Aesthetic preferences for forests after climate change-induced disturbance: A discrete choice experiment accounting for temporal evolution of reforestation measures

IF 9.2 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Landscape and Urban Planning Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105455

Paul Averbeck , Tobias Börger , Sören Bo Weiß , Florian Knutzen , Oliver Frör

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Abstract

In recent years, extensive forest areas across Central Europe have experienced significant dieback due to climate change-induced disturbances such as drought and insect outbreaks, prompting the need for large-scale reforestation efforts. Given the importance of forests as recreational spaces, it is essential to understand how different reforestation strategies impact forest aesthetics. This study employs a discrete choice experiment to examine how deadwood management, species composition, tree protection, tree spacing, and forest floor conditions influence aesthetic preferences. Using visual prompts specifically developed to capture temporal evolution, we assess preferences for these factors at three time points: immediately, 15 years, and 50 years after the implementation of measures. Results suggest that most respondents perceive substantial amounts of deadwood and many mixed forest compositions as aesthetically unappealing. Additionally, the aesthetic evaluation of the same policies varies significantly over time. This underscores the importance of incorporating multiple time points into the assessment of forest management practices to fully understand their long-term effects on forest aesthetics.

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气候变化引起的扰动后对森林的审美偏好：考虑再造林措施时间演变的离散选择实验

近年来，由于干旱和虫害爆发等气候变化引起的干扰，中欧广阔的森林地区经历了严重的枯死，促使需要大规模的重新造林工作。考虑到森林作为休闲空间的重要性，了解不同的再造林策略如何影响森林美学是至关重要的。本研究采用离散选择实验来考察枯木管理、树种组成、树木保护、树木间距和森林地面条件如何影响审美偏好。使用专门开发的视觉提示来捕捉时间演变，我们在三个时间点评估对这些因素的偏好：实施措施后立即，15年和50年。结果表明，大多数受访者认为大量的枯木和许多混交林组成物在美学上没有吸引力。此外，随着时间的推移，对相同政策的美学评价也会有很大差异。这强调了将多个时间点纳入森林管理做法评估的重要性，以充分了解其对森林美学的长期影响。

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Landscape and Urban Planning 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

15.20

自引率

6.60%

发文量

232

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Landscape and Urban Planning is an international journal that aims to enhance our understanding of landscapes and promote sustainable solutions for landscape change. The journal focuses on landscapes as complex social-ecological systems that encompass various spatial and temporal dimensions. These landscapes possess aesthetic, natural, and cultural qualities that are valued by individuals in different ways, leading to actions that alter the landscape. With increasing urbanization and the need for ecological and cultural sensitivity at various scales, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary to comprehend and align social and ecological values for landscape sustainability. The journal believes that combining landscape science with planning and design can yield positive outcomes for both people and nature.