Open sessions > S.10 – Traditional Landscapes: Exploring the Connections between Landscape, Identity, Heritage, and Change

S.10 – Traditional Landscapes: Exploring the Connections between Landscape, Identity, Heritage, and Change

Chair – Zdeněk Kučera, Charles University, Faculty of Science; Alexandra Kruse, EUCALAND. Hans Renes, Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. Csaba Centeri, Szent István University, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

Abstract: The aim of the session is to discuss (the concept of) traditional landscapes, their ambiguous nature and connections to contemporary landscape research and practice. Particular attention will be given to connections of traditional landscapes with the themes of identities, landscape transformations, landscape management and heritage.

Within cultural landscape research, much attention has been given to unique historical, environmental, economic, social and cultural conditions which have contributed to the development of specific forms of landscapes and their management. A prominent position in these discussions is occupied by so-called traditional or historical landscapes which are in particular believed to be: rather stable and slow developing; of pre-modern origin; showing unique examples of historical continuity of local landscape forms as well as practices; rare and preserved in marginal locations. Although such a notion of traditional landscapes may be criticised from different perspectives, especially for not considering the importance of change for formation and recognition of specific meanings and values bounded with local landscapes and heritages (see e.g., Renes 2015; DeSilvey 2017), it may be argued as well that the ideas of traditional landscapes still contribute to the formation of present identities and that traditional landscapes are often referred to while promoting particular regions and communities, their products and heritages. In this sense, traditional landscapes may be viewed as constructed or invented, their present recognition being a result of particular perceptions and interpretations of local environments and their pasts. Traditional landscapes thus also (see Schein 2009, p.383): serve as a facilitator/mediator of particular social, cultural, economic, and political intentions and debates; contribute to normalization and reproduction of various social and cultural practices.

Hence, the key questions addressed by the session are:

• What is meant by traditional landscapes? How are they recognized and what are their characteristics and functions? Are there any transformations acceptable in connection with traditional landscapes? Can transformations of present landscapes result in formation and recognition of new traditional landscapes?
• What is the connection between traditional landscapes and authenticity? Do landscape protection and management and planning contribute to the sustainability of traditional landscapes and their heritages? Can they contribute to recognition of new ones?
• What are the meanings and values of traditional landscapes? Are traditional landscapes important for identity formation across various geographical scales? How and why? And what is the role of local products in sustaining traditional landscapes, authentic regional cultures, and their identities?

Both more general and conceptual contributions as well as case studies are welcomed. The session is organized by the Institute for Research on European Agricultural Landscapes e.V. (EUCALAND) in cooperation with the Historical Geography Research Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czechia.

The session is organized by the Institute for Research on European Agricultural Landscapes e.V. (EUCALAND) in cooperation with the Historical Geography Research Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czechia. EUCALAND is an expert network that deals with the cultural and agricultural landscapes of Europe, promotes their consideration and preservation of their heritage. This session follows on from the organization of successful EUCALAND special sessions at the PECSRL meetings in Óbidos (2008), Riga/Liepaja (2010), Leeuwarden (2012), Gothenburg (2014) and Innsbruck/Seefeld (2016).

Program

Chair – Zdeněk Kučera, Charles University, Faculty of Science; Alexandra Kruse, EUCALAND. Hans Renes, Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. Csaba Centeri, Szent István University, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

1. Traditional landscapes as challenges for the future
   Hans Renes
2. How does an agricultural landscape become traditional? Coming back to landscape temporality
   Viviana Ferrario
3. Rural Landscape and quality of life: the case of Italy
   Mauro Agnoletti, Antonio Santoro, Martina Venturi
4. The management of cultural heritage landscapes as new challenge in Wallonia
   Serge Schmitz, Laurent Bruckmann

Chair – Zdeněk Kučera, Charles University, Faculty of Science; Alexandra Kruse, EUCALAND. Hans Renes, Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. Csaba Centeri, Szent István University, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

1. Changing connections between landscape, tradition and identity: the case of the Czech borderlands
   Zdeněk Kučera
2. Perception of landscape and its changes in a French-German transboundary areas
   Éva Konkoly-Gyuró
3. Cultural identity in the historic settlement landscapes of Flanders
   Gerben Verbrugghe, Veerle VanEetvelde, Wim De Clercq
4. Waterways as a factor in the transformation of the cultural landscape of the Vistula delta
   Anna Rubczak

Chair – Zdeněk Kučera, Charles University, Faculty of Science; Alexandra Kruse, EUCALAND. Hans Renes, Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. Csaba Centeri, Szent István University, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

1. The Geul valley: a traditional landscape in transition, from a farmers' Arcadia to a multifunctional landscape
   Michiel Purmer
2. The national estate of Chambord (France): traditional landscapes or a political willingness to make re-emerge the past?
   Amélie Robert, Sylvie Servain
3. Cultural, historical and vineyard landscape. Paradoxes?
   Krisztina Albert
4. How to manage agricultural landscape as a heritage category? Insights from three historic agricultural landscapes in Italy (Soave, Cinque Terre and Amalfi)
   Dana Salpina

Chair – Zdeněk Kučera, Charles University, Faculty of Science; Alexandra Kruse, EUCALAND. Hans Renes, Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. Csaba Centeri, Szent István University, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

1. The role of local products in preserving traditional farming landscapes in the context of developing peripheral regions – the Lubelskie voivodeship, Eastern Poland
   Ewa Skowronek, Teresa Brzezińska-Wójcik, Andrzej Stasiak, Andrzej Tucki
2. The Hollerroute – landscape awareness as a driving factor in regional development
   Alexandra Kruse, Bernd Paulowitz
3. Strengthening the relationship between the farmer and the countryside. Challenges of the ERASMUS KA2+ project FEAL
   Martina Slámová, Alexandra Kruse
4. Intangible benefits from grazing farm animals to landscape and quality of life
   Ingrid Sarlöv Herlin
5. Traditional communities, traditional landscapes? Afro-descendant landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region
   Nancy Aguirre