The European Landscape Convention: Challenges of Participation (Landscape Series Book 13)

This important and insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. The book examines both the theory of participation and what lessons can be learnt from specific European examples. It explores in what manner and to what extent the provisions for participation in the European Landscape Convention have been followed up and implemented. It also presents and compares different experiences of participation in selected countries from northern, southern, eastern and western Europe, and provides a critical examination of public participation in practice. However, while the book’s focus is necessarily on Europe, many of the conclusions drawn are of global relevance. The book provides a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students in landscape policies and management, as well as for professionals and others interested in land-use planning and environmental management. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 25-25 The Issue of Public Participation in the European Landscape Convention....Pages 1-23 European Landscape and Participation – Rhetoric or Reality?....Pages 27-44 The Dutch Approach....Pages 45-66 The Participatory Dimension in Nature Conservation Processes: Examples of Ideology and Practice from Norway....Pages 67-79 The Implementation of the European Landscape Convention in Poland....Pages 81-98 Landscape Regulation in Regional Territorial Planning: A View from Spain....Pages 99-120 In Search of the Greek Landscape: A Cultural Geography....Pages 121-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Landscape in Participatory Processes: Tools for Stimulating Debate on Landscape Issues?....Pages 145-173 The Prospective Vision: Integrating the Farmers’ Point of View into French and Belgian Local Planning....Pages 175-197 ‘Landscape Quality Objectives’ for Remote Rural Landscapes in Portugal: Addressing Experts’ and Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Future Developments....Pages 199-218 Landscape Perception Through Participation: Developing New Tools for Landscape Analysis in Local Planning Processes in Norway....Pages 219-237 Participation Within the Landscape of the River Dart Catchment, Devon, England....Pages 239-260 Regional Landscape Strategies and Public Participation: Towards Implementing the European Landscape Convention in Sweden....Pages 261-274 The Role of Information, Knowledge, and Acceptance During Landowner Participation in the Natura 2000 Designations: The Cases of Otepää and Kõnnumaa, Estonia....Pages 275-294 Conclusion: Benefits, Difficulties, and Challenges of Participation Under the European Landscape Convention....Pages 295-309 Back Matter....Pages 311-326