Island Landscapes: An Expression of European Culture

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Island Landscapes takes a critical look at the evolution of European islandscapes and seascapes to examine the conditions facing them in the twenty first century. Considering island landscapes as an expression of European culture, this book envisages future trends and presents clearly the need to find a balance between preservation and development to ensure sustainability. Both large and small islands are illustrated in the book including the British Isles, Malta and Cyprus as well as archipelagos in Norway, Italy and Greece. Their unique identities and values reveal the remarkable breadth of cultural heritage possessed by these diverse European islands. An interdisciplinary approach is applied to the history, perception, characterisation and planning of islandscape and seascape in Europe, to support culturally-oriented strategies for these fragile landscapes. Cover Title Copyright Contents List of figures List of contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: European culture, island landscape and the ESLAND perspective 2 European island landscape and seascape Part I Island landscape history 3 Island landscape history: the Isles of Scilly, UK 4 Saaremaa: tackling landscape history in Estonia 5 Landscape history of Cyprus: a preliminary account 6 Landscape history of Korčula, Croatia 7 Vineyards: a cultural landscape on the island of Ischia, Italy Island landscape history case studies 8 Cultural olive landscape around the royal cities of North-West Sardinia, Italy 9 Cultural traces and landscape changes on Asinara, Italy 10 Man–environment relationships in the prehistoric Gulf of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy Part II Island landscape character 11 Characterising islandscapes: the case of Cyprus 12 Landscape character assessment and regional landscape strategy in the Azores, Portugal 13 The importance of grazing, haymaking and local heritage on the Vega Archipelago of Norway 14 Island landscapes of the Antalya region in Turkey: their names as a reflection of landscape character 15 The character of island vineyard landscape in Pantelleria and Giglio, Italy Island landscape character case studies 16 Landscape character assessment of the island of Bornholm, Denmark 17 Cultural heritage hotspots and island landscape diversity in the Aegean Archipelago, Greece 18 Rural settlements as islands: the unique character of the Sulcis landscape in Sardinia, Italy Part III Island landscape identity 19 Island landscape identity: concepts, methods and applications in Venice, Italy 20 Landscape identity and the island of Korčula, Croatia 21 Landscape identity, character and governance in Cyprus 22 Rural landscape identity and public perception: the islands of Ist and Škarda, Croatia 23 Considering the social sustainability of rural landscape in Sardinia, Italy: the role of local identities 24 Starting over from the landscape: Iceland between crisis and identity 25 Shaping the Isles of Scilly, UK: the interplay of landscape and environment Island landscape identity case studies 26 The Lun landscape on Pag, Croatia: the olive trees of people and their times Part IV Island landscape scenario, planning and tools 27 Landscape scenarios for Saaremaa, Estonia: making heritage operational 28 Scenario planning for traditional Mediterranean rural landscapes on the island of Cyprus 29 Landscape scenario for a nature park on Northern Bornholm, Denmark 30 Tools for reading the landscape: the briccole in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy 31 Contested values and perceptions of urban landscapes in Malta: reconceptualising environmental assessment 32 The regional landscape plan of Sardinia, Italy 33 Toolkits to read European island landscapes: the ESLAND approach Island landscape scenario, planning and tools case studies 34 Island landscapes from cloud communities Epilogue 35 Conclusions: island landscape and seascape yet to come Index