LANDSCAPE AS A MIRROR OF DEVELOPMENT UTU GEOGRAPHERS IN TANZANIANora Fagerholm & Niina KyhkDepartment of Geography and GeologyUniversity of Turkunora.fagerholm@utu.fi, niina.kayhko@utu.fiAfrica at the Universities of Turku/bo 23.10.2012

http://www.sci.utu.fi/projects/maantiede/Zanzibar/CHANGING LAND USE AND FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA(2010-2013)

LANDSCAPE PARADIGMLandscape(s) can be used as mirrors of development

Provides concept and methods to study dynamics of physical resources in landscapesunderstand development of forest resources through time and for a particular area Can be used to assess space-time heterogeneity and biotope resilience, for example

It also provides conceptual and practical tools for capturing place-related values that local communities set on land and forest resourcesCan be used to assess social systems pressures on forests and to discuss the driving forces and main consequences of forest changes to communitiesPhysical forcesCultural forcesSPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DYNAMICS IN LANDSCAPE SYSTEM

SPATIO- TEMPORAL DATABASE OF LAND COVER AND LAND USE CHANGES1952-53

1977-78

1989-90

2004-05

COLLECTING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH PARTICIPATORY GISTECHNIQUESWhere do I cultivate?What places I like most?What areas are important?

Physical forcesCultural forcesSPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DYNAMICS IN LANDSCAPE SYSTEMFINLANDS DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROGRAMME

RECENT PUBLICATIONSFagerholm, N. (2012). Community inhabitants values and benefits in dynamic tropical forest landscapes - Participation and spatial analysis in landscape knowledge integration. Annales Universitatis Turkuensis AII 272. Doctoral thesis (article-based). Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku.Fagerholm, N. Kyhko, N., Ndumbaro, F. and Khamis, M. (2012) Community stakeholders knowledge in landscape assessments mapping indicators for landscape services. Ecological Indicators 18:421-433. Kyhk, N., Fagerholm, N., Asseid, B.S., Mzee, A.J. (2011). Dynamic land use and land cover changes and their effect on forest resources in a coastal village of Matemwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Land Use Policy 28, 2637.Mustelin, J., Klein, R.G., Asseid, B., Sitari, T., Khamis, M., Mzee, A. & Haji, T. (2010). Understanding current and future vulnerability in coastal settings: community perceptions and preferences for adaptation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Population & Environment, 31 (5), 371398.Fagerholm, N. & Kyhk, N. (2009). Participatory mapping and geographical patterns of the social landscape values of rural communities in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Fennia 187, 4360.Kotiluoto, R, Ruokolainen, K. & Kettunen, M. (2009). Invasive Acacia auriculiformis Benth. in different habitats in Unguja, Zanzibar. African Journal of Ecology, 47 (1), 7786.Kyhk, N & Mki, S. (eds, 2009). Development Geography (Special issue), Fennia 187:1, 176.Asseid, B., Madeweya, K., Mzee, A., Khamis, M., Fagerholm, N., Kyhk, N., Orjala, M. & Mustelin, J. (eds., 2008). Maubile Endelevu ya ardhi Zanzibar. Turku University Department of Geography Publications A: 173. 45 p.

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