Rural landscapes are the product of consumption for increasing numbers of tourists from
urban areas. Many Nordic rural landscapes face a situation called spontaneous …

Landscape is a vitally important asset for Norwegian rural tourism. Different views and
perceptions of landscape are negotiated among key actors such as operators, tourists, and …

Several iconic coastal and fjord landscapes in Northern Norway have undergone natural
spontaneous regrowth of abandoned agricultural areas and pastureland. At the same time …

In many rural regions in Finland, the key development areas are forestry and tourism.
However, there is little information on the landscape preferences of rural tourists or the …

In the context of national park management, landscape conservation, and tourism
development in a mountain region in Norway, the aim of the research is to analyse how …

In the study outlined, visitor-employed photography (VEP) has been used to investigate how
tourists and locals evaluate the built rural landscape in five Norwegian winter destinations in …

Today, tourists to a great extent are searching for activities, arrangements and unique
experiences. Our research at the Department of Landscape Planning indicates that it is not …

This article reports on the early stages of a collaborative European Union (EU)-funded
research project investigating changing European landscapes and the role that sustainable …

Europe's first national parks were established in northern Sweden in 1909 and this region
has thus functioned as a protected and aesthetic pleasure landscape for a century. In 1996 …

This article aims to explore the application of a practice-based understanding of landscape
in conservation and management. The point of departure is the understanding of landscape …