RT Journal Article
T1 Fighting for a future: an actor-oriented planning approach to landscape preservation in Galicia
A1 Swagemakers, Paul
A1 Copena Rodríguez, Damián
A1 Simón Fernández, Xavier
A1 Domínguez García, María Dolores
AB Economic optimisation of the gross margin per hectare in agriculture reduces diversity, coherence and identity of cultural landscapes. Hence, landscape preservation calls for changes in the social–ecological organisation of places, which implies complex transitional processes towards new management regimes. These are supported by CAP reforms (Horizon, 2014–2020) that increasingly turn from individual production subsidies to farmers to the collective management of natural resources and the related ecosystem services. This article explores the opportunities for landscape preservation in Galicia, Spain. The central question is: ‘How to develop a successful planning approach in the context of a geographically peripheral area facing severe ecological, social and economic vulnerabilities?’ In the case study area, contrasting viewpoints on landscape preservation among rural dwellers, entrepreneurs and representatives of institutions point to power issues on control over the natural environment, but also provide input for the development of an actor-oriented approach to landscape preservation. This article provides a ‘tool’ for catching up with the EU objectives of sustainable, inclusive and smart growth and contributes to our understanding of how place-based development in EU programs can be combined with landscape management in Galicia.
PB Kongelige danske geografiske selskabet
SN 0016-7223
YR 2014
FD 2014-03-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99807
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99807
LA eng
NO Paul Swagemakers, Damian Copena Rodríguez, María Dolores Domínguez García & Xavier Simón Fernández (2014): Fighting for a future: an actor-oriented planning approach to landscape preservation in Galicia, Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography, DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2013.876206
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025