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<p>Forest conservation as a living environment is essential for human survival. Attention is focused on Forest Aesthetics created by von H. Salisch at Postel in Poland, who managed economic forests to realize their functional beauty. Although an idea of Salisch introduced to Japan by 1895, lectures on Forest Aesthetics did not continue in universities located in lower middle latitudes. The main reason is that Forest Aesthetics depends on stand structure, creating sunshine filtering through canopy on the forest floor and the incident light makes the forests look beautiful. Action of light quality also plays an important role in forest beauty. Forest Aesthetics encompasses the ideas of ecosystems, sustainability, and family affection. Although Forest Aesthetics was proposed in 1885, there was no scientific term of “ecosystem” and ecological service that time. Now once again, it is about time to reevaluate the Forest Aesthetics produced in land of Poland.</p>
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Forest conservation as a living environment is essential for human survival. Attention is focused on Forest Aesthetics created by von H. Salisch at Postel in Poland, who managed economic forests to realize their functional beauty. Although an idea of Salisch introduced to Japan by 1895, lectures on Forest Aesthetics did not continue in universities located in lower middle latitudes. The main reason is that Forest Aesthetics depends on stand structure, creating sunshine filtering through canopy on the forest floor and the incident light makes the forests look beautiful. Action of light quality also plays an important role in forest beauty. Forest Aesthetics encompasses the ideas of ecosystems, sustainability, and family affection. Although Forest Aesthetics was proposed in 1885, there was no scientific term of “ecosystem” and ecological service that time. Now once again, it is about time to reevaluate the Forest Aesthetics produced in land of Poland.

Forest Aesthetics as a Basic Idea for Forest Management from the Perspectives of Light Quality, Ecosystems, and Sustainability in Japan

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

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Forest conservation as a living environment is essential for human survival. Attention is focused on Forest Aesthetics created by von H. Salisch at Postel in...

Forest Aesthetics as a Basic Idea for Forest Management from the Perspectives of Light Quality, Ecosystems, and Sustainability in Japan

Publicado en línea: 22 may 2024

Páginas: 21 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2024.42.1.003

Palabras clave
Forest Aesthetics, H. von Salisch, sustainability, light quality, ecological service

© 2024 Tatsunori Koike, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Forest Aesthetics as a Basic Idea for Forest Management from the Perspectives of Light Quality, Ecosystems, and Sustainability in Japan

Publicado en línea: 22 may 2024

Páginas: 21 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2024.42.1.003

Palabras claveForest Aesthetics, H. von Salisch, sustainability, light quality, ecological service

© 2024 Tatsunori Koike, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Forest Aesthetics, H. von Salisch, sustainability, light quality, ecological service