Geldersch Landschap & Kasteelen, passages uit de geschiedenis van een opvallende organisatie binnen de Nederlandse natuur- en landschapsbescherming ; Geldersch Landschap & Kasteelen, passages from the history of a striking organization within Dutch nature and landscape protection

In this article we examine the development of one of the largest provincial Dutch nature organisations, Het Geldersch Landschap, compared to other Dutch nature and landscape organisations. We address two issues, the vision on nature and the style of governance. For the first question we explored whether the focus was more on ’Arcadian’ (focusing on human-nature harmony, and the aesthetic value of old landscapes and buildings), on ‘Wilderness’ (focusing on wild and pristine landscapes) or more on ‘Functional’ (focusing on sustainable and rational use of natural resources) types of nature manage... Mehr ...