Jessica Matloch examines the importance of regional cultural landscape for their residents using the approach of willingness to pay. Regarding the involvement in or for the landscape, the results suggest that specific groups of residents are more willing to volunteer in and for regional landscapes than others.

Vera Koepsel investigates the relevance of local perceptions of landscape and nature for the current topic of adaptation to climate change. Using the example of coastal erosion, the author discusses how contrasting perceptions of a local landscape can significantly complicate consensus-finding around physical-material adaptation measures.