The article is based on preliminary findings of a research project carried out at the
Department of Geography, University of Trondheim, Norway. The aim is to study new …

This study has been set up to analyse the interaction between agriculture and landscape in
Europe. Landscapes are in a process of transformation owing to current changes in farming …

The Danish landscape and most central European landscapes, are agricultural landscapes.
They developed and they still change almost exclusively according to the conditions of …

Today's agricultural landscapes are becoming decors, as the old pattern of conditions for
regionally differentiated farming systems is disappearing. The variety of regionally …

Norwegian Protected Landscapes aim to preserve landscape character. As most of the
agricultural land in Protected Landscapes is privately owned, the attitudes and behaviour of …

In most countries in Europe and Northern America, since the end of the 19 th century a
growing number of buildings and archaeological objects have been designated as cultural …

Contemporary European agriculture has a number of additional aims beside of food
production, such as safeguarding environmental services and conservation values …

The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural Research (NKJ) promotes and supports
cooperation between the Nordic Research Councils. The main goal for NKJ is to support a …

The interface between environment, agriculture and society needs more attention to improve
nature conservation in rural landscapes. The present paper attempts to identify the …

In addition to the objective approach of the ecologist or historian, sensitive perception can
tell us much about the landscape. Our appreciation of it is largely subjective and involves …