The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes

Landscape protection and planning have attracted the attention of experts in many branches of science and industry. The growing interest in landscape management reflects concerns over environmental degradation that deteriorates the quality of life. Undesirable landscape changes result mostly from c...

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Main Authors: Adam Senetra, Monika Wasilewicz-Pszczółkowska, Elżbieta Grzelak-Kostulska
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Language:English
Published: Akademia Zamojska 2015-10-01
Series:Barometr Regionalny
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Online Access:https://czaz.akademiazamojska.edu.pl/index.php/br/article/view/738
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author Adam Senetra
Monika Wasilewicz-Pszczółkowska
Elżbieta Grzelak-Kostulska
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description Landscape protection and planning have attracted the attention of experts in many branches of science and industry. The growing interest in landscape management reflects concerns over environmental degradation that deteriorates the quality of life. Undesirable landscape changes result mostly from civilizational development, inappropriate land use and spatial planning. Further adverse landscape transformations should be prevented at local, regional and national levels. On 24 June 2004, Poland ratified the European Landscape Convention (ELC), which was opened for signature in 2000 in Florence (Italy ). The ratifying countries have committed themselves to enhance the quality of local landscapes which are the basic components of Europe’s natural and cultural heritage. Despite several attempts that resulted in the development of preliminary analytical reports, the Convention has not been implemented in Poland to date. For the Convention to be implemented, landscapes on Polish territory have to be identified and assessed. A systemized approach to landscape evaluation can provide a basis for creating landscape maps. This paper discusses selected methodological assumptions underlying landscape classification (typology ) and quality assessment, which could be used in the implementation process. The proposed method for assessing the esthetic value of landscape may become an integral part of landscape auditing, which is an important legal aspect of implementing the Convention. A landscape audit involves the identification of priority landscapes of particularly high scenic value.
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spelling doaj-art-80ff324a8cd54744a56eae31c90fd5b52025-08-20T02:43:24ZengAkademia ZamojskaBarometr Regionalny2956-686X2015-10-0113310.56583/br.738The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of LandscapesAdam Senetra0Monika Wasilewicz-Pszczółkowska1Elżbieta Grzelak-Kostulska2University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynNicolaus Copernicus University Landscape protection and planning have attracted the attention of experts in many branches of science and industry. The growing interest in landscape management reflects concerns over environmental degradation that deteriorates the quality of life. Undesirable landscape changes result mostly from civilizational development, inappropriate land use and spatial planning. Further adverse landscape transformations should be prevented at local, regional and national levels. On 24 June 2004, Poland ratified the European Landscape Convention (ELC), which was opened for signature in 2000 in Florence (Italy ). The ratifying countries have committed themselves to enhance the quality of local landscapes which are the basic components of Europe’s natural and cultural heritage. Despite several attempts that resulted in the development of preliminary analytical reports, the Convention has not been implemented in Poland to date. For the Convention to be implemented, landscapes on Polish territory have to be identified and assessed. A systemized approach to landscape evaluation can provide a basis for creating landscape maps. This paper discusses selected methodological assumptions underlying landscape classification (typology ) and quality assessment, which could be used in the implementation process. The proposed method for assessing the esthetic value of landscape may become an integral part of landscape auditing, which is an important legal aspect of implementing the Convention. A landscape audit involves the identification of priority landscapes of particularly high scenic value. https://czaz.akademiazamojska.edu.pl/index.php/br/article/view/738landscapelandscape protectionlandscape developmentlandscape auditingEuropean Landscape Convention
spellingShingle Adam Senetra
Monika Wasilewicz-Pszczółkowska
Elżbieta Grzelak-Kostulska
The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
Barometr Regionalny
landscape
landscape protection
landscape development
landscape auditing
European Landscape Convention
title The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
title_full The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
title_fullStr The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
title_full_unstemmed The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
title_short The European Landscape Convention as a Tool for the Protection, Management and Planning of Landscapes
title_sort european landscape convention as a tool for the protection management and planning of landscapes
topic landscape
landscape protection
landscape development
landscape auditing
European Landscape Convention
url https://czaz.akademiazamojska.edu.pl/index.php/br/article/view/738
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