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Landscape identity, before and after a forest fire

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  • Andrew Butler
  • Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin
  • Igor Knez
  • Elin Ångman
  • Åsa Ode Sang
  • Ann Åkerskog

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Our identity is tied to where we are and how we engage with the landscapes in which we find ourselves. But what happens if the landscape which we use for our everyday life is drastically altered by a catastrophic upheaval, for example, when forest fires ravage the landscape? In this paper, interviews with individuals affected by the largest forest fire in modern Swedish history are used to exemplify our conceptualisation of how landscape identity is impacted by dramatic change. We address the phases of stability, change and progression in relation to the case. Finally, we propose that landscape identity can be utilised as a central concept for engaging with the social aspects of the impact of forest fires.

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  • Andrew Butler & Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin & Igor Knez & Elin Ångman & Åsa Ode Sang & Ann Åkerskog, 2018. "Landscape identity, before and after a forest fire," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(6), pages 878-889, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:43:y:2018:i:6:p:878-889
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1344205
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    1. Ivo Rossetti & Donatella Cogoni & Giulia Calderisi & Giuseppe Fenu, 2022. "Short-Term Effects and Vegetation Response after a Megafire in a Mediterranean Area," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Lindsay P. Galway & Thomas Beery & Kelsey Jones-Casey & Kirsti Tasala, 2019. "Mapping the Solastalgia Literature: A Scoping Review Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-24, July.
    3. Rolf Lidskog, 2018. "Invented Communities and Social Vulnerability: The Local Post-Disaster Dynamics of Extreme Environmental Events," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-19, November.

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