Trends in European culture landscape development: perspective for a sustainable future

Vos, W. & H. Meekes, 1999, Trends in European culture landscape development: perspective for a sustainable future, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, , 1

  • Author : Vos, W. & H. Meekes
  • Year : 1999
  • Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 1
  • Pages : 3-14
  • Abstract in English : Europe has a long history of landscape use, ranging from prehistoric to present times. Many old cultural landscapes have high qualities, but the management regime they developed under is no more feasible economically. Modern society increasingly utilizes landscape in a great variety of ways and for many purposes. This poses a complex pressure in cultural landscapes, threatening landscape qualities. Therefore planners and managers are facing the question: how can a sustainable future for old cultural landscape, based on sound economics and the commitment of all actors be achieved? After a comprehensive overview of landscape use in the past, the various ways in which people have regarded their landscape and ever-changing attitude towards landscape use are reviewed. For an adequate landscape planing and management interaction between disciplines and integration of knowledge is necessary.
  • Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landscape use, rural landscape, landscape planning, sustainability, landscape management. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education.