Relationships between rural inhabitants and their landscapes in areas of intensive agricultural use: A case study in Quebec (Canada)

摘要: Abstract An understanding of the relationships between local populations and landscape is crucial for reintroducing multifunctional character landscapes in areas intensive agricultural use. This study proposes to identify compare that populations, both farmers non-farmers, maintain with their use based on a detailed case Quebec, Canada. It relies dialectical conceptual model individual–landscape interactions introduces notion “community landscape” populations. Following semi-structured interviews, we performed an analysis links attributes valued landscape, motives having those values practices tied values. led distinguish four main types landscape: hedonistic relationship, emotional utilitarian relationship social environment. Then, basis relative weight each multiple inhabitants have communities were identified, most including non-farmers. Beyond apparent uniformity characterized by agriculture, results highlight diversity confirm heuristic significance community landscape. Finally, our differences regard visions suggests vitality these rural can only be ensured recognizing, maintaining possibly increasing current communities.