TY - JOUR
T1 - Heritage narratives for landscapes on the rural–urban fringe in the Midwestern United States
AU - Strauser, John
AU - Stewart, William P.
AU - Evans, Nicole M.
AU - Stamberger, Lorraine
AU - van Riper, Carena J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research was supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture/United States Department of Agriculture [grant number 2016-68006-24836].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Newcastle University.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Landscapes on the rural–urban fringe are experiencing rapid change. Along with agriculture, additional fronts of landscape change are related to suburbanization, conservation, and tourism. Building a framework related to heritage narratives, this study analyzes stories told by stakeholders to make sense of landscape change and influence their perspectives about growth. Drawing on focus groups of community and development leaders at two sites in the Midwestern United States–Jasper County, Iowa and Will County, Illinois–this study explores sense of place and shared values in the context of landscape change. From 76 heritage narratives, five thematic areas were identified: (1) agriculture, (2) tourism, (3) industry, (4) grassland conservation, and (5) housing. Participants expressed needs to find compatibility across multiple narratives and develop coherent visions for future growth. A “planning for place” meta-narrative was explored to integrate diverse perspectives and stimulate dialog about shared values with potential to unite landscapes and communities.
AB - Landscapes on the rural–urban fringe are experiencing rapid change. Along with agriculture, additional fronts of landscape change are related to suburbanization, conservation, and tourism. Building a framework related to heritage narratives, this study analyzes stories told by stakeholders to make sense of landscape change and influence their perspectives about growth. Drawing on focus groups of community and development leaders at two sites in the Midwestern United States–Jasper County, Iowa and Will County, Illinois–this study explores sense of place and shared values in the context of landscape change. From 76 heritage narratives, five thematic areas were identified: (1) agriculture, (2) tourism, (3) industry, (4) grassland conservation, and (5) housing. Participants expressed needs to find compatibility across multiple narratives and develop coherent visions for future growth. A “planning for place” meta-narrative was explored to integrate diverse perspectives and stimulate dialog about shared values with potential to unite landscapes and communities.
KW - landscape planning
KW - narrative analysis
KW - prairie conservation
KW - sense of place
KW - shared values
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U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2018.1492908
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2018.1492908
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055711545
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 62
SP - 1269
EP - 1286
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 7
ER -