景观元素就很重要。结果记录了人们对增加的景观要素的积极认识，人们都意识到并同意农业的多功能作用。作者得出的结论是，如果要在决策过程中考虑公众的偏好，例如在挪威的大型粮田景观中保持各种景观元素就很重要。结果记录了人们对增加的景观要素的积极认识，人们都意识到并同意农业的多功能作用。作者得出的结论是，如果要在决策过程中考虑公众的偏好，例如在挪威的大型粮田景观中保持各种景观元素就很重要。