Forests and Landscapes

a: Foreword, Paul Gobster, Research Social Scientist with the USDA ForestService at the North Central Research Station, Chicago, IL Part I: Linking Ecological Sustainability to Aesthetics: Do People PreferSustainable Landscapes? 1: Landscape Aesthetics and Sustainability: An Introduction, S R J Sheppard and H W Harshaw Part II: Seeing and Knowing: Approaches to Aesthetics and Sustainability 2: Aesthetic Preferences and Ecological Sustainability, T C Daniel, University of Arizona, USA 3: Aesthetic Preferences for Sustainable Landscapes: Seeing and Knowing, A Carlson, University of Alberta, Canada 4: Visible and Non-Visible Indicators of Forest Sustainability: Beauty, Beholders and Belief Systems, J P (Hamish) Kimmins, University of British Columbia, Canada 5: Why Do You Think that Hillside is Ugly? A Sociological Perspective on Aesthetics Values and Public Attitudes on Forests, D B Tindall, University of British Columbia, Canada Part III: Perspectives on Forest Sustainability 6: Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry: A Systems Approach, C D Oliver, University of Washington, USA, et al. 7: International Initiatives for the Sustainable Management of Forests, J Burley, Oxford Forestry Institute, UK, and President, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), UK 8: The Tloo-qua-nah Principle in Forest Sustainability: A First Nations Perspective, Umeek (E R Atleo), Malaspina University-College, British Columbia Part IV: Theories Relating Aesthetics and Forest Ecology 9: An Ecologist's Ideas About Landscape Beauty: Beauty in Art and Scenery as Influenced by Science and Ideology, D B Botkin, George Mason University, Virginia, USA 10: Can a Fresh Look at the Psychology of Perception and Philosophy of Aesthetics Help Contribute to the Better Management of Forested Landscapes? S Bell, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland 11: Beyond Visual Resource Management: Emerging Theories of an Ecological Aesthetic and Visible Stewardship, S R J Sheppard 12: What is Essential may be Invisible to the Eye: Understanding the Role of Place and Social Learning in Achieving Sustainable Landscapes, L Kruger, USDA Forest Service, Washington, USA Part V: Visualization of Forested Landscapes 13: The Rhetoric of Visual Simulation in Forest Design: Some Research Directions, D Luymes, University of British Columbia, Canada 14: Immersion in a Virtual Forest - Some Implications, B Orland and J Uusitalo, University of Joensuu, Finland 15: Considerations for Digital Visualization of Landscape, J Danahy, University of Toronto, Canada 16: Predicting Preference for Scenic Landscapes using Computer Simulations, J R Wherrett, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland Part VI: Reconciling Forest Sustainability and Aesthetics 17: Conclusions: Toward a Research Agenda for Forest Landscape Management, S R J Sheppard and H W Harshaw