Presentació al 12th Council of Europe Meeting of the Workshops for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention, organitzat pel Consell d'Europa i el Govern de Grècia (Tessalònica, 3 d'octubre de 2012). Presentación en el 12th Council of Europe Meeting of the Workshops for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention, organizado por el Consejo de Europa y el Gobierno de Grecia (Salónica, 3 de octubre de 2012). Presentation at 12th Council of Europe Meeting of the Workhops for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention, organized by the Council of Europe and the Government of Greece (Tessalònica, 3 October 2012).

1. Landscape
and
civil
society.
Towards
new
forms
of
participation
Pere
Sala
i
Martí.
Coordinator
of
the
Landscape
Observatory
3
October
2012

2. The
aim
of
public
participation
is
for
political
decisions
to
be
made
with
an
awareness
of
the
values
and
the
interests
at
stake,
with
the
aim
of
achieving
social
consensus
around
a
common
good
–
in
this
case,
landscape
–
as
defined
through
dialogue

3. Participation
is
a
demand
coming
out
of
an
increasingly
diverse
and
complex
society.
In
today’s
world,
social
cohesion
and
economic
development
are
no
longer
sectorial
issues
as
such.
They
are
challenges
that
have
become
increasingly
interconnected
on
a
global
scale,
which
are
hard
to
segment
and
approach
from
our
traditional
specialisations
Foto: Anna Guardiola

4. These
challenges
oblige
us
to
be
more
innovative
in
our
methodology,
and
more
open
to
new
forms
and
new
tools
for
citizen
participation
and
territorial
planning.
Foto: Jordi Bas

5. We
are
not
yet
sufficiently
aware
of
the
enormous
potential
of
the
social
networks
in
landscape
participation.
The
increase
in
possibilities
for
producing
contents,
direct
action,
and
interactions
between
the
intervening
parties
also
increases
people’s
expectations
for
participation

6. Let’s
Instagram
Catalunya:
instagram.catalunya.com

7. The
diversity
and
complexity
of
society
is
mirrored
in
our
landscape
policies

8. Landscape
is
largely
a
social
construct
that
we
construct
and
appreciate
from
different
perspectives,
which
do
not
always
overlap.
It
is
not
possible
to
plan
and
manage
the
landscape
without
incorporating
citizen
participation

9. The
current
climate
of
disaffection
within
society
towards
conventional
political
structures
has
produced
a
rift,
which
is
aggravated
by
the
economic
recession
Foto: iStockphoto

10. However,
landscape
can
become
an
excellent
way
of
reducing
this
rift.
Landscape
is
a
relatively
new
concept
in
the
field
of
territorial
planning
and
organisation.
It
is
an
attractive
concept,
easy
to
grasp
and
with
positive
connotations
for
the
population

11. Some
participation
experiences
in
landscape
management
and
planning
Landscape
catalogues
Landscape
charters
Landscape
plan
for
Granollers
Transborder
landscape
plan
Wikipedra
Priorat
Land
Stewardship
Network
Government
of
Catalonia
Local
administration
Civil
society

12. The
nature
of
the
Landscape
Law
of
Catalonia
encourage
participation:
The
spirit
of
the
Landscape
Law
is
positive,
rather
than
limiting
or
penalising,
which
makes
it
acceptable
to
all
parties.

13. The
nature
of
the
Landscape
Observatory
of
Catalonia
fosters
participation:
Is
open
to
creative
and
imaginative
initiatives
Is
able
to
move
with
a
certain
agility
and
independence
Acts
as
a
bridge
between
civil
society
and
the
administration

14. Some
citizen
participation
experiences
in
landscape
management
and
planning
Landscape
catalogues
Landscape
charters
Landscape
plan
for
Granollers
Wikipedra
Priorat
Land
Stewardship
Network
Government
of
Catalonia
Local
administration
Civil
society
Transfrontier
landscape
plan

15. Landscape
Catalogues
of
Catalonia
Act
8/2005
of
8th
of
June
for
protection,
management
and
planning
of
the
landscape
in
Catalonia:
“Documents
of
a
descriptive
and
prospective
nature
which
define
the
various
types
of
landscapes
in
Catalonia,
identify
their
values
and
state
of
preservation
and
propose
the
quality
objectives
which
need
to
be
met.”

16. Seven
Landscape
Catalogues
for
seven
Territorial
Zoning
Plans

17. Objectives
persued
with
participation
To
remind
citizens
that
they
have
a
right
to
a
quality
landscape
To
implicate
society
in
identifying
and
assessing
the
landscape,
and
in
defining
the
aims
of
landscape
quality
To
understand
people’s
perception
of
the
landscape,
especially
in
its
intangible
aspects
(sense
of
place,
sensations
and
emotions
produced
by
a
certain
landscape)

18. The
lack
of
any
unanimously
recognised
participation
methodology
in
the
field
of
landscape
made
our
process
into
something
experimental,
under
permanent
construction

19. Telephone/personal
survey

20. On-­‐line
questionare

21. Interviews
to
stakeholders

22. Focus
groups

23. Workshops
with
stakeholders/individuals

24. Information,
communication
&
feedback
The
whole
process
is
accompanied
by
information
and
communication
efforts:
•
Calls
for
participation
•
Publicity
of
internet
participation
•
Information
meetings
in
several
towns
•
Participation
mailbox
catalegsdepaisatge@catpaisatge.net
•
Feedback
of
the
results
of
the
process

25. Influence
of
the
participatory
process
Identification
of
Landscapes.
The
Catalan
Landscapes
Map

26. Values:
•
Aesthe)c
•
Ecological
•
Historical
•
Social
use
•
Spiritual
•
Symbolic
and
iden)ty
Influence
of
the
participatory
process
Identifying
landscape
values

27. Public
par)cipa)on
Influence
of
the
participatory
process
Principal
routes
and
viewpoints
from
which
the
landscape
can
be
observed

28. Canvis
en
els
paisatges
periurbans
Influence
of
the
participatory
process
Landscape
dynamics

29. Landscape
quality
objective:
Entrances
to
urban
areas
that
are
orderly
and
designed
in
accordance
with
the
surrounding
landscape,
recovering
tree-­‐lined
promenades
and
structuring
them
as
a
characteristic
feature
of
the
landscape

30. www.catpaisatge.net/eng

31. Some
citizen
participation
experiences
in
landscape
management
and
planning
Landscape
catalogues
Landscape
charters
Landscape
plan
for
Granollers
Transfrontier
landscape
plan
Wikipedra
Priorat
Land
Stewardship
Network
Government
of
Catalonia
Local
administration
Civil
society

32. Landscape
charters
Landscape
charters
are
voluntary
instruments
setting
out
agreements
between
the
agents
in
an
area
(administrations,
social
and
economic
stakeholders,
etc.)
in
order
to
promote
landscape
actions
and
strategies
Carta
de
paisatge
de
l’Alt
Penedes
Carta
del
paisatge
de
l
Priorat
Carta
del
paisatge
de
la
Vall
de
Camprodon

33. Landscape
charters
An
example
of
agreement
Social,
landscape
and
ecological
connectivity
in
the
Camprodon
Valley

34. The
participation
in
a
Landscape
Charter
needs…
A
clear
consensual
road
map
shared
by
all
the
agents
involved
A
strong
leadership
A
high
level
of
commitment
from
all
parties
Perseverance
from
the
local
agents
and
authorities
in
carrying
out
the
tasks
involved
local
poli3cal
representa3ves
regional
government
district
councils
municipali3es
communi3es
experts
ordinary
ci3zens
cultural
and
social
organisa3ons
and
associa3ons
Agents
econòmics
(turisme,
agricultura,
industria,
etc)
Foto: Jordi Puig

35. www.granollers.cat/urbanisme/pla-­‐paisatge-­‐granollers
Landscape
Plan
for
Granollers

36. On-­‐line
questionnaires
from
the
website
www.granollers.cat/urbanisme/pla-­‐paisatge-­‐granollers
Primary
school
pupils
to
fill
out
a
“family
debate
notebook”
Participation
workshops
for
associations
and
agricultural,
industrial,
commercial,
and
educational
communities

37. Transfrontier
Landscape
Plan

38. Cerdana
Valley
is
a
clearly
recognisable
landscape
unit
in
both
the
Languedoc-­‐Roussillon
Atlas
des
Paysages
(France)
and
in
the
Pyrenees
Landscape
Catalogue
(Catalonia)
Catàleg
de
paisatge
de
l’Alt
Pirineu
i
Aran
(2012)
Atlas
des
paysages
du
Languedoc-­‐
Roussillon
(2008)

39. How
to
involve
the
social
agents
and
economic
sectors
in
the
improvement
and
management
of
a
cross-­‐border
landscape?
Foto: Jordi Bas

40. Some
citizen
participation
experiences
in
landscape
management
and
planning
Landscape
catalogues
Landscape
charters
Landscape
plan
for
Granollers
Wikipedra
Priorat
Land
Stewardship
Network
Government
of
Catalonia
Local
administration
Civil
society
Transfrontier
landscape
plan

41. Wikipedra.
The
portal
of
dry
stone
in
Catalonia
WIKIPEDRA
avails
of
the
opportunities
offered
by
the
new
reality
of
digital
communications

42. Wikipedra.
The
portal
of
dry
stone
in
Catalonia
Database
of
dry
stone
huts
and
shelters
in
Catalonia

43. Both
the
initiative
itself
and
its
daily
functioning
stem
exclusively
from
civil
society

44. In
its
year
of
existence,
Wikipedra
has
made
an
inventory
of
more
than
7.700
dry
stone
huts
and
shelters.
30
new
dry
stone
huts
every
week
in
the
database
The
information
thus
gathered
has
been
used
for
both
local
landscape
policies
and
for
heritage
and
tourism
policies
Wikipedra.
The
portal
of
dry
stone
in
Catalonia

45. Priorat
County
Largely
rural
County
that,
until
a
few
years
ago,
was
suffering
from
depopulation
and
impoverishment
Foto: iRafael López-Monné

46. Priorat
County
The
recovery
of
local
identity
and
sense
of
belonging
is
an
essential
step
for
changing
the
course
of
the
social
and
economic
dynamics
of
Priorat
County

47. An
example
of
an
intelligent
community
that,
as
a
result
of
some
social
initiatives,
has
been
able
to
re-­‐invent
itself
by
working
towards
quality
of
the
territory
Priorat
County
Foto: iRafael López-Monné

48. Civil
society
have
all
played
an
active
role
in
the
extraordinary
transformation
Priorat
County
local
poli3cal
representa3ves
vineyard
owners
denomina3ons
of
origin
the
local
media
cultural
and
social
organisa3ons
and
associa3ons
experts
ordinary
ci3zens
Foto: iRafael López-Monné

49. Land
Stewardship
Network
www.custodiaterritori.org

50. www.custodiaterritori.org
Land
Stewardship
Network
In
Catalonia,
80%
of
the
land
is
in
the
hands
of
private
owners:
This
makes
it
essential
to
involve
owners
and
users
in
the
conservation
and
management
of
the
landscape
heritage

51. To
sum
up…
We
must
try
out
new,
creative,
flexible
forms
of
participation,
led
by
civil
society
on
a
regular
basis

52. To
sum
up…
It
is
possible
to
use
landscape
in
order
to
meet
to
the
new
global
and
local
challenges
facing
us
today
Foto: Javier Valencia

53. To
sum
up…
These
experiences
are
a
modest
contribution
to
the
thorny
question
of
governance:
Who
does
what
and
at
what
level
regarding
the
landscape?
Foto: Jordi Puig

54. www.catpaisatge.net
www.twitter.com/catpaisatge_en
www.facebook.com/catpaisatgeEN
Foto: Jirene Compte