Perception of Landscape Heritage and its Protection - Case Study of the Kokořínsko Protected Landscape Area

Protected Landscape Area is an area in which values are represented by the harmonious interconnection works of man and nature in one unit. Conservation and development primarily of these values is the mission of specially protected areas, which facilitates their administration. The territory of interest for this work is protected area Kokořínsko. The work evaluates on the example of Kokořínsko how different groups of participants, which are related with the territory, perceive the value of different landscape. The first group is designated as protected area administration, the second group are local residents representing permanently living participants in the area and the third groups are the occasional residents - cottagers. Last fourth group are then selected mayors of municipalities of the area. The selection of these groups corresponds to certain assumptions regarding the (potential) different perspective on the landscape and its development. The opinions of participants are manifested in perceptions of reflection in the management and reflected in everyday life. It has been investigated not only the view of individual participants who live in the landscape of the area, but also on its recent development. Keywords: cultural landscape, landscape heritage, landscape protection, landscape character, Kokořínsk