ECOVAST Landscape Identification Guide to Good Practice

Summary: The purpose of this guide is to help the citizens of Europe to understand, to celebrate and to protect the landscape in which they live; and to assist governments in their work to implement the European Landscape Convention. It is 28 pages in length, with the following contents:

• Introduction: Landscape, a common interest
• Landscape identification
• Landscape matrix
• Practical steps
• What next?
• Conclusion
• Examples

Available in English

 

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Agriculture and Forestry: sustaining their future in Europe

Summary: This policy statement was produced by an ECOVAST Working Group in 1997, as the outcome of a sequence of meetings. It is addressed to all policy-makers and practitioners at European, national, regional and local level. It is 30 pages in length, with the following contents :

• Background
• The current state of agriculture and forestry in Europe
• Changes since the War
• The effect of these changes
• Recent events and the need for a new approach
• Principles for a new approach
• Practical policies for the future
• Integrated Rural development as the essential context
• Sustainable agriculture
• Farming everywhere
• Quality of food
• Sustainable, multi­purpose forestry
• Added value to farm and forest products
• Who should take responsibility?

Available in: English / French / German

 

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Traditional Rural Architecture : A strategy for Europe

Summary: This policy statement was produced by an ECOVAST Working Group in 1996, as the outcome of a sequence of meetings. It is addressed to all policy-makers and practitioners at European, national, regional and local level. It is 15 pages in length, with the following contents :

• Introduction
• The current state of traditional rural buildings in Europe
• Brief review of current policies
• A policy framework for the future
  • Defining the heritage
  • Protecting the heritage
  • Caring for the heritage
• Who should take responsibility ?
• Annex 1: Questionnaire used in review of systems to protect historic buildings
• Annex 2: Comparison of systems in 12 countries

Summary in English only: full report not currently available

 

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Sustainable Development in Rural Areas: its practical role in Regeneration of the Balkans

Summary:
Proceedings of the ECOVAST Conference and workshop held at FOJNICA, Bosnia & Hercegovina
11 to 13 October 2001

Available in: English in Word format or .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

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Heritage Trails Manual

Summary: The Heritage Trails manual was published in 1997 by Ecotourism Ltd, ECOVAST and PRISMA following the pilot projects in Slovenia and Bulgaria - see Heritage Trails for description of these projects. The Manual is 62 pages in length, with the following contents:

• Introduction
• Tourism Planning
• Assessing Cultural Assets
• Assessing Social, Physical and Environmental Carrying Capacity
• Marketing the Heritage Trail
• Creating a Tourism Association
• Providing Information and Interpretation to Visitors
• Standards and Accommodation
• Useful addresses

Available in: English only

	Price (including package and posting):	Order Code
ECOVAST members	£10 or €15 (euro)	M01E
Non-members	£10 or €15 (euro)	P01E

Available from:
Pam MOORE (Secretary General)
59 Bodycoats Road,
Chandlers Ford,
Hampshire SO53 2HA, England
Tel +44 23 8027 5153
e-mail pam.moore59@ntlworld.com