

«The landscape...
… has an important public interest role in the cultural, ecological, environmental and social fields, and constitutes a resource favourable to economic activity and whose protection, management and planning can contribute to job creation;
… vis an important part of the quality of life for people everywhere: in urban areas and in the countryside, in degraded areas as well as in areas of high quality, in areas recognised as being of outstanding beauty as well as everyday areas;
… is a key element of individual and social well-being … its protection, management and planning entail rights and responsibilities for everyone.»
European Landscape Convention, Preamble
«The landscape...
… has an important public interest role in the cultural, ecological, environmental and social fields, and constitutes a resource favourable to economic activity and whose protection, management and planning can contribute to job creation;
… vis an important part of the quality of life for people everywhere: in urban areas and in the countryside, in degraded areas as well as in areas of high quality, in areas recognised as being of outstanding beauty as well as everyday areas;
… is a key element of individual and social well-being … its protection, management and planning entail rights and responsibilities for everyone.»
European Landscape Convention, Preamble