Landscape Observatory of Catalonia. Challenges and perspectives

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THE LANDSCAPE OBSERVATORY OF CATALONIA Challenges and perspectives Pere Sala. Coordinator of the Landscape Observatory of Catalonia 18 March 2016

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THELANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYOFCATALONIAChallengesandperspectives

PereSala.CoordinatoroftheLandscapeObservatoryofCatalonia18March2016

Organisedintheformofaconsortium,withitsownfulllegalidentity,independentofitsmembers,andconsistingof52publicandprivateinstitutions,providedbytheact8/2005of8thofJuneforprotection,managementandplanningofthelandscapeinCatalonia.AdvisorybodyoftheGovernmentofCataloniaandforawakingsocietyinmattersoflandscape.

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYOFCATALONIA

ItsaimistoobservethelandscapesofCatalonia;inotherwordstostudy,identify,monitor,documentandpubliciseCatalanlandscapesandtheirtransformations,withoutignoringotherlandscapesorceasingtoreflectonlandscapeingeneral.Cooperateswiththeregionalgovernment(theGeneralitatdeCatalunya)andthelocalauthoritieswhenitcomestoimplementinglandscapepolicy.Seekstoinfluencethedefinitionanddesignoffuturetrends,actingasabroadumbrellaunderwhichanyoneinterestedinlandscapecanfindaplace.

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYOFCATALONIA

Afterelevenyearsofexistence,theObservatoryhasbecomeameetingpointbetweentheGovernmentofCatalonia,localgovernment,universities,professionalgroupsandsocialandculturalgroupsithasdirectorindirectrelationswithconcerningeverythingreferringtothemanagementandcultureoflandscape.

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYOFCATALONIA

GovernmentofCataloniaDepartamentdeTerritoriiSostenibilitatDepartamentd’EconomiaiConeixementDepartamentd’EmpresaiOcupacióDepartamentdeCulturaDepartamentd’Agricultura,Ramaderia,Pesca,AlimentacióiMediNaturalDepartamentdeGovernacióiRelacionsInstitucionals

UniversitiesUniversitatAutònomadeBarcelonaUniversitatdeBarcelonaUniversitatdeGironaUniversitatdeLleidaUniversitatObertadeCatalunyaUniversitatPolitècnicadeCatalunyaUniversitatRoviraiVirgili

CatalanCounties

MunicipalassociationsofCatalonia

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYORGANIZATIONCHARTGOVERNINGBOARD

ProfessionalsocietiesCol·legid’ArquitectesdeCatalunyaCol·legideBiòlegsdeCatalunyaCol·legideGeògrafsCol·legiiAssociaciód’EnginyersdeForestsdeCatalunyaCol·legid’EnginyersdeCamins,CanalsiPortsdeCatalunyaCol·legiOficiald’EnginyersAgrònomsdeCatalunyaCol·legid’AmbientòlegsdeCatalunyaCol·legideGeòlegsdeCatalunyaCol·legiOficiald’EnginyersTècnicsAgrícolesdeCatalunya

Ajuntamentd’Olot

FundacióCatalunya-LaPedrera

ConsellGeneraldeCambresdeCatalunya

InstitutionsandscientificandresearchassociationsSocietatCatalanad’OrdenaciódelTerritori;SocietatCatalanadeGeografia;InstitucióCatalanad’HistòriaNatural;InstitucióCatalanad’EstudisAgraris(ICEA)

Ecological,environmentalandagriculturalfoundationsandassociationsDEPANA;FederacióEcologistesdeCatalunya(EdC);XarxadeCustòdiadelTerritori;FundacióNatura

EconomicandbusinessorganisationsAssociacióEmpresarialdePublicitat;ConsellGeneraldeCambresdeCatalunya;AssociaciódePromotorsiConstructorsd’EdificisdeBarcelonaiProvíncia;FomentdeTreballNacional;FederacióCatalanadePescaEsportivaiCàsting;FederacióCatalanadeCaça;ReialAutomòbilClubdeCatalunya(RACC);Gremid’ÀridsdeCatalunyaPublicbodies,publicandprivateconsortiumsConsorciForestaldeCatalunya;InstitutdelPaisatgeUrbàilaQualitatdeVida

TradeUnionsCCOO;UGT;UniódePagesos;InstitutAgrícolaCatalàdeSantIsidre;JovesAgricultorsiRamadersdeCatalunya(JARC)

OrganisationsforhikingandoutdooractivitiesFederaciód’EntitatsExcursionistesdeCatalunya;CentreExcursionistadeCatalunya;UnióExcursionistadeCatalunyaEducationalandculturalorganisationsConsellEscolardeCatalunya;Unescocat

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYORGANIZATIONCHARTADVISORYCOUNCIL

SOMEFEATURESOFTHELANDSCAPEOBSERVATORY

Abridgebetweencivilsocietyandtheadministration,connectingbothpeopleandideas,constructingdialoguebetweendifferentcategoriesofagents.Littledecision-makingpower,butwithconsiderablecapacitytogenerateknowledgeandcreatesynergies,closerelationshipsandinterdependenciesbasedonclosenessandeverydayexperience.TheObservatory’sstructureandorganizationfosterthespiritofcooperation.Helpmakeitaflexible,permeable,inclusivebodyencouragingtheconfluenceofdifferentpointsofviewaboutlandscape.Opentocreativeandimaginativeinitiatives;Anincubatorofinnovativeprojects,beyondthelimitsoftheadministration’sactivity.Isabletomovewithacertainagilityandindependence.

CatalanParliament’sadherence

(December2000)

CreationoftheLandscapeObservatory

ofCatalonia(2005)

LandscapeAct(2005)

DecreefordedevelopmentoftheLandscapeAct

(2006)

EuropeanLandscapeConvention(ELC)

CONTEXT

CatalanParliament’sadherence

(December2000)

CreationoftheLandscapeObservatory

ofCatalonia(2005)

LandscapeAct(2005)

DecreefordedevelopmentoftheLandscapeAct

(2006)

EuropeanLandscapeConvention(ELC)

CONTEXT

ThelawisafaithfulreflectionoftheaimsandspiritoftheEuropeanLandscapeConvention.

WiththepassingoftheLandscapeAct,CataloniabecameoneofthefirstEuropeanregionstoinstitutionaliselandscapeafterthepublicationoftheELC.

CatalanParliament’sadherence

(December2000)

CreationoftheLandscapeObservatory

ofCatalonia(2005)

LandscapeAct(2005)

DecreefordedevelopmentoftheLandscapeAct

(2006)

EuropeanLandscapeConvention(ELC)

CONTEXT

Accordingthecontext,theLandscapeObservatory:

-CollaborateswiththeadministrationfortheimplementationoftheELC.

-Makessocietyawareoftheimportanceoflandscapeandtherighttoenjoyit.

-Actsasacentreforresearch,documentation,thoughtandactiononthelandscape.

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

“DocumentsofadescriptiveandprospectivenaturewhichdefinethevarioustypesoflandscapesinCatalonia,identifytheirvaluesandstateofpreservationandproposethelandscapequalityobjectiveswhichneedtobemet.”

Act8/2005forprotection,managementandplanningofthelandscape

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

LandscapeCatalogues

Landscapequalityobjectivesand

landscapedirectives

Townandcountryplanning

Knowledgeisthebasisforbeingabletomakedecisions

onthelandscape.

Landscapecataloguesareusedforincreasing

knowledgeandfortotheintroductionoflandscapequalityobjectivesintotown

andregionalplanninginCatalonia,aswellasinto

sectorialpolicies(agriculture,tourism…),withthe

cooperationandparticipationofthesocialagents

SevenLandscapeCataloguesforthesevenTerritorialZoningPlans

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalPlanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

HowcanwetranslatethenewphilosophythatemanatesfromtheEuropeanLandscapeConventioninspecificproposalsrelatedtolandscapemanagingandplanning?

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalPlanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

Thepreparationofthecataloguesnotonlymeantcompilinginformationanddata,butalsoarticulatingprocessesofjointreflectionwiththeagentsintheterritorysoastocreatenewknowledgeandanswers

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalPlanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

Howcanweovercomethetraditionalsectorlogicandtoarticulateparticipativeandtransversalwaysofworkingandcreatingknowledge?

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalPlanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

Objectivespersuedwithparticipation

Toremindcitizensthattheyhavearighttoaqualitylandscape

Toimplicatesocietyinidentifyingandassessingthelandscape,andindefiningtheaimsoflandscapequality

Tounderstandpeople’sperceptionofthelandscape,especiallyinitsintangibleaspects(senseofplace,sensationsandemotionsproducedbyacertainlandscape)

Sometoolsusedinpublicparticipation

Telephone/personalsurvey

Internetsurvey

Discussiongroups

Interviewstostakeholders

Workshops(stakeholders)

Workshops(individuals)

Informationmeetings

www.catpaisatge.net/eng

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalPlanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

BasedonthelandscapecharacterEverysinglelandscapeisdifferentfromtherest(notbetterorworsethantherest).Eacharea,eachlandscapes-135-sharesthesamelandscapecharacter,andtheyareareflectionofthenatural,cultural,historicandsymbolicdiversity.

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

AltMaresme

BaixaSegarra

Plana del Vallès

Pla de Montserrat

Pla de Barcelona

Litoral del Baix Ebre

Altiplà de la Terra alta

Thedefinitionofthe135landscapesintegratestherelationshipdevelopedbetweenthepopulationanditslandscape(suchasthefeelingofcloseness,emotionallinks,thefeelingofbelonging,etc.).

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

Nameslong-establishedbetweenthepopulationandthatbelongtocollectivememory

Peoplefeelclosertothelandscapes

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

Notjustareasforthecomprehensionanddescriptionofparticularslandscapes,butalsoasareasformanagement,planningandaction

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

ThemapissomethingmorethanamerelandscapemapLandscapeunitscometobefunctionalareasofreferenceformovingfromcharacterisationtoactionandfromthegeneraltothespecific

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

Landscapeunitsarenotseenaspolitical/administrativeentitiesbutratheraslivingspaces,meetingplaces,containersofcollectivememoriesorevenidealplacesforrethinkingthegovernanceoflandscape

MapoftheLandscapesofCatalonia

Patentandlatentvaluesattributedbysocialagentsandthepublic:

• Aesthetic• Ecological• Historical• Socialuse• Spiritual• Symbolicandidentity

Landscapevalues

Aesthetic values

Landscapedynamics

Naturalandhumanactivitiesandprocesseswhichaffectthepresentconfigurationofthelandscape

Landscape dynamics

Landscape dynamics

Publicparticipation

Principalroutesandareasfromwhichthelandscapecanbeobserved

Foraspecificlandscape,alandscapequalityobjectiveistheformulationbythe

competentpublicauthoritiesoftheaspirationsofthepublicwithregardtothelandscapefeaturesoftheirsurroundings.

Landscapequalityobjectives

Landscapequalityobjective:Entrancestourbanareasthatareorderlyanddesignedinaccordancewiththesurroundinglandscape,recoveringtree-linedpromenadesandstructuringthemasacharacteristicfeatureofthelandscape.

LandscapequalityobjectiveSome cypress tree windbreaks and tree-lined enclosures taken care of andprotected as structural and characteristiccomponents of rural heritage in Gironaarea.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

LandscapecatalogueshavebecomeatpresentthebasisformanyinitiativescarriedoutbyinstitutionsandNGOsat

regionalandlocallevel

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPECATALOGUES

LandscapeCatalogues

Landscapequalityobjectivesand

LandscapeDirectives

Townandcountryplanning

Landscapedirectivesareatooltoallowforabetterconnectionbetweenlandscapequalityobjectivesandplanningtools.Thisconnectionisoneoftheprincipalchallengesatthistime.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

LandscapeCatalogues

Landscapequalityobjectivesand

LandscapeDirectives

Townandcountryplanning

Whenthelandscapecatalogueshavebeenapprovedbythe

minister,theGovernmentusesthelandscapequalityobjectivesandtheproposalsinorderto

approveLandscapedirectives,whichwillbecomeobligatoryconditionsinthecontextof

townandcountryplanning,intotheterritorialplanning

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

Article3.83.Urbandevelopmentinsettlementswithtree-linedenclosureswillreceivespecialtreatmentduetotheirlandscapevalue.ThesearelocatedinFigueres,Vilabertran,(…)Inthesecases,possiblenewexpansionwillbeintegratedharmoniouslyIntopre-existingstructures,whilealsorespectingtheiruniqueness.Therefore,municipalurbanplanningschemesintheaforementionedsettlementswillhavetoprotectandplantheheritageofcypresstreewindbreaksandtree-linedenclosuresofgreaterlandscapeinterest,inadditiontoplanning,managingandrecoveringtherestofthem.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

Article2.5Many settlements andurban zones in the regionhavecharacteristicprofiles that canbe seen fromcertainareasandroutesandthatconstitutesceniclandmarks.Urbandevelopmentmustrespectthisimagery with regard to both expansion and renovation, and urban planning should block thepossibilityoflarge-bodiedelementsthatmightmarthesescenicprofiles.Affirmationofthispossibilityin current approaches to planningwith respect to settlements that the Directives qualify as havingexceptionalimageryprovidessufficientargumentforproceedingtomodifysaidapproaches.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

Article3.55.Conservetheheritagevalueofnarrowandcapillary-likestretchesofroadwithhistoricalrootsthatunitesmallsettlementsandareintegratedharmoniouslyintothelandscape.ThiscoversthestretchesofroadinthePlanadelaSelvaarea.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

Article3.63. Avoid constructing new specialised areas in agricultural zones of high productive value (BaixEmpordà,Alt Empordà,Vall d’enBas), inunique agricultural areas (theMartís plain, along theSantaColomastream,thePalsricefields,theFortiàricefields,SantPerePescador,theBellcaired’Empordàricefields,Valld’enBasandBianya)andinsingularagroforestrysites(thezonesoftessellatedpavementatEls Aspres, Terrades, Terraprims, Les Gavarres and Brunyola, and the Canet d’Adri plains), to whichreferenceismadeinlandscapequalityobjective(LQO)14(Article3.16).

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLANDSCAPEDIRECTIVES

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningWINETOURISMURBANDEVELOPMENTMASTERPLAN

Takesdelandscapeunitasabasisforthefutureregulationofactivitiesandinfraestructuresinthewine-growinglandscapes.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningWINETOURISMURBANDEVELOPMENTMASTERPLAN

Thelandscapecataloguesandlandscapedirectivesareaffectingonsmallerscaleinstruments,suchasmunicipalurbandevelopmentones.

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLOCALPLANNING

ACTIVITYImplementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanningLOCALPLANNING

Somelaw-regulationsofopenspacesareintegratingthelandscapevaluesidentifiedatthelandscapecatalogues(dimensions,textures,colors,materials...)

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITYEnergypoliciesWINDENERGYANDLANDSCAPE

TheObservatoryhasdrawnupguidelinesforwindgenerationaimedatdevelopersandprofessionalstohelpfittheseinfrastructuresintotheregioninaccordancewiththediverselandscapesofCataloniaandtheirvaluesrecognisedinthelandscapecatalogues.

ACTIVITYEnergypoliciesWINDENERGYANDLANDSCAPE

TheObservatoryhasdrawnupguidelinesforwindgenerationaimedatdevelopersandprofessionalstohelpfittheseinfrastructuresintotheregioninaccordancewiththediverselandscapesofCataloniaandtheirvaluesrecognisedinthelandscapecatalogues.

ACTIVITYEnergypoliciesWINDENERGYANDLANDSCAPE

TheObservatoryhasdrawnupguidelinesforwindgenerationaimedatdevelopersandprofessionalstohelpfittheseinfrastructuresintotheregioninaccordancewiththediverselandscapesofCataloniaandtheirvaluesrecognisedinthelandscapecatalogues.

ACTIVITYEnergypoliciesWINDENERGYANDLANDSCAPE

ACTIVITYEnergypoliciesWINDENERGYANDLANDSCAPE

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

PilotprojectontheevolutionoflandscapeinCatalonia.Studyofthelandscapesandtracesofthepastinordertoprovideguidelinesforspatialplanning,tourism,agriculture,heritage,oreducationpolicies.JointprojectwiththeUniversityofLleida(UdL).Enormouspotentialofthehistoricaldimensionofthelandscapewhenprovidinginformationrelevanttotheirfuturemanagementandplanning.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesPAHISCAT.HISTORICEVOLUTIONOFLANDSCAPES

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesPAHISCAT.HISTORICEVOLUTIONOFLANDSCAPES

Enormouspotentialofthehistoricaldimensionofthelandscapewhenprovidinginformationrelevanttotheirfuturemanagementandplanning.TheobjectiveofPaHisCatisnotonlytounderstandbetterthepast,buttousethisknowledgeasausefultoolformanagersandplanners,andasapowerfulwayofawareness.

HortadePinyana

HortadePinyana.Romanera

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesADAPTATIONINTOTHECATALANINSTITUTIONALANDREGULATORYFRAMEWORKOFTHESPANISHCULTURALLANDSCAPEPLAN

TheDepartmentoftheDepartmentofCultureoftheGovernmentofCataloniahastakenthebasisofthemapoflandscapeunitstoadapttheNationalCulturalLandscapePlantoheritageandlandscapepoliciesinCatalonia.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

CollaborativedatabaseondrystonehutsandsheltersinCatalonia.

Aprojectbasedontheexchangeofknowledge,withtrust,reciprocity,andcooperationbetweenpeoplewithacommoninterest:drystonelandscapes.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

Boththeinitiativeanditseverydayoperationareexclusivelyfromthecivilsociety.

Wikipedrahasaninventoryofmorethan12,000drystonehutsandshelters.

Average:5shelters/day

Morethan150voluntaries

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

Monistrol de Calders

676

Pla de Santa Maria

545

Sant Joan de Mediona

263

La Bisbal del Penedès

213

El Vendrell 191

Principales municipios

Sheltersarealreadycataloguedin296outof947municipalitiesofCatalonia.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

Informationused,amongotherfuncions,by:

-  DepartmentofCultureoftheGovernmentofCatalonia,

-  Municipalitiesintheirrespectivelandscape,heritageortourismpolicies,

-  Privateinitiativesintheareasoftourismandpublicity.

Anexampleofthevalueofthecollaborativeandcollectivemanagementoftheheritageandthelandscape.Thisvalueliesintheproximity,everydayexperienceanddirectcontactwiththelocalrealities.

Anexampleofhowlandscapevaluesarelinkedwithanewcollectivevaluesmodel(cohesion,solidarity,diversity,cooperation,integration,traditionandinnovation,beauty..)

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesWIKIPEDRA.THEPORTALOFDRYSTONEINCATALONIA

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesTHEINTANGIBLEHERITAGEOFTHEROADS

Thereishighnumberofidentifyingandvisualelementsrelatedtoroadsthatarenotcataloguedbecauseuntillnowtherewerenotconsideredofinterest.

JointcollaborationoftheCataloniaScienceandTechnologyMuseumandtheLandscapeObservatoryinthe‘catalogation’ofthisheritagemorerelatedtothelandscape.

Theresultwillbeacollaborativewebsite2.0.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesCREATIONOFANEWWEBSITEABOUTLANDSCAPEANDART

CommitmentoftheObservatorywiththephotographyasatoolforinformation,communicationandawarenessraising.

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesCONTEMPORARYLANDSCAPEPHOGOGRAPHY

Thewebsitewww.catpaisatge.net“exposes”landscapephotograhsprovidedbyrenownedphotographers

ACTIVITYCulturalandheritagepoliciesCONTEMPORARYLANDSCAPEPHOGOGRAPHY

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITYTouristicpoliciesLANDSCAPEANDGASTRONOMY

ThediversityoflandscapesofCataloniahasgivenrisetoawidevarietyofcuisines.TheDirectorateGeneralofTourismoftheGovernmentandtheLandscapeObservatorywanttoanalysethecuisinesthathavegeneratedthe135landscapes,asabasisforboostingtourismexperiences.

Morethan400viewpointsand500itinerariestointerpretandcontemplatethelandscape.

ResultsoftheLandscapeCatalogues.

ACTIVITYTouristicpoliciesVEWPOINTSANDITINERIRES

ACTIVITATTouristicpoliciesINTEGRATIONOFLANDSCAPECRITERIAINTHEQUALIFICATIONSOFTHETOURISTICRURALHOUSES

ACTIVITYTouristicpoliciesMAPOFLANDSCAPEANDTOURISTICACTIVITES

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITYEducationpoliciesSECUNDARYSCHOOLS

Jointproject:.DepartmentsofEducation.DepartmentofLandandSustainability.LandscapeObservatoryThelandscapecataloguesarethebasisforthisinnovativeeducationprojectaimedatpupilsincompulsorysecondaryeducationEstablishedduringthe2009-10academicyearinsecondaryschoolstobeusedby450,000pupilsForformalandfornon-formaleducation

Printedsheet

Website

ACTIVITYEducationpolicies‘’CITY,TERRITORYANDLANDSCAPE’’

ACTIVITYEducationpolicies‘’CITY,TERRITORYANDLANDSCAPE’’

ACTIVITYEducationpoliciesINTERNATIONALSEMINAR“LANDSCAPEANDEDUCATION”

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

Thelocalworldisincreasinglyinterestedinlandscape.

Thelandscapeisbeingseenasanessentialfactorforthedevelopmentofaregion,awayofincreasinglevelsofpublicself-esteem,identityandqualityoflife,andasacatalyst.

Thepublicnolongerwishtobeapassivespectatorfortransformationsintheirnearestsurroundingsandwanttobecomealeadingagentindecision-making.

ACTIVITYLocallevel

Newformsofgovernanceofterritories:newspacesfordialogue,newagreementbetweenagents,andco-responsibilitywiththeapplicationoflandscapeactions.

TheCross-borderlandscapeplanforLaCerdanyapromoteslandscapeasafactorforincreasingthefeelingofbelongingtoaregionandalsoasafactorforregionalcompetitivenessandthecreationofeconomicopportunities.

ACTIVITYLocallevelCROSS-BORDERLANDSCAPEPLANOFLACERDANYA

CerdanyaValleyisaclearlyrecognisablelandscapeunitinboththeLanguedoc-RoussillonAtlasdesPaysages(France)andinthePyreneesLandscapeCatalogue(Catalonia)

AtlasdespaysagesduLanguedoc-Roussillon(2008)

Catàlegdepaisatgedel’AltPirineuiAran(2012)

ACTIVITYLocallevelCROSS-BORDERLANDSCAPEPLANOFLACERDANYA

Howtoinvolvethesocialagentsandeconomicsectorsintheimprovementandmanagementofacross-borderlandscape?

ACTIVITYLocallevelCROSS-BORDERLANDSCAPEPLANOFLACERDANYA

TheCross-borderlandscapeplanforLaCerdanyaservedasastimulusforWikipedratocrossbordersin2015,anditisalsobeingappliedinabroadareaoftheFrenchdepartmentofPyrénées-Orientales.

ACTIVITYLocallevelCROSS-BORDERLANDSCAPEPLANOFLACERDANYA

TheLandscapeObservatoryiscollaboratingwiththelocaladministrationsandentitiesofPrioratinthepreparationoftheLandscapeManagementPlanofthecandidatureofPriorat-Montsant-SiuranaasaWorldHeritageUNESCO.

ACTIVITYLocallevelDOCUMENTSFORTHEUNESCOCANDIDATUREOFPRIORAT-MONTSANT-SIURANA

PublicationinEnglishandCatalan.

IncollaborationwiththeGovernmentofAndorra.

ACTIVITYLocallevelLANDSCAPEPLANNINGATALOCALLEVEL

ACTIVITYLocallevelWEBSITE“LANDSCAPEFROMTHELOCALPERSPECTIVE’’

Initiatives

Bestpractices

Criteria

Documentation

Landscapeinhepress

Collectionofresourcesandguidelinesrelatedtolandscapeprotection,managementandplanningatlocallevel

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

TheLandscapeObservatoryactsasaCatalan‘antenna’inEuropeandasanEuropean‘antenna’inCataloniainmattersoflandscapepolicies.

ACTIVITYInternationalactivityEUROPEANDWORLD

CommonobjectiveofdisseminatingtheprinciplesandproposalsoftheELCandexchanginginformation,methodologiesandexperiencesorpromotingspecificactions.

TheObservatoryworksatdifferentlevelswithEuropeanandinternationalinstitutionsandassociations,suchas:

.CouncilofEurope

.GovernmentsofdifferentStatesandregions(Ireland,Andorra,etc.)

.FondazioneBenettonStudiRicerche(Italy)

.MedScapesproject(EastMediterranean)

.EastMediterraneanLandscapeObservatory

.AmericanUniversityofBeirut

.ParticipationinUNISCAPESeminars

.HonorarymemberofCIVILSCAPE

.ArgentineanLandscapeNetwork(RAP)

.LatinAmericanLandscapeInitiative(LALI)

.LandscapeChartersatLatinAmericancountries(Bolivia,Colombia...)

ACTIVITYInternationalactivityEUROPEANDWORLD

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeOWNANDJOINTPUBLICATIONS

Twocollectionsofbooksfinancedbyinstitutions,foundationsandprivateenterprises

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeOWNANDJOINTPUBLICATIONS

Otherjointcollectionsofbooks

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeORGANISATIONOFWORKSHOPSANDSEMINARS

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeORGANISATIONOFWORKSHOPSANDSEMINARS

Year2013

Year2015

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeORGANISATIONOFWORKSHOPSANDSEMINARS

Year2015

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeORGANISATIONOFWORKSHOPSANDSEMINARS

April2016

In4languages:Catalan,Spanish,EnglishandFrench.Visitedfrommorethan100countries.www.catpaisatge.net

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeWEBSITEONLANDSCAPE

DrystoneOutstandingheritagetreesGardensSoundscapesIndustriallandscapes

ACTIVITYGenerationandexchangeofknowledgeDIGITALDOSSIERS

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

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Culturalandheritagepolicies

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Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

EditioninCatalan,SpanishandEnglish.Subscriptionthroughthewebsite(www.catpaisatge.net).

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraising“LANDSCAP-E”NEWSLETTER

Selectionofpieceofnewsindifferentlanguages.Weeklydistribution.Subscriptionthroughthewebsite(www.catpaisatge.net).

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraising“DIETARIDEPAISATGE”

ActivitiesandeventsinCatalonia,Spain,andtherestoftheworld.EditioninCatalan,Spanish,EnglishandFrench.Subscriptionthroughthewebsite(www.catpaisatge.net).

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraising“LANDSCAPEEVENTS”

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingSOCIALNETWORKS

Increasingnumberofopinionarticles,news,sectionsonlandscapeinmassmediawhichhelpsdisseminationandraisingawareness.

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

Thelandscapewasalsopresentinphotographicimagesinallsectionsofthenewspaper,frominternationalpoliticstosports,showingabroadrepresentationofthevarietyoflandscapesinCatalonia.

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

Thelandscapewasalsopresentinphotographicimagesinallsectionsofthenewspaper,frominternationalpoliticstosports,showingabroadrepresentationofthevarietyoflandscapesinCatalonia.

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingPRESS

TwentylandscapesduringtwentyweeksattheweeklysocialandpoliticalmagazineElTemps

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingMEDIA

Exposició“Paísdepaisatges”elaboradajuntamentamblaGeneralitatdeCatalunya

ACTIVITYInformationandawarenessraisingEXPOSITIONS

Implementationoflandscapepoliciesatregionalplanning

Energypolicies

Culturalandheritagepolicies

Touristicpolicies

Educationpolicies

Locallevel

Internationalactivity

Generationandexchangeofknowledge

Informationandawarenessraising

Documentation

ACTIVITY

Fundswithmorethan3.500documentsintegratedinthe‘CatàlegCol·lectiudelesUniversitatsdeCatalunya’.ProvidessupportforthetasksoftheLandscapeObservatoryandtheresearchoftheprofessionalsandstudentsVisitsmainlyfromCatalonia,butalsofromtherestofEuropeandLatinAmerica.AgreementwiththeEuropeannetworkCIVILSCAPE.Digitalcopies(foundatthewebsite:www.catpaisatge.net)

ACTIVITYDocumentationLANDSCAPEDOCUMENTATIONCENTRE

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYCHALLENGES

Adviceauthorities(atalllevels)andcatalansocietyinmattersoflandscape

Generateknowledgeandmethodologies,andtopromotetheirtransferandexchangeamongGovernment,academia,professionalsandthesociety.

PromotethecreationofspacesfordialogueandcooperationbetweenGovernmentandcivilsociety,andbetweenthepublicandtheprivatesphere.

Strengthenandsupportsocialinitiativesandinstitutionalcatalysts.

LANDSCAPEOBSERVATORYCHALLENGES

Detectandpromotediscussiononemergingissues(Organizingseminars,conferences,preparingpublications,etc.).

Includelandscapeprioritiesonthepoliticalagenda.

Promotingsocialsensitizationcampaignsandeducativeinitiatives.

Becomingacenterofresearchanddocumentation.

Superviseinternationalinitiativesandcooperatewithinstitutionsandorganizations

1.Internationalizationfromsingularization

2.Livingandproducingwithinqualitysurroundings

3.Landscape,creativityandstrategicsectors

4.Landscapeandlocaldevelopment

5.Thecreationofnewreferencelandscapes

6.Landscape,valuesandcommunity

7.Landscape,employmentandentrepreneurship

8.Climatechange,energyandlandscape

9.Researchandinnovationasgrowingvalues

10.Education,trainingandcomunication

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