New perspectives for local rural landscapes

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The PERISCAPE group and The LandscapeAmbassador
International Course Teresa Pinto-Correia
University of Évora
mtpc_at_uevora.pt ATLAS Final Conference Amsterdam
, 25th January 2007
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The PERISCAPE group
working on Peripheric Lansdcapes of Europe
with complementary perspectives
AnneKatrin Gelmuyden Aas University
LANDSC.ARCHITECT
Roland Gustavsson Alnarp University
LANDSC.ARCHITECT
Y. Michelin ENITA Clermont Ferrand AGRONOMIST
Eva Gyuro West Hungarian Univ.
LANDSC.ARCHITECT
Teresa Pinto Coreia Évora University GEOGRAPHER
Janez Pirnat Lubljana University FORESTER
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New perspectives for local rural landscapes
Research and education in real context
Colaboration between universities and
stakeholders Aknowledging different knowledge
traditions Learning from similarities and
contrasts Long term cooperation and exchanges
Personal engagement
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LEARNING about rural landscapes and their
management need to come out in local context make
contrasting experiences sharpening of senses
raising new questions questionning
methods relating to theory and concepts
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DISCUSSING about analysis and design discussion
and work in between disciplines and
nationalities with contrasting traditions and
experiences clarification of concepts alternat
ives gtgt potentialities and constrains strenghts
of each discipline and complementarity with
others
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What this can bring to the local territory
new reflexions mirror innovative ideas
colaboration with local territories and
stakeholders in outside world
What this demand engagement and
interest from ALL new attitude from
researchers/teachers and from students !
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The Landscape Ambassador Course

• Two weeks intensive
• Students from 6 nationalities and 6 different
  specialities
• Mixed groups
• Applied work to case-study area
• Involvement of local and regional stakeholders
• Final LOCAL presentation commitement towards
  local stakeholders

2004 30 students Auvergne, France 2005 35
students Auvergne, France 2006 48
students Dragonia Valley, Slovenia 2007 35
students Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 2008 - Sweden
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the work on the case-study
Getting to know the landscape reading and
interpreting Understanding its materiality
biophisical characteristics structure and land
use Understanding the socio-cultural
dimension interviews and discussions with
local stakeholders
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sharing landscape elements to start a dialogue
Farming practices
Elements of landscape
Recreation practices
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sharing and discussing interpretations and
proposals
trying to integrate technical / scientific
approach and knowledge with local concerns and
knowledge gtgt creativity identification of
main issues gtgt proposals
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Some limitations of our teaching programme

• Too short time it can be hard to get to know
  and thus understand each other
• Lack of understanding and different methods
  competitivity between disciplines
• Heavy organization logistic and pedagogic

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but remarkable stakes

• a demonstration that the students work can be a
  tool
• that facilitates the discussion
• in a participative approach of a local
  development project
• an educational experimentation
• mixing different specialities and origins
• theoretical courses are linked to the practical
  work