Authors
Kalliopi Stara, Rigas Tsiakiris, Jennifer LG Wong
Publication date
2015/2
Journal
Human Ecology
Volume
43
Pages
153-167
Publisher
Springer US
Description
This paper explores the changing relationship between society and the environment, taking as a proxy the local valuation of trees in Zagori, NW Greece. We used voucher specimens and asked informants to score perceived value for selected tree species and list associations with the trees. The 4,511 responses were sorted into broad categories. Utilitarian values dominated responses although intangible values were a constant feature. In species that were culturally dominant in the past the change in utilitarian values has been dramatic. Younger informants failed to identify common tree species and were generally unaware of values attached to trees by previous generations. Some species remain highly valued but now more for their intangible significance. We argue that simple tools to record the valuation of trees are useful in exploring the relationship between people and the landscape they inhabit.
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