Contributions from the sub-projects regarding
inter-disciplinary aims
PGM introduces this discussion - then each theme will be
discussed for about 1 hour in the following order with four
before lunch and the rest after.
The common aim for the activities of the centre this year
(2000) is of a strategic nature. The first two years have
been primarily devoted to basic research (the collection and
analysis of data), but the common aim for this years relates
to an estimation of various layers in the landscape and
their value in a number of landscape scenarios and hence
their strategic significance. The board has decided that
this is best expressed via inter-disciplinary aims which
were formulated last year. It has been proposed that each
sub-project should contribute to at least one of these
inter-disciplinary aims, preferably more. The aim is to
suggest ways in which the research of the sub-projects can
be used in a more practical and inter-disciplinary manner as
will invariably be the case for the landscape managers in
their daily work.
The five inter-disciplinary themes are as follows:
a) Integrated coastal management
b) Scenarios and historical landscapes
c) Soil and cultural history
d) Nature and culture
e) Cultural sustainability
First, a spokesperson from each area will present the
thoughts, definitions and problem areas which the groups
have have discussed beforehand, then the conclusions from
each project will presented.
Questions to be asked of the projects include:
a) How will my project contribute a strategic angle which
will include an inter-disciplinary approach?
b) What sort of problems are connected with the strategic
aims of the centre and which solutions are to be suggested?
The aim is a common publication where some of the
inter-diciplinary problems regarding landscape management
are discussed and solutions to them are suggested. It is
important to keep in mind that the same geographical areas
are the basis for the centre which means that the same types
of landscapes can be analysed from many different angles.
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