Programme / speakers

3.30pm–6.00pm Registration

6.00pm–7.00pm Apéro / Icebreaker Drink

7.00pm Opening Dinner

9.00am–9.15am
Introduction

W A Schmid, ETH Zürich

E Lange, the University of Sheffield

D Miller, Macaulay Institute

9.15am–10.30am
Glimpses of 'Our Shared Landscape'

Session chair: I Bishop, University of Melbourne

Alternative futures for La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

C Steinitz, Harvard University

Limitations of the economic valuation of landscapes

P Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Colorfields and blooming strips

P Paar, Zuse-Institut Berlin and J Schuler, Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschafts- und Landnutzungsforschung

10.30am–11.00am
Coffee break

11.00am–12.00pm
Visualisation and decision-making

Session chair: T C Daniel, University of Arizona

Using virtual environments to establish trade-offs in multi-criteria decision making

I Bishop, C Stock and K Williams, University of Melbourne

Real-time visualisation of landscape changes caused by migratory insects

Y Wu, University of Zürich, B Price, ETH Zürich, D Isenegger, B Allgöwer, University of Zürich, A Fischlin, ETH Zürich and S Biegger, University of Zürich

Integration of 3D visualisations and non-visual indicators as an instrument for participation

O Schroth, U Wissen, ETH Zürich and E Lange, the University of Sheffield

12.00pm–1.45pm
Lunch break

2.00pm–3.15pm
Perceived ecological and aesthetic quality

Session chair: S Swaffield, Lincoln University

Human perceptions of forest fragmentation

M J Meitner, R Gandy and R D'Eon, University of British Columbia

The perceived scenic and ecological effects of clearcutting

J F Palmer, State University of New York

Perceived qualities of future landscapes as represented in virtual environments

S Hehl-Lange, ETH Zürich and E Lange, the University of Sheffield

3.15pm–4.45pm
Poster session with coffee

4.45pm–5.30pm
Poster awards session, apéro

7.00pm
Dinner

8.30pm–10.00pm
Evening session, swimming pool lecture theatre

Panel: Landscape Aesthetics. What's ecology got to do with it?

Session Chair: E. Lange, University of Sheffield

P H Gobster, USDA Forest Service, J Iverson Nassauer, University of Michigan and T C Daniel, University of Arizona

9.00am–10.30am
Parallel sessions

Landscape abandonment and rehabilitation (Auditorio)

Session chair: A Muhar, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna

Restoring agricultural landscapes in the fringe of shrinking cities

M Yokohari and M Amati, University of Tsukuba

Integrating landscape ecology and visual preferences into the practice of planning and designing alternative landscapes

R. Lafortezza, University of Bari, R. C. Corry, University of Guelph, G. Sanesi, University of Bari & R. D. Brown, University of Guelph

Beyond the visual dimension: using ideal-type narratives to analyze people's assessments of landscape scenarios

R Soliva and M Hunziker, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

Landscape modelling (Sala Balint)

Session chair: D R Miller, Macaulay Institute

Modelling landscape change using a Cellular Automata Markov method: from a projective approach to a prospective approach

J Gaspar, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, D R Miller, Macaulay Institute and L M Pinto, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra

Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy Integral used for evaluating the reutilization of coastal recreational resources

K C Yen, Chung Hua University, J J Lin, National Taipei University and G H Tzeng, National Chiao Tung University

Combining a scenic beauty estimation study with a stated choice survey

W Haider, B Beardmore, Simon Fraser University and L Hunt Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Using autonomous agent simulation as an integrative approach to landscape modelling

D Cavens, C Gloor, ETH Zürich, E Lange, the University of Sheffield, K Nagel, Berlin University of Technology and W A Schmid, ETH Zürich

Economics, multi-culturalism, ecological function, and aesthetic landscape quality: evidence for covariance: a unified dimension and predictive model

J B Burley, Michigan State University

10.30am–11.00am
Coffee break

11.00am–12.00pm
Parallel sessions

Scenario-based approaches (Auditorio)

Session chair: B Tress, Wageningen University

Linking landscape functions and preferences in forest landscapes – a tool for scenario building and evaluation

B Fidalgo and L M Pinto, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra

Potential effects of agricultural decline on species habitat distributions in a mountainous environment: a scenario-based modelling approach

J Bolliger, F Kienast, G Rutherford and R Soliva, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

Do lower land use intensities really lead to prettier landscapes?

B Schüpbach, Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture, K Zgraggen, ETH Zürich and E Szerencsits, Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture

Infrastructure and landscape (Sala Balint)

Session chair: M Yokohari, University of Tsukuba

Planning and managing land use change in relation to renewable energy

D R Miller, Macaulay Institute

Renewable energies and marine landscapes

I Steinhauer and J Köppel, Berlin University of Technology

Wil u givup ur mobile 4 national park?

J J Park, A Jorgensen and C Swanwick, the University of Sheffield

12.00pm–13.45pm
Lunch break

13.45pm–10.00pm
Excursion

Boat trip to Brissago Islands

Dinner at local grotto

9.00am–10.30am
Parallel sessions

Landscape Policy and Landscape Economics (Auditorio)

Session chair: P Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Institutional problems and driving forces of shared landscapes

A Roehring, Leibniz-Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning

Demand for landscape amenities management: collective choice based evidence from swiss cantons

F Schläpfer, University of Zurich

Recreational benefits of urban forests: explaining visitors' willingness to pay in the context of the theory of planned behaviour

K Bernath and A Roschewitz, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

Valuation of ecosystem services in an Alpine region using GIS

A Grêt-Regamey, W Schmid, ETH Zürich, I Bishop, University of Melbourne and P Bebi, Swiss Federal Institue of Snow and Avalanche Research

Visualisation for valuation – investigating the potential role of virtual reality and visualisation techniques in the economic valuation of future landscape change

S Jude, A Jones and I Bateman, University of East Anglia

Landscape, a matter of scale (Sala Balint)

Session chair: W A Schmid, ETH Zürich

Landscape and public policy – a question of scale?

S Swaffield, Lincoln University

Continuity, change and coherence in landscapes: a multiscale approach

Ü Mander, University of Tartu, M Antrop, Ghent University and E Uuemaa, University of Tartu

Increase of landscape fragmentation in Europe: are the ecological effects visible, or can they be made visible?

J A G Jaeger, R Bertiller, ETH Zürich, H G Schwarz-Von Raumer and H Esswein, Universität Stuttgart

Capturing the view using land cover data

W Dramstad, Norwegian Institute of Land Inventory, M Sundli Tveit, Agricultural University of Norway, W Fjellstad, Norwegian Institute of Land Inventory and G Fry, Agricultural University of Norway

10.30am–11.00am
Coffee break

11.00am–12.00pm
Parallel sessions

Analysis and processes of landscape change (Auditorio)

Session chair: W Haider, Simon Fraser University

The process to form the landscape on hillside in Kyoto

Y Demura, M Kawasaki, and T Higuchi, Kyoto University

Analyzing landscape change

M Bürgi and A M Hersperger, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

Assessing landscape perceptions and preferences to improve CVM scenarios for landscape changes

F Páscoa, L Pinto, B Fidalgo and J Gaspar, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra

Integrative approaches (Sala Balint)

Session chair: C Swanwick, University of Sheffield

Analysis of the barriers to integration in landscape research

G Tress, B Tress, Wageningen University and Gary Fry, Agricultural University of Norway

The polarity field concept

A Muhar, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, U Vilsmaier, University of Salzburg and B Freyer, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna

12.00pm–1.45pm
Lunch break

2.00pm–3.30pm
Parallel sessions

Management of rivers and catchments (Auditorio)

Session chair: G Fry, Agricultural University of Norway

Integrative river management in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive: bringing together ecological and socio-economic requirements of river landscape development

S Muhar, S Schmutz, S Preis, M Jungwirth, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna and G Egger, Umweltbüro Klagenfurt

Improving water quality through land use change

A Lovett, K Hiscock, T Dockerty, C Sandhu, G Sunnenberg, K Appleton, University of East Anglia, P Johnson and B Harris, The Environment Agency

Room for rivers: an integrative search strategy for floodplain restoration

S Rohde, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, M Hostmann, A Peter, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology and K C Ewald, ETH Zürich

The temporal development of ecological quality in a riverine landscape: implications for restoration projects

F Zanini, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, C Weber, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, E Paulmier, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL and R Schlaepfer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Agricultural use and landscape (Sala Balint)

Session chair: W Haber, Munich University of Technology

Common large scale grazing systems

G Kaule, Stuttgart University

Site specific direct payments for an efficient agricultural policy

K Zgraggen, C Flury and P Rieder, ETH Zürich

Co-evolution between ecological landscape and farming activities

A Gibon and G Balent, Centre INRA

3.30pm–4.00pm
Coffee break

4.00pm–5.15pm
Parallel sessions

Indicating landscape quality (Auditorio)

Session chair: S R J Sheppard, University of British Columbia

Landscape character and countryside quality

C Swanwick, the University of Sheffield, R Haines Young, University of Nottingham and V Kirby, Countryside Agency

Towards multifunctional landscapes: linking visual and ecological landscape indicators

G Fry, Agricultural University of Norway, Å Ode, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, M Tveit, Agricultural University of Norway, C Quine, K Watts, Forest Research UK

Indicators for measuring landscape sustainability: integration, character and quality

A Scott, Macaulay Institute and C Falzon, University of Wales Aberystwyth

Issues in landscape ecology (Sala Balint)

Session chair: J Iverson Nassauer, University of Michigan

Successful de-fragmentation of woodland by planting in an agricultural landscape? An assessment based on landscape indicators

K Watts, M Griffiths and C Quine, Forest Research UK

Neophytic invaders spreading in Central European landscapes

R Böcker, University of Hohenheim

Land use change and distribution of dragonfly and damselfly in the cultural landscape of terraced paddy fields in central Japan

T Ichinose, University of Hyogo, T Morita, Awaji Landscape Planning and Horticulture Academy, R Asmiwyati, Udayana University, M Kataoka, Kyoto University and N Arifin, Bogor Agricultural University

7.00pm
Dinner

9.00am–10.30am
Sustainability and multifunctional landscape

Session chair: C Steinitz, Harvard University

Visualising climate change – theoretical frameworks and real dilemmas in influencing unsustainable behaviour

S R J Sheppard, University of British Columbia

Integrated landscape planning and management in practice: building blocks for the management of sustainable multi-functional landscapes

C von Haaren, University of Hannover

Reflections on the distinction between 'land' and 'landscape'

W Haber, Munich University of Technology

10.30am–11.00am
Coffee break

11.00am–12.30pm
Plenary

Closing remarks

E Lange, University of Sheffield and D Miller, Macaulay Institute