Alpine landscapes under global change: Impacts of land-use change on regulating ecosystem services, biodiversity, human health and well-being - Projekttteil ILEN
Abstract
Changes in agricultural practices and policies, low farm income and depopulation of rural areas have resulted in the abandonment of traditionally managed mountainous landscapes globally and across the Alps. Such historic landscapes, e.g. alpine pastures, however, harbour a high biodiversity, attract tourists and may even positively influence human health. Today’s western societies are faced with a growing incidence of poor health because of mental stress and sedentary lifestyles. Natural landscapes are increasingly seen as restorative settings, compensating for negative psycho-physiological effects on humans. The extent of these positive effects, however, may depend on the landscape quality. However, so far restorative research has neglected the role of such mountainous landscapes for human health. In addition, possible linkages between cultural ecosystem services such as human health and well-being, biodiversity, and regulating ecosystem services (pollinator activity, soil decomposition rate, greenhouse gas emission) have never been investigated for such landscapes. Therefore, the ecosystem services of these landscapes cannot be fully considered in political decision making, and in the design of agro-environmental, public health and nature conservation policies and measures. If cultural landscapes of biosphere reserves are specifically effective in providing restorative effects, then such benefits can be used for regional development by exploiting the natural-cultural capital for new health-related commercial offers in a sustainable way, thereby preserving such valuable historic landscapes. “Healthy Alps” investigates whether and to what extent 1) regulating ecosystem services, biodiversity, human health and well-being are connected 2) land-use intensities and land-use abandonment of cultural landscapes have an impact on human health and well-being and that these differently managed landscapes are perceived as restorative by humans 3) soundscapes are useful tools for measuring linkages between biodiversity and human health
keywords human health and well-being Biodiversity research ecosystem services Landscape conservation land use
Publikationen
Healthy Alps - Alpine landscapes under global change: Impacts of land-use change on regulating ecosystem services, biodiversity, human health and well-being
Autoren: Frank, T; Arnberger, A Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Healthy Alps: Erfassung der Erholungswirkung einer bewirtschafteten Bergwiese in der Steiermark
Autoren: Arnberger, A; Eder, R; Böhm, S; Ebenberger, M Jahr: 2015
Journal articles
Restorative effects of managed and unmanaged Alpine meadows
Autoren: Arnberger, A., Eder, R., Allex, B., Hutter, H.-P., Bauer, N., Hofmann, M., Zaller, J.G., Frank, T. Jahr: 2017
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Perceived health benefits of managed and unmanaged meadows in a mountain biosphere reserve - an experimental study in the Austrian Alps
Autoren: Arnberger, A; Eder, R; Allex, B; Hutter, HP; Wallner, P; Bauer, N; Zaller, JG; Frank, T Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Impacts of land use intensity in mountain semi-dry meadows on earthworms, litter decomposition and plant diversity
Autoren: Jernej, I; Bohner, A; Walcher, R; Hussain, R; Arnberger, A; Zaller, JG; Frank, T Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Healthy Alps: Effekte alpiner Wiesen auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit
Autoren: Hutter, HP; Weitensfelder, L; Wanek, G; Wallner, G; Eder, R; Allex, B; Bauer, N; Zaller, J G; Frank, T; Arnberger, A Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Protected areas’ landscapes as resources for human health and well-being – case studies from Austria
Autoren: ARNBERGER, A., ALLEX, B., EDER, R., HUTTER, H.-P., WALLNER, P., BAUER, N., ZALLER, J.G. & FRANK, T. Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Impacts of land use intensity in mountain semi-dry meadows on earthworms, litter decomposition and plant diversity
Autoren: Jernej, I; Bohner, A; Walcher, R; Hussain, RI; Arnberger, A; Zaller, JG; Frank, T Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Ökologische Auswirkungen der Flächenstilllegung von gemähten Halbtrockenrasen: Fallstudien in drei Bergregionen in den Ostalpen
Autoren: Bohner, A; Karrer, J; Walcher, R; Brandl, D; Michel, K; Arnberger, A; Frank, T; Zaller, JG Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Do urban environments with different degrees of naturalness differently effect human health and wellbeing?
Autoren: Arnberger, A.; Allex, A.; Eder, R.; Hutter, H-P.; Wallner, P. Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Health-Related Effects of Short Stays at Mountain Meadows, a River and an Urban Site-Results from a Field Experiment.
Autoren: Arnberger, A; Eder, R; Allex, B; Ebenberger, M; Hutter, HP; Wallner, P; Bauer, N; Zaller, JG; Frank, T; Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Linking urban outdoor recreation with health benefits on a city scale level – a first approach
Autoren: Arnberger, A Jahr: 2019
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Effects of management cessation on hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) across Austrian and Swiss mountain meadows
Autoren: Walcher, R; Hussain, RI; Karrer, J; Bohner, A; Brand, D; Zaller, JG; Arnberger, A; Frank, T Jahr: 2020
Journal articles
Project staff
Arne Arnberger
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arne Arnberger
arne.arnberger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85311
Project Leader
01.01.2015 - 31.01.2019
Renate Eder
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Renate Eder
renate.eder@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85326
Sub Projectleader
01.01.2015 - 31.01.2019
Hemma Preisel
Dipl.-Ing. Hemma Preisel
hemma.preisel@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.01.2015 - 31.01.2019
BOKU partners
External partners
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Research Unit Economics and Social Sciences
Dr. Nicole Bauer
partner