About the Eucaland Project
Vision
The vision of the Eucaland Project is for Europeans to recognise their agricultural landscapes as a significant part of their cultural heritage.
Goals
This Eucaland Project aims to:
- Describe the EAL from past to present, promoting common debates and solutions
- Put forward a proposal for a European classification of agricultural landscapes historically-informed within the framework of both the European Landscape Convention (ELC) and the World Heritage Convention (WHC)
- Suggest alternative ways to consider our future agricultural landscapes, applying a more cultural and sustainable approach
- Inform scientists, planners, policy makers and especially the people of Europe
Outputs
- Summary of the EAL history
- Definition of the different EAL types and characters
- Evidence and evaluation of EAL cultural values
- Awareness-raising on EAL cultural heritage
- Link between ELC and WHC
- EAL glossary and framework
- Website with project information and EAL material in 5 languages
- Wiki page and discussion forum for partnership collaboration
- Travelling exhibition
- Project dissemination with publications, conferences and media
- Final conference in Cambridge, 22-23 September 2009, with presentation of project results
Implementing the vision
Landscape research experts from thirteen countries across Europe have formed six interlinked and coordinated multi-disciplinary teams. Each team is undertaking research and drawing conclusions on a key theme or ‘Work Package’. Results will be published in the project book.
The Work Packages cover European Agricultural Landscape issues, and in particular their description, history, classification, policy and planning, as well as the dissemination of the research findings.
The objective of the Work Packages is to reach for the European Agricultural Landscape:
- Common terminology (Glossary)
- Agreed description (Work Package 1)
- Overview on the history (Work Package 2)
- Character classification (Work Package 3)
- Contribution for heritage policy (Work Package 4)
- Approach for common planning (Work Package 5)
- Wider dissemination (Work Package 6)
Timeframe
The Eucaland Project is carried out from November 2007 to November 2009.
Partnership
The Eucaland Project brings formally together a large European group of institutions with an interdisciplinary and intercultural vision for long-term cooperation on European Agricultural Landscapes. The partnership includes scientists, practitioners, governments and NGOs, at national and international level.
40 partners from 27 countries covering North-South and East-West Europe are gathering together their knowledge on the topic, linking with the European Landscape Convention (ELC) and the World Heritage Convention (WHC).
The Eucaland Project is however different from the Eucaland Network.
