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Looking after our landscapes

News Item - UK Landscape Award

SNH is supporting the first ever UK Landscape Award  PDF document   of the European Landscape Convention (ELC). This Award highlights the important role of landscape in making good places, and shows the benefits a good landscape brings to communities.

Looking after our landscapes

Looking after our landscapes is not about preserving all landscapes in their current form.  Landscapes are continually changing, and this can be positive if it is well planned and managed.  We need to recognise that the capacity of landscapes to accommodate development varies from place to place, and we need to make sure that, wherever possible, change leads to enhanced landscapes, to make the most of the benefits they provide.

Looking after our landscapes is a responsibility shared by all of us.  By working together, SNH and other national bodies, planning authorities, communities and developers can maintain and enhance the diversity and quality of the environment in our settlements, countryside, coasts and seas, and also improve the quality of our degraded landscapes.

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then the management and practical information here should help you.

Managing landscape change

Managing landscape change

Landscape change - what is it and how can we manage it ?

European Landscape Convention

European Landscape Convention

A framework for action throughout Europe.

Landscape policy and guidance

Landscape policy and guidance

Guidance on managing landscapes including poliicy and guidance by development type.

Landscape tools & techniques

Landscape tools & techniques

Practical tools and techniques for managing landscape change.

Landscape character assessment

Landscape character assessment

A method for describing and mapping landscapes.

Landscape research & projects

Landscape research & projects

Find out about current SNH work and research on landscape issues.

Planning authorities

Planning authorities

The role of planning authorities in safeguarding and enhancing landscapes

Communities

Communities

Landscape action for communities

Scottish Landscape Forum

Scottish Landscape Forum

Find out about the work of the Forum

Landscape resource library

Landscape resource library

Information, links and references

SNH's landscape role

SNH's landscape role

An overview of SNH's remit and responsibilities


Related Links

About Scotland's landscapes

About Scotland's landscapes

Discover how people's actions and wildlife combine with geology, landforms and soils to create Scotland's stunning landscapes



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