The conservation of aquatic-breeding amphibian populations and their habitats is increasingly challenged by urban and rural development, which is occurring more intensively and more rapidly than ever before. Some species are now impacted by development throughout their range. This has forced a re-evaluation of the potential of developed landscapes for providing habitat and contributing to regional conservation strategies. For many amphibians, little is known about the criteria necessary for persistence in a developed landscape. Considerable variation in the physiology, habitat requirements, and movement behaviour of amphibians suggests that responses to habitat loss, alteration, and fragmentation are species-specific. In this thesis, I investigate species-habitat relationships for the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora) and the Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a mixed urban-rural landscape in southwestern British Columbia to evaluate the potential for species persistence despite urban and rural development throughout their range. I used repeat auditory surveys of the species’ breeding chorus to determine presence or absence at potential breeding wetlands. I then related species occurrence and abundance to characteristics of the aquatic and terrestrial environment measured at multiple spatial scales. Both species were found to use rural and urban wetlands, though R. aurora were rarely detected while P. regilla were common. Occurrence was best explained by characteristics of the terrestrial environment, rather than within-wetland characteristics, though influential terrestrial characteristics and their scale of impact differed between species. Within the context of the developed landscape, I identify species-specific positive and negative habitat associations and suggest the spatial scales at which management of these habitat characteristics will be most effective. These criteria may help to explain the species’ current distribution, prioritize management strategies, predict the effectiveness of habitat conservation and restoration projects, and inform development in municipalities seeking to maintain or enhance amphibian diversity. / Graduate / 2019-09-11

A paisagem do distrito juizforano de Sarandira, situado na Zona da Mata Mineira, guarda importantes referenciais naturais e culturais. Resquícios históricos do extinto ciclo econômico cafeeiro ainda estão presentes em sua arquitetura. Fragmentos de floresta nativa, recursos hídricos e uma fauna diversificada todos de grande valor ecológico também são encontrados na região. Este patrimônio mais significativo foi identificado ao longo da pesquisa, onde também frisou-se a necessidade de sua conservação. Outro aspecto crucial descrito foi o crescimento da mancha urbana de Juiz de Fora sobre suas terras, processo ainda incipiente, mas que já prenuncia drásticas transformações em sua paisagem para um futuro próximo. Fenômeno este que parece ser muito representativo das políticas públicas nacionais para as zonas rurais, onde persegue-se um modelo de urbanização a todo custo, sem levar em conta suas especificidades. Assim, situa-se a linha central de argumentação deste trabalho, defendendo-se a manutenção daquele patrimônio cada vez mais ameaçado, e sua contextualização diante do atual cenário de crise ambiental e de crescente demanda por qualidade de vida. Neste sentido, concluiu-se que a instituição de uma Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) na região pode ser uma medida valiosa na promoção de melhorias em seus parâmetros sociais, econômicos e ambientais, ressaltando que a criação desta Unidade de Conservação da Natureza teria como objetivo a constituição de uma área piloto, orientada pelos princípios do desenvolvimento sustentável. Por fim, foram esboçadas algumas diretrizes gerais para um plano de paisagem para o distrito levando em conta aspectos ambientais, paisagísticos e aqueles referentes à legislação ambiental. / The region of Sarandira, a district of Juiz de Fora located in the area known as Zona da Mata Mineira, has several important cultural and natural resources. Historical remnants of the economical cycle of coffee can still be found in the local architecture. It is also possible to find fragments of the native forest, as well as water resources and a diversified fauna, all of great ecological value. These valuable resources were recognized during the research phase of the present work, when the need for conservation also became clear. The last issue is specially true when one considers the growth of Juiz de Foras urban area over the region studied, a process which, although only in its beginning, will most certainly cause drastic transformations in the local landscape in a near future. This uncontrolled growth may be regarded as a very representative example of the Brazilian public policy concerning the rural zones, which seeks a fixed model of urbanization without taking into account the particularities of each case. The main goal of this work is to support the protection of this endangered heritage and to fit it in the current scenario of environmental crisis and growing demand for life quality. In this context, it seems clear that the institution of an APA (similar to Protected Landscapes of IUCN) would improve the social, economical and environmental aspects of the region of Sarandira. This protected area could serve as a reference, governed by the principles of sustainable development. As a final contribution of this work, a plan for the landscape of the region studied was outlined, considering not only ecological aspects, but also the active environmental legislation.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-04-19T14:21:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 elizandraferreiradias.pdf: 105579130 bytes, checksum: f0cf4672804733fb3f6dc3d0f476cbb1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-04-20T12:27:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 elizandraferreiradias.pdf: 105579130 bytes, checksum: f0cf4672804733fb3f6dc3d0f476cbb1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-20T12:27:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 elizandraferreiradias.pdf: 105579130 bytes, checksum: f0cf4672804733fb3f6dc3d0f476cbb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-29 / Este trabalho procurou primeiro realizar um estudo conceitual sobre o conceito de paisagem, uma das mais tradicionais categorias de análise da geografia. Para isso, recorreu a uma análise epistemológica de como este conceito foi utilizado ao longo da história da ciência geográfica, desde o período clássico, até a atualidade. Um destaque especial é dado para a abordagem da escola humanista da geografia, aquela que mais se aprofundou nos estudos geográficos empregando a paisagem como forma de compreender a sociedade constrói, percebe e considera os elementos que compõem o espaço geográfico. Também não foi esquecida a contribuição da escola crítica, pois toda a paisagem natural vai ser transformada pela ação humana, produzindo e reproduzindo novas paisagens. Através do conceito paisagem, foi selecionado um fenômeno de análise bastante tradicional nos estudos geográficos, a transição e inter-relação entre o espaço rural e o espaço urbano, uma das mais perceptíveis transformações paisagísticas da superfície terrestre. Dentro da questão rural/urbana é enfocado o fenômeno do novo ruralismo, ainda pouco estudado no meio geográfico, que analisa o movimento de volta aos valores da sociedade rural pelos habitantes da cidade. Um estudo de caso foi realizado na Zona da Mata Mineira, com destaque para o Vale do Paraibuna e para a localidade rural/urbana do Joazal, onde se procurou identificar as características da região e do lugar nessa interface. / This study sought to first conduct a study on the conceptual landscape concept, one of the traditional categories of analysis of geography. For this, resorted to epistemological analysis of how the concept was used throughout the history of geographical science, from the classical period to the present. A special emphasis is given to addressing the humanistic school of geography, one that deepened in most geographical studies employing the landscape as a way of understanding society constructs, perceives and considers the elements that make up the geographical space. It was also not forgotten the contribution of the critical school, because all the natural landscape will be transformed by human action, producing and reproducing new landscapes. Through the concept landscape, was selected for analysis a phenomenon quite traditional in geographical studies, transition and interrelation between the rural and the urban space, one of the most noticeable changes landscape of the land surface. Issue within the rural / urban is focused on the phenomenon of the new rurality, yet little studied in the geographical environment, analyzing move back to the values of rural society by the inhabitants of the city. A case study was conducted in the Zona da Mata Mining, highlighting the Valley Paraibuna and the location rural / urban Joazal, which sought to identify the characteristics of the region and place this interface.

Pour des raisons patrimoniales autant que pour les services qu'elle rend à l'humanité, il apparaît nécessaire de soutenir la diversité des organismes vivants et, pour cela, de connaître leur utilisation des milieux dans les paysages ruraux. En particulier, des travaux récents soutiennent un modèle de colonisation cyclique qui énonce qu'une partie des espèces circulant dans les milieux cultivés en été trouvent un abri propice à l'hivernation dans les milieux semi-naturels. Notre but était ici de mettre au jour les facteurs locaux et paysagers déterminant la répartition spatiale et la structure des assemblages de Carabidae dans un paysage rural des coteaux de Gascogne. Les patrons de répartition des Carabidae, obtenus à deux échelles spatiales différentes, celle du paysage et celle de la parcelle, et à deux moments clés de la vie de ces insectes, la période durant laquelle ils sont actifs (circulants) et la période d'hivernation, ont été interprétés en termes de processus écologiques grâce à la prise en compte des traits biologiques et écologiques des espèces de Carabidae. Les résultats montrent que le type de milieu a un effet structurant majeur sur les assemblages de Carabidae circulants comme hivernants, comparable aux effets des conditions environnementales locales et paysagères réunies. Par ailleurs, les effets de lisière sur les Carabidae circulants, au niveau des interfaces entre les bois et les cultures, sont limités à quelques mètres ou quelques dizaines de mètres. Concernant les Carabidae hivernants, nous avons noté de manière surprenante que leur densité était de deux à six fois plus élevée dans les marges (cultivées) des cultures que dans les milieux semi-naturels. De plus, nous n'avons noté aucun contraste de répartition spatiale entre les Carabidae hivernants et les Carabidae circulants, quels que soient les espèces ou les groupes fonctionnels considérés. Ceci indique donc que les marges des cultures sont des milieux d’hivernation très importants dans le contexte considéré et que si un mouvement de colonisation cyclique existe pour les Carabidae des cultures, il doit se dérouler entre leur zone intérieure et leur marge. L'ensemble de nos résultats soutient l'idée que si l'agencement spatial des milieux seminaturels dans le paysage est important pour promouvoir les populations de Carabidae auxiliaires dans les cultures, la gestion des cultures elles-mêmes, et notamment de leurs marges, est également de première importance. / Supporting biodiversity is an ethical as well as a practical issue since it provides numerous ecosystem services. In that purpose, it is necessary to determine how organisms use the different habitats in rural landscapes. In this view, recent studies suggest that a number of arthropods cyclically colonise cultures, where they feed and reproduce, and semi-natural areas, where they overwinter. We aimed to determine the local and landscape determinants of spatial distribution and structure of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in a rural landscape of south-western France. We studied spatial distribution patterns of ground beetles at landscape and habitat scales, and at two key periods of their life, that when they are active, and winter. We then considered biological and ecological traits to deduce from these spatial patterns ecological processes affecting ground beetles. Our results show that habitat type has a major effect on species assemblages of active (circulating) as well as overwintering ground beetles, equivalent to that of local conditions and landscape context combined. Edge effects on circulating ground beetles at the woodlot-filed interface were limited to a few meters or a few dozen of meters in both habitats. Amazingly, we found that the density of overwintering ground beetles was two-to six-fold higher in crop margins than in semi-natural habitats. Moreover, we failed to show any difference between the spatial distribution of overwintering ground beetles and circulating ground beetles, whatever the species or functional group considered. Crop margins are thus major overwintering sites in the context studied and cyclic colonisation of ground beetles in crops, if real, may take place between the inner zone and the margins of crops. These results suggest that, in addition to spatial arrangement of semi-natural habitats, crop management, and in particular management of crop margins, is important to promote ground beetles and their beneficial effects on crop protection in agro-forested landscapes.

RESUM ESTRUCTURA: Capítol 1. Metodologia i fonts. S’exposen les bases teòriques que emmarquen l’objecte d’estudi a partir dels inventaris de patrimoni etnogràfic i les recerques posteriors. Capítol 2. Evolució del paisatge agrari de la Plana de Vic. Es presenten set mirades sobre el paisatge agrari de la zona que van des de l’any 1787 a l’any 2004. Capítol 3. Fer de pagès a la Plana de Vic: masos i masoveries. Es presenten les característiques dels cicles de rotació de conreus practicats i la seva relació amb els diversos tipus de contractes de masoveria. Es posa l’exemple d’un mas en concret, el mas El Colomer de Taradell, singular pel seu origen, evolució i els conjunts patrimonials que conserva. Capítol 4. Les eines de pagès. S’estudia la importància de la força de tracció animal en l’agricultura de la Plana de Vic i com la mecanització accelerada va fer desaparèixer els animals de treball de la comarca. Es consideren també com a eines que el pagès ha de saber manejar, les terres, les llavors, els fertilitzants i altres productes utilitzats en el conreu de les terres, en funció dels efectes derivats dels agents atmosfèrics. Es fa referència als oficis menestrals que fornien els pagesos de les eines necessàries per a les labors agrícoles. Capítol 5. Les feines dels conreus. Es pren com a referència un dels models més estesos entre els sistemes de rotació agrícola, anomenat trènit , utilitzat durant la primera meitat del segle XX a la Plana de Vic. Seguint el cicle de rotació que recull aquest autor, es descriuen les feines realitzades manualment i les feines realitzades amb ajuda de força animal o bé mecanitzada que havia de realitzar el pagès a fi d’aconseguir bones collites. Per descriure les feines dels conreus s’aplica l’etnografia retrospectiva, reconstruint de forma narrativa amb fonts documentals juntament amb fonts orals, una per una, les feines de l’any agrícola de la rotació quadriennal de conreus del trènit, especificant per a cada conreu de la rotació la relació de les feines que s’hi ha de fer, detallant la descripció tècnica de la feina, l’època de l’any en que es realitza, les persones i les eines que hi intervenen, l’esforç i el temps emprat la valoració econòmica i el procés de modernització. JUSTIFICACIÓ: . Aproximació etnogràfica pionera en l’estudi de l’ofici de pagès a la Plana de Vic. . Creixent interès social sobre la sostenibilitat en el món dels pagesos i els oficis menestrals. . Pràctica de l’etnografia retrospectiva en l’estudi del món rural. . Oferir un visió de l’evolució de la tecnologia agrícola a la Plana de Vic. METODOLOGIA: . Investigació empírica mitjançant el treball de camp. . Entrevistes en profunditat . Contextualització i acotació de l’objecte d’estudi mitjançant teories i metodologies pròpies de la història i l’antropologia. RECOPILACIÓ DE FONTS PRIMÀRIES: . Publicacions, imatge històrica, eines i feines. . Fonts orals i materials . Fonts documentals: llibres, revistes, articles i fullets d’agrònoms i veterinaris, memòries de pagesos i menestrals, llibretes de comptes dels propis pagesos dels arxius particulars de les masies . Suport fonogràfic i videogràfic. CONCLUSIONS: Corroborar les aportacions més rellevants sobre l’ofici de pagès Fixar les etapes de canvi tecnològic Explorar línies de futur en la recerca etnogràfica i la seva difusió. . La memòria de l’ofici de pagès i els oficis menestrals . Els canvis agrícoles a la Plana de Vic . Descripció i reproducció del trènit . L’etnografia retrospectiva BIBLIOGRAFIA CONSULTADA: Obres genèriques. Obres específiques de la Plana de Vic d’història, geografia i etnografia.

In an European context of agricultural land abandonment, the role of the farming community as landscape stewards is crucial for maintaining the rural landscape as well as the ecosystem services provided by this landscape. Such stewardship is studied here by assessing the participation of the farming community in the management of Menorca Biosphere Reserve, a small Mediterranean island with very well conserved and rich rural landscape which is not escaping this tendency of land abandonment. A survey of 41 farms and interviews with 15 stakeholders were performed in order to assess the role of the farming community in participatory management processes and the effectiveness of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve Agency (MBRA) in facilitating their participation.The results show that the participatory activities of the MBRA are effective and highly valued by participating stakeholders but could be improved by: 1) engaging non-associated farmers and traditional farmers in the MBRA activities 2) finding a consensual and long-term solution on issues related to the access to private rural land 3) providing rapid feedback to participants after meetings and 4) transforming the MBRA structure in order to deal with changes and an uncertain future. Failing to do this could illegitimate further participatory activities, erode trust among stakeholders and alienate the farming community and the society, thereby affecting the maintenance of the rural landscape.This case study highlights the importance of appropriate management structure for adaptive co-management to benefit from the participation of stakeholders in general and farmers in particular. The findings should be of interest to managers, scholars and practitioners using adaptive co-management approaches to manage complex social-ecological systems such as rural, cultural landscapes.

La ricerca analizza l’evoluzione della vitivinicoltura nell’Oltrepò Pavese quale elemento caratterizzante il paesaggio di questo territorio. Tale settore produttivo risulta essere una delle principali attività svolte nell’area in esame e ne caratterizza l’economia, il paesaggio collinare, le tradizioni e le forme identitarie, specialmente nellla zona centro-orientale, ossia nei territori che gravitano sui centri urbani di Casteggio, Broni e Stradella. Il lavoro si propone di approfondire anzitutto la valorizzazione della tipicità e del locale, riassunti e rappresentati nel termine terroir, che indica l’insieme degli elementi geomorfologici, climatici, antropici e culturali che rendono unico un prodotto (in questo caso il vino), mettendo così il locale al centro di un’analisi che si può estendere poi a riflessioni di ordine generale. L’indagine geografica ha studiato gli aspetti ambientali e quelli antropici, nonché le loro relazioni. Si è fatto riferimento ai fattori geologici, pedologici e climatici, che altresì sono gli elementi imprescindibili degli studi di «zonazione» che si occupano proprio dell’interazione tra viticoltura e ambiente. L’indagine geostorica-territoriale si è rivolta soprattutto ai seguenti temi: il paesaggio vitivinicolo; i tipi di vitigni impiantati e i relativi sistemi di coltivazione; le produzioni e la commercializzazione del prodotto; la rappresentazione delle proprietà e del territorio attraverso i catasti. Inoltre si approfondiscono i temi geoeconomici sia a scala globale sia a scala locale, grazie alla rielaborazione delle informazioni relative al settore produttivo. Il contesto locale pertanto è confrontato con quello regionale, nazionale e globale, al fine di comprenderne i legami, soprattutto in relazione alle attuali sfide geoeconomiche. / In this thesis we analyse the evolution of grape growing and wine making as two of the elements which have contributed to the shaping of the landscape in the Oltrepò Pavese and represent two of the main economic activities of this geographic area, with is often identified with them – particularly in the mid-western part, i.e., the areas around the towns of Casteggio, Broni and Stradella. My main goal is to investigate the ways in which the values of locality and typicity – represented by the term terroir – are promoted. “Terroir” stands for, and comprises, a number of elements such as geo-morphological and climatic features, as well as human and cultural factors, all of which contribute to the uniqueness of a product like wine. My research thus starts from, and gives prominence to, the local level, in order to formulate a set of observations from which more general conclusions may then be drawn. The geographical investigation focusses on the environmental and human factors as well as their interrelationships. In its course, we refer to factors such as geology, pedology and climate, the crucial elements of all studies of «zoning», which describe precisely the complex interaction between grape growing and the environment. The geo-historical analysis concentrates especially on thematic areas such as the landscape; the varieties of grape that are planted and the respective growing techniques; the production and marketing of the produce; the ways in which property boundaries and the territory have been represented in land registries. The geo-economic factors, at both the local and global levels, are investigated through the analysis of the data from the production sector. The local context is thus compared to the regional, national and global ones in order to better understand the nature of their interactions and provide useful insights in relation to the challenges posed by the current geo-economic scenarios.

In this thesis we explore the period of renewal that Athens experienced during the second century AD. This century saw Athens at the peak of her cultural prominence in the Roman Empire: the city was the centre of the League of the Panhellenion and hosted a vibrant sophistic scene that attracted orators from across the Greek world, developments which were ideologically fuelled by contemporary conceptions of Classical Athens. While this Athenian 'golden age' is a standard feature of scholarship on Greek culture under Rome, my thesis delves further to explore the renewal of the urban and rural landscapes at this time and the relationship between that process and constructions of Athenian identity. We approach the renewal of second-century Athens through four lenses: past and present in the Ilissos area; the rhetoric of the Panhellenion; elite conflict and competition; and the character of the Attic countryside. My central conclusions are as follows: 1. The renewal of Athens was effected chiefly by Hadrian and the Athenian elite and was modelled on an ideal Athenian past, strategically manipulated to suit present purpose; the attractions of the fifth-century golden age for this programme of renewal meant that politically contentious history of radical democracy and aggressive imperialism had to be safely rewritten. 2. Athens and Attica retained their uniquely integrated character in the second century. Rural Attica was the subject of a powerful sacro-idyllic ideology and played a vital role in concepts of Athenian identity, while simultaneously serving as a functional landscape of production and inhabitation. 3. The true socio-economic importance of the Attic countryside as a settled and productive landscape should be investigated without unduly privileging the limited evidence from survey, and by combining all available sources, both literary and documentary, with attention to their content, cultural context and ideological relevance.

Durant l’Antiquité, Valence bénéficie du prestigieux statut de colonie romaine, au même titre qu’Arles, Vienne et Lyon. Sa position au confluent du Rhône et de l’Isère et au carrefour de plusieurs itinéraires terrestres - Voie d’Agrippa, Voie des Alpes - lui conférait un rôle stratégique et économique considérable. Cette région, au cœur de la moyenne vallée du Rhône, occupe une position charnière qui lui assure, au moins depuis le Premier Âge du fer, un rôle d’intermédiaire entre le bassin méditerranéen et le monde celtique.Elle bascule dans l’orbite de Rome en même temps que la Gaule méridionale, soit dès la fin du IIe s. av. J.-C. Valence est fondée dans un deuxième temps, vraisemblablement entre 46 – 36 av. J.-C. et acquiert son statut de colonie de droit romain peut-être dès cette date avancée selon P. Faure et N. Tran (2013). La fondation d’une colonie romaine s’accompagne d’une division du sol public, matérialisée par une centuriation afin qu’il soit distribué aux membres du corps civique nouvellement créé comprenant plusieurs milliers de colons. Dans ce contexte historique précis, ces citoyens sont principalement des vétérans de l’armée romaine alors constituée majoritairement d’Italiens. Ce phénomène a donc un impact démographique et culturel considérable pour la vie des populations locales. Le statut juridique avantageux conféré à ces communautés leur assure également des avantages économiques importants stimulant les productions agro-pastorales et artisanales. Les travaux consacrés aux provinces gauloises ont montré que les siècles suivants ne sont pas exempts de mutations économiques et culturelles importantes qui touchent les structures de peuplement et de production. Partant de ce constat, j’ai choisi d’aborder cet impact culturel et économique à travers la culture matérielle (vestiges architecturaux, objets de la vie quotidienne) et l’analyse de l’occupation du sol. Le cadre chronologique et spatial retenu doit permettre d’observer de manière dynamique l’évolution des modes de vie et des activités agro-pastorales et artisanales dans les campagnes de la cité de Valence. L’examen des caractéristiques de plusieurs centaines d’établissements ruraux doit permettre de proposer une lecture diachronique et complexe de l’occupation et l’exploitation de ce territoire, d’aborder les rapports qu’entretient la colonie avec l’espace rural. L’approche chronologique et fonctionnelle des bâtiments et des objets de la vie quotidienne permet d’apprécier plus finement l’évolution dans le temps des techniques, des modes de vie, mais aussi de relever la diversité des situations locales à une même période. / During the Antiquity, Valence is known as a roman colony like Lyon, Arles or Vienna, settled in the middle Rhône valley at the confluent of the Rhône and the Isère, and also at the crossroads of alpine route and the Via Agrippa. This strategic position confers to the colony an important role in the economy of the roman Gaul. Since the early Iron Age, this area is a link between the mediterranean and the celtic worlds.Even if the region is conquered by Rome since the end of the II c. B.-C., the colony is founded later, perhaps between 46 and 36 B.-C. and maybe already own his prestigious status of colonia of roman rights according to P. Faure and N. Tran hypothesis (2013). As a consequence of the foundation, the public soil is divided, centuriated, and distributed to thousands of new citizens.In this specific historical context, the citizens are chosen among the veterans of the roman army, who were Italians at this time. This decision should have huge demographic and cultural consequences on local communities. The legal status of the citizens gives them considerable economics advantages that stimulate the local economy. The studies devoted to the gallic provinces have shown that the following centuries see numerous changes affecting settlements and economic structures.Considering this historical context, I have chosen to evaluate the cultural and economic impact of this foundation by studying settlement patterns and material culture (architectural remains, objects of the daily life) between the II c. B.-C. to the VIth c. B.-C.The study of few hundreds of settlements allows us to introduce a complex and diachronic view of the settlements, their economic roles and relations with the colony.The chronological and functional study of the buildings and daily life objects allow us to assess finely the evolution through time about craftsmen’s techniques, lifestyle and highlight regional differences during a same period.

Les paysages de grands plans et cours d’eau, abondamment étudiés, sont reconnus pour leur caractère exceptionnel. Toutefois, peu de recherches portent sur les paysages de ruisseaux ruraux et agricoles. De plus, un grand nombre de transformations se sont opérées sur ceux-ci au Québec, et depuis les années 1990, ceux qui habitent leurs berges sont de moins en moins agriculteurs. Alors, quelles sont les valeurs et valorisations portées par les riverains envers ces paysages ? Cette étude vise à révéler les valeurs et valorisations accordées à ces ruisseaux par les riverains grâce à l’étude d’un cas type de ruisseau agricole. En effet, l’étude porte sur un tronçon du ruisseau Vacher, dans Saint-Jacques et Sainte-Marie-Salomé (Lanaudière), dont le statut a régressé de « cours d’eau central au développement » à « fossé agricole accessoire ». Dans le cadre d’une caractérisation paysagère, une analyse de photos aériennes et des visites de terrain ont révélé des vues filtrées ou fermées sur le ruisseau et un cadre bâti qui lui tourne le dos. Cela pourrait indiquer que les paysages du ruisseau Vacher ne sont pas valorisés. Or, quinze parcours commentés avec des riverains ont documenté des valeurs qui lui sont associées, comme les valeurs environnementale, identitaire et de cadre de vie. Les répondants les valorisent (ou les valorisaient) aussi par des pratiques récréatives. Ainsi, le ruisseau Vacher est associé à des valeurs et a fait l’objet de valorisations. Celles-ci favorisent des réflexions quant aux interventions possibles pour contribuer tant au bien-être des riverains qu’aux impératifs environnementaux. / Vast bodies of water are known for their exceptional features and are abundantly studied. Conversely, only a few studies have been focused on the landscapes of rural and agricultural streams. Considering that those watercourses were modified significantly and that, since the 1990s, fewer people residing next to them are farmers, landscape values may have changed. This research aims to study the value and valuation accorded to a rural or agricultural stream’s landscape by local residents. This is a case study of Vacher stream in Saint-Jacques and Sainte-Marie-Salomé (Lanaudière), which was perceived as “central to development” and then as a “small agricultural ditch”. Therefore, what values and valuations do the locals give to this stream and its landscapes? As part of a landscape characterization, aerial photos analysis and field work revealed that views on the stream are filtered or closed and that houses erected on its banks turn their back to it. However, fifteen walk-along interviews with residents documented many values associated to Vacher stream’s landscapes, such as environmental, identity and living environment values. Furthermore, respondents valorize (or valorized) the stream through recreational practices. Thus, Vacher stream and its landscape are imbued with values and valuations. Those promote reflections about possible interventions that could contribute to the resident’s well-being and to environmental imperatives.