The Landscape Observatory: State of development of the Landscape Charters

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State of development

The landscape charters being developed in Catalonia are the following:

ALT PENEDÈS
START	2002
SIGNATURE	On October 14th, 2004 (County Council of the Alt Penedès) On December 9th, 2004 (town council and organisations)
STATE	Phase 3 completed*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of Alt Penedès - Summary (7,6Mb) Landscape Charter agreement, October 15th 2004 (0,2Mb) Publication of good practice documents in the wine-producing landscape (9,5Mb) Agreements for landscape integration of industrial zones (1,8Mb) Approval of a landscape regulation Agreements on roundabouts (1,8Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	Association "Terra Vitium" County Council of the Alt Penedès Government of Catalonia (Ministry of Land and Sustainability, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food, and Natural Environment)

PRIORAT
START	2004
SIGNATURE	On October 4th, 2012
STATE	Phase 3 completed*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Diagnosis. Introduction (210kb) Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Diagnosis. Part 1 (3,2Mb) Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Diagnosis. Part 2 (5Mb) Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Diagnosis. Part 3 (4,8Mb) Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Diagnosis. Part 4 (4,7Mb) Landscape Charter of the Priorat - Landscape quality objectives (2,1Mb) Carta del paisatge del Priorat - Commitments (298kb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	County Council of the Priorat Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
WEBSITE	http://www.consensus.cat/priorat/
NEWSLETTER	http://www.consensus.cat/priorat/index.php?option=com_letterman&Itemid=57

BERGUEDÀ
START	2005
SIGNATURE	On March 26th, 2007
STATE	Phase 3 completed*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of Berguedà - Summary (22,2Mb) Consensus document. Pact for the protection, planning, management and improvement of the Berguedà landscapes (1Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	County Council of the Berguedà Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government

VALL DE CAMPRODON (RIPOLLÈS)
START	2006
SIGNATURE	On September 4th, 2009
STATE	Phase 3 completed*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of the Vall de Camprodon - Pact for the protection, planning, management and improvement of the landscapes - Management programme (0,1Mb) Landscape Charter of the Vall de Camprodon - Diagnosis (24Mb) Creation of the Landscape Commission of the Vall de Camprodon (0,1Mb) Summary of the first session of public participation (0,3Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	Mancomunitat de la vall de Camprodon The Landscape Observatory Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government
WEBSITE	http://www.vallcamprodon.cat/paisatge.htm

CONCA DE LA RIERA D'ARGENTONA (MARESME)
START	2006
SIGNATURE	-
STATE	Phase 2 in process*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of the Riera d'Argentona - Diagnosis (2,1Mb) Landscape Charter of the Riera d'Argentona - Summary (17Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	Municipal districts of Argentona, Cabrera de Mar, Dosrius, Mataró and Òrrius The Landscape Observatory Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government

VALL DEL TENES (VALLÈS ORIENTAL)
START	2008
SIGNATURE	-
STATE	Phase 2 in process*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of the Vall del Tenes - Diagnosis - Pact for the protection, planning, management and improvement of the landscapes (107Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	Association of municipalities of Vall del Tenes The Landscape Observatory Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government

ALT EMPORDÀ
START	2008
SIGNATURE	-
STATE	Phase 3 completed*
ACTIONS	Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Diagnosis (6,3Mb) Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Landscape units (6,4Mb) Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Landscape typologies (3,7Mb) Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Cartography (4,9Mb) Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Commitments (2Mb) Landscape Charter of the Alt Empordà - Agreements (0,1Mb)
PROMOTING AGENTS	County Council of the Alt Empordà Provincial Government of Girona The Landscape Observatory Ministry of Land and Sustainability of the Catalan Government
WEBSITE	http://www.paisatge-altemporda.org/

* Stage 1: Landscape appraisal and establishment of landscape quality objectives
Stage 2: Process of mediation between agents and establishment of agreements
Stage 3: Signature of the landscape charter and programme of derivative actions