Landscape indicators. Challanges and perspectives
Introduction
The new landscape policies which are being implemented in Catalonia and in many European countries require indicators to allow periodic monitoring of the development and state of the landscape, the people's satisfaction with their landscape and the effectiveness of public and private initiatives for the improvement of landscape.
The debate on what these indicators should be is active throughout Europe , but is not yet resolved. Diverse factors make this task really complex: the transversal nature of the concept of landscape, which covers natural and cultural dimensions, in addition to an individual and social dimension of perception; the relative novelty of landscape as a factor in town and country planning, and the willingness to work with a list of indicators which are applicable, are of established usefulness and are comprehensible to society as a whole
The objective of the seminar is therefore to debate the subject of landscape indicators from different disciplinary perspectives and share the most interesting experiences connected with this theme existing in the European region.
Participants
The maximum number of participants in the seminar is 150 so that, in order to attend, it is essential to register beforehand.
The working languages are Catalan, Spanish, English and French, and for this reason the sessions will have a service of simultaneous translation from one to another of these languages.
Parallel activities
On the occasion of this seminar, the Map Library of the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia will organise two supplementary activities:
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Exhibition of cartography and landscape: "Aerial photographs of Catalonia : witness to an area in transformation
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Guided visits to the Map Library of Catalonia.
## Location
The headquarters of the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia (ICC), situated in the Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona.
» Mapa de localització de l'ICC
Transport
'Barcelona airport has connections with nearly all the larger European cities. Trains leave this airport every 15 minutes to Barcelona (Sants station). The timetable can be consulted on the web www.renfe.es. There is also an airport bus (Aerobus) which goes from Barcelona airport to and from Plaça de Catalunya, with a stop at Plaça d'Espanya (close to the headquarters of the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia ).
Girona-Costa Brava airport specialises in low-cost flights. The main airline operating through Girona is Ryanair (www.ryanair.com), and the company Transavia ( www.transavia.com ) also flies to and from Girona. There is a daily bus service (Barcelona Bus) from this airport to the city (Estació del Nord).
Barcelona City has an excellent network of public transport. To enquire about the most suitable lines in each case, there is the web Guia urbana de Barcelona.
Accommodation
It is recommended to reserve accommodation well beforehand in order to avoid a shortage of availability for these dates. The Turisme de Barcelona web will help in finding accommodation and has information on a great range of hotels and hostels close to bus and metro stations.
Thursday, 29th of november, 2007
Joan Ganyet, General Director of Architecture and Landscape, Ministry of Town and Country Planning and Public Works of the Government of Catalonia
Riccardo Priore, Director of the European Network of Local and Regional Bodies for the Application of the European Treaty on the Landscape (RECEP)
Jordi Sargatal, Director of the Fundació Territori i Paisatge of Caixa de Catalunya
Joan Nogué, Director of the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
Introductory block
Josepa Bru, Professor of Human Geography, University of Girona
Block I: The multidiscipline perspective
Jean-François Seguin, Head of Landscape Department, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (France)
Almo Farina, Professor at the Environmental Sciences Faculty. University of Urbino (Italy)
Yves Luginbühl, Director of Research National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) (France)
Francesco Marangon, Professor of the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Udine and founding committee member of UNISCAPE (Italy) Tiziano Tempesta, Professor of the Territory and Agro-forestry Department, University of Padova (Italy)
Block II: Experiences in the Area of Spain
Francesc Muñoz, Director of the Observatory for Urban Planning of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Pere Sala, Technical Coordinator of the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
Jesús Rodríguez, researcher of the Landscape and Territory Study Centre (CEPT) of Andalusia Arsenio Villar, researcher of the Physical Geography and Regional Geographical Analysis Department, University of Seville
Joan Marull, Technical Expert in Barcelona Regional
Alexandra Delgado Jiménez, Head of the Plataforma de Sostenibilidad Urbana y Territorial Ana Maria Ayuso Álvarez, expert in sociology, Observatorio de la Sosteniblidad en España (OSE)
Jorge Heras, Head of the Forest Management Service, Ministry of Environment and Housing of the Government of Catalonia
Friday, 30th of november, 2007
Block III: Experiences in the European Area
Riccardo Priore, Director of the European Network of Local and Regional Authorities for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention (ENELC)
Hans Farjon, Project Manager of the Dutch Monitoring Program for Spatial Developments. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Sergio Malcevschi, Professor of Department of Territorial Ecology. University of Pavia (Italy) Giancarlo Poli, Director of Service of Evaluation and Protection of Landscape and Historic Centres in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)
Claire Haggett, Lecturer in sustainable Development, Landscape Research Group, University of Newcastle
Andrew Baker, Head of projects of Natural England (United Kingdom)
Block IV: The communication of landscape indicators
Joan Nogué, Director of the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia
Marta Rizo, Professor at the Academy of Communication and Culture and Centre of Studies on the City, University of Mexico City Jordi de San Eugenio, Professor of the Corporate Communication Department, University of Vic
Xavier Duran, Director of the programme El medi ambient of Catalan Television
Jordi Balló, Professor of the Journalism and Audiovisual Communication Department, Pompeu Fabra University
Oriol** Nel·lo**, Secretary of Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Town and Country Planning and Public Works of the Government of Catalonia