The European Landscape Convention (2000) is a landmark treaty recognizing landscape as a common good, integral to cultural, ecological, and social well-being. It expands the definition of landscape beyond exceptional sites to include ordinary, degraded, and urban environments. The convention emphasizes public participation, democratic responsibility, and cross-border cooperation in shaping landscapes. In theory, it frames landscape not only as object of design but as a shared right and duty. The Landscape Convention articulates landscape as both heritage and ongoing collective project.
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of what was formerly called ‘the European Landscape Convention’ spare a thought for upcoming generations: Generation Z and especially Generation Alpha are having a difficult time. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the perils of the real world and the dangers of life in […]
In the current debate about climate change and its disruptive effects on the health of people and ecosystems, the reclamation of the ‘right to the environment’ has gained momentum, both in theoretical accounts and in legal documents. Yet, it is useful to make a first distinction between the right to the environment and the right of the environment.
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