Landscape and sustainable development : the French perspective / edited by Yves Luginbühl, Peter Howard and Daniel Terrasson.

Translation of: Paysage et développement durable. With new English edition preface.

Previously published in French by A0/00ditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable development. While led by French scholars, the research team and geographical scope of the project was international, collaborative and comparative. Using case studies from across Europe, the interdisciplinary team of contributors discuss the relationship between landscape as defined by the European Landscape Convention and the concept of sustainable development. This English edition has a new introduction written by Yves LuginbA1/4hl and Peter Howard. The book is then divided into three sections: Biophysical Realities and Landscape Practice; Landscape Resources-Inheritance and Renewal; Governance and Participation. Some of the topics covered, such as wind-farm landscapes, will be familiar to English language readers, but others, such as footpath economics, non-woodland trees, inter-generational equity, and the insistence on the necessary developments in governance less so.

Re-interpretation of a heritage : pruned trees on the outskirts of Angers and Rennes / Monique Toublanc, Pauline Frileux, Bernadette Lizet -- Landscapes of non-woodland trees : landscapes which reveal the challenges of sustainable development / Sylvie Guillerme, Yolanda Jimenez, Diego Moreno -- Landscapes and erosion in the Mediterranean mountains : a comparison between France, Spain and Italy / Marianne Cohen, Freddy Rey, Xavier Ubeda, Josep Vila-Subiros -- Paths that trace a territorial thought through the landscape / Laurence Le dû-Blayo, Véronique van Tilbeurgh, Claudine Thenail, Didier le Coeur -- From landscape offerings to landscape production : the economics of rural paths / Tina Rambonilaza, Laurence Amblard, Hélène Revol -- Sustainable development : a routine concern for landscape practices? / Constance de Gourcy, Jean-Samuel Bordreuil -- Landscape resources between heritage and practice : introduction / Monique Toublanc -- Landscape and sustainable development : a union contrary to nature? / Emmanuel Guisepelli, Valérie Miéville-Ott, Loïc Perron, Giorgio de Ros, Véronique Peyrache-Gadeau -- Landscape resources and place : is regulation necessary? / Corinne Larrue, Mathieu Bonnefond, Jean David Gerber, Peter Knoepfel -- The olive grove, productive area or landscape heritage? : a comparison between Andalusia (Spain) and southern Alps (France) / Marianne Cohen, Stéphane Angles, Claudia Marquez, Eduardo Araque Jimenez -- A comparison of the emergence of aeolian landscapes in France, Germany and Portugal / Alain Nadaï, Werner Krauss, Ana Isabel Afonso, Dorle Dracklé, Oliver Hinkelbein, Olivier Labussière, Carlos Mendes -- Making good use of landscapes' pasts : landscape narratives and sustainability in three European wine world heritage sites (Tokaj, Saint-Emilion, Cinque Terre) / Serge Briffaud, Bernard Davasse -- Landscape, public decisions and intergenerational equity : an economic approach / Walid Oueslati, Robert Lifran, Julien Salanié -- Governance and participation : introduction / Yves Michelin -- The future of landscapes : the challenges of participation / Pascal Marty, Jacques Lepart, Raphaël Mathevet, Robert Lifran, Jean-Marie Attonaty, Jean-Paul Cheylan, Naïma Hadjem, Marjorie le Bars, Amélie Nespoulous, Sandra Said, Sophie Thoyer, Vanja Westerberg -- Aeolian landscapes put to the sustainable development test : where acceptance is not always participation / Sophie le Floch, Marie-José Fortin -- Environmental aesthetics and participatory landscape projects / Nathalie Blanc, Jacques Lolive -- The paradoxes of policy : governance and conflicts in three cultural world heritage landscapes / Aline Brochot -- Cultural landscapes and governance : a new social contract or a return to repression? / Marie Roué.

Contents: Preface, Jean-Paul Albertini; Introduction to the English Edition: light on a parallel path, Peter Howard and Yves Luginbuhl; Introduction, Daniel Terrasson. Part I Biophysical Realities and Landscape Practices: Introduction, Josefina Gomez-Mendoza; Re-interpretation of a heritage: pruned trees on the outskirts of Angers and Rennes, Monique Toublanc, Pauline Frileux and Bernadette Lizet; Landscapes of non-woodland trees: landscapes which reveal the challenges of sustainable development, Sylvie Guillerme, Yolanda Jimenez and Diego Moreno; Landscapes and erosion in the Mediterranean mountains: a comparison between France, Spain and Italy, Marianne Cohen, Freddy Rey, Xavier Ubeda and Josep Vila-Subiros; Paths that trace a territorial thought through the landscape, Laurence Le Du-Blayo, Veronique Van Tilbeurgh, Claudine Thenail and Didier Le C/ur; From landscape offers to landscape production: the economics of rural paths, Tina Rambonilaza, Laurence Amblard and Helene Revol; Sustainable development: a routine concern for landscape practices?, Constance De Gourcy and Jean-Samuel Bordreuil. Part II Landscape Resources between Heritage and Practice: Introduction, Monique Toublanc; Landscape and sustainable development: a union contrary to nature?, Emmanuel Guisepelli, Valerie Mieville-Ott, Loic Perron, Giorgio de Ros and Veronique Peyrache-Gadeau; Landscape resources and place: is regulation necessary?, Corinne Larrue, Mathieu Bonnefond, Jean David Gerber and Peter Knoepfel; The olive grove: productive area or landscape heritage? A comparison between Andalusia (Spain) and Southern Alps (France), Marianne Cohen, Stephane Angles, Claudia Marquez and Eduardo Araque Jimenez; A comparison of the emergence of wind energy landscapes in France, Germany and Portugal, Alain Nadai, Werner Krauss, Ana Isabel Afonso, Dorle Drackle, Oliver Hinkelbein, Olivier Labussiere and Carlos Mendes; Making good use of landscapes' pasts: landscape narratives and sustainability in three European wine World Heritage Sites (Tokaj, Saint-Emilion, Cinque Terre), Serge Briffaud and Bernard Davasse; Landscape, public decisions and intergenerational equity: an economic approach, Walid Oueslati, Robert Lifran and Julien Salanie. Part III Governance and Participation: Introduction, Yves Michelin; The future of landscapes: the challenges of participation, Pascal Marty, Jacques Lepart, Raphael Mathevet, Robert Lifran, Jean-Marie Attonaty, Jean-Paul Cheylan, Naima Hadjem, Marjorie Le Bars, Amelie Nespoulous, Sandra Said, Sophie Thoyer and Vanja Westerberg; Wind farms and landscapes: acceptance does not always mean participation, Sophie Le Floch and Marie-Jose Fortin; Environmental aesthetics and participatory landscape projects, Nathalie Blanc and Jacques Lolive; The paradoxes of policy: governance and conflicts in three cultural World Heritage Landscapes, Aline Brochot; Cultural landscapes and governance: a new social contract or a return to repression?, Marie Roue; Conclusion, Yves Luginbuhl. Bibliography; Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.