The Assessment of German Cultural Landscapes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXIV

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2. Introduction to the Assessment of Cultural Landscapes

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 1-6

3. Setting of the Assessment

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 7-21

4. Survey Methodology

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 23-31

5. Measurement of the Valuation of Cultural Landscapes

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 33-42

6. Variables of Interests

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 43-54

7. Residents´ Perception of Their Everyday Cultural Landscapes – Consistencies and Disparities in Three Regions in Germany

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 55-92

8. Does Migration Biography Affect the Perception of Landscapes? Empirical Evidence for Newcomers, Returnees and Locals from Steinburger Elbmarschen, Germany

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 93-134

9. Willingness to Pay or Willingness to Volunteer: Who Gets Involved in Regional Landscape Protection in What Way?

   • Jessica Matloch

   Pages 135-177

10. Regions and Their Residents: How Do Individuals Assess Different Aspects of the Region?

    • Jessica Matloch

    Pages 179-233

11. Conclusive Summary of the Research

    • Jessica Matloch

    Pages 235-242

12. Back Matter

    Pages 243-286

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Jessica Matloch examines the importance of regional cultural landscape for their residents using the approach of willingness to pay. She identifies that almost each resident of every region prefers water landscapes. Furthermore, landscape perception is often influenced by education and by the resident’s relationship with nature. The impact of the relationship to the region differs between regions and resident groups. Regarding the involvement in or for the landscape, the results suggest that specific groups of residents are more willing to volunteer in and for regional landscapes than others. The analyses illustrate that the region is used the most to relax and the least for cultural purposes.

• Cultural Landscapes
• Landscape Perception
• Willingness to Pay
• Willingness to Volunteer
• Perception Differences between Newcomers and Locals
• Cluster Analysis
• Life Satisfaction
• Use of the Region

• Ernst‐Moritz‐Arndt‐University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

  Jessica Matloch

Jessica Matloch completed her doctoral thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. S. Thomsen (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover) and Prof. Dr. D. Schiller (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald). She works at the University of Greifswald (Chair of Economic and Social Geography).

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