International Conference
Multifunctional land use -
meeting future demands for landscape goods and services
May 26 - 28, 2005 in Tartu, Estonia
Jointly organized by
| Institute of Geography of the University of Tartu | European research network Landscape Tomorrow | |
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Scientific Committee
| Ülo Mander (University Tartu, Estonia) Hubert Wiggering (ZALF, Germany) Lillian Oygarden (JORDFORSK, Norway) Jürgen Vogt (JRC, Italy) Gerhard Heilig (IIASA, Austria) | Tom Stuczynski (IUNG, Poland) Miguel Azevedo-Coutinho (Lisbon, Portugal) Angelika Wurbs (ZALF, Germany) Katharina Helming (ZALF, Germany) |
Rationale
The conference will provide a forum for discussion of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary aspects of multifunctional land use, its theory and concepts, various aspects of its implementation, first results and success stories in European landscapes.
The conference is organised around a series of key note presentations and moderated poster sessions setting the ground for extensive discussions on open scientific questions and mutual research actions. It is intended to publish the key note and other presentations in a comprehensive Springer book publication.
The International Workshop is part of a workshop series of the Landscape Tomorrow network.
The conference complements another LT supported event on „Multifunctionality of landscapes – analysis, evaluation and decision support”, May 18-19 2005, http://www.sfb299.de/conference/
The conference directly succeeds a meeting of the
European Society of Soil Conservation (ESSC) on
„Soil conservation issues in nordic countries”.
The field trip will be organised jointly.
http://www.zalf.de/essc/essc.htm
Topics of the sessions
| Session 1: Theory and concepts - the concept of multifunctional land use - land use types, trends, interrelations - the concept of environmental goods and services - valuation of environmental goods and services - impact assessment of land use Session 2: Implementation of multifunctional land use - the policy perspective - the governance perspective - the planning perspective - the technological perspective - the management perspective - other driving forces for multifunctional land use |  |
- booming landscapes
- abandoned landscapes
- tourism landscapes
- traditional agricultural landscapes
- landscapes of transition economies
- health supporting landscapes
- post-industrial landscapes
Publications
It is intended to publish key-note papers of the workshop in a special Landscape Tomorrow book
publication at Springer Verlag. Manuscript will be peer reviewed before considering for this publication.
Conference fee
The conference fee for the Landscape Tomorrow Conference participants is 150 €.
For both Landscape Tomorrow and ESSC Conference the fee is 170 €.
Final schedule
Full schedule NEW
Wednesday, May 25
| Early arrival in Tartu | |
| 13:00-21:00 | Registration in the Hotel "London", Tartu |
| 13:00-16:40 | Sessions of the European Society of Soil Conservation (ESSC) workshop |
Thursday, May 26
| Arrival in Tartu | |
| 9:00-12:00 | Registration in the Hotel "London", Tartu |
| 9:00-12:00 | Sessions of the ESSC workshop |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch in the Hotel "London" restaurant |
| 13:00-18:00 | Field trip in South-East Estonia, jointly held with participants of the ESSC workshop, 24-26 May 2005, Tartu, Hotel "London" |
| 19:00-21:00 | Welcome cocktail in the Tartu University's cafeteria |
Friday, May 27
Hotel "London", Tartu
| 8:45 | Welcome address (Katharina Helming, Hubert Wiggering, Ülo Mander) |
| 9:00-10:30 | (1) Conceptual and political aspects of multifunctional land use |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:40 | (2) Modelling and impact assessment of multifunctional land use |
| 12:40 | Lunch |
| 13:40-15:30 | (3) Implementation aspects of multifunctional land use |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:45-17:00 | (4) Case studies on implementation of multifunctional land use |
| 17:00 | Coffee |
| 17:15-18:15 | Poster session |
| 17:15-19:00 | Landscape Tomorrow Steering Committee |
| 19:15 | Buses start from the "London" Hotel to the Conference dinner in Estonian Agricultural Museum, Ülenurme (for the participants of both conferences) |
| 23:30 | Buses arrive to the Hotel "London" |
Saturday, May 28
Hotel "London", Tartu
| 8:00 | Landscape Tomorrow General Assembly |
| 10:00-11:30 | (5) Case studies on implementation of multifunctional land use (continued) |
| 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-13:30 | (6) Case studies on implementation of multifunctional land use (continued) |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-16:00 | (7) Various aspects of multifunctional land use |
| 16:00 | Conclusions (Katharina Helming, Hubert Wiggering, Ülo Mander) |
Abstracts
Presentation abstracts NEW
Poster abstracts NEW
Location and venue
The Conference will be held in the Hotel London in Tartu
Rüütli 9 51007 Tartu, Estonia
phone +372 7 305 555;
fax +372 7 305 556
email: london@londonhotel.ee
http://www.londonhotel.ee
Most of the participants are planned to accomodate in the London Hotel, but alternatives are available (the Pallas Hotel, the Draakon Hotel the Barclay Hotel, the Uppsala Hotel and The Vikerkaare Guesthouse).
The easiest way to get from Tallinn airport to Tartu is to take taxi from the airport to bus station. The cost of a taxi will be around 5-7 EUR. From there at least every hour, usually in every 30 minutes buses are going to Tartu. The travelling time is approximately 2h 15min, fare about 7-10 EUR. Bus timetable from Tallinn to Tartu you can find on the web site: http://www.bussireisid.ee/index.html?MENU=&KEEL=en
In Tartu, the hotel London and other hotels situating at the centre of the town, are about
5min working distance from the bus station. The map of Tartu and other relevant
information you can find on the web site: http://www.tartu.ee/?lang_id=2
Registration and information
Registration (PDF file)
Prof. Ülo Mander
Institute of Geography, University of Tartu
46 Vanemuise St. 51014 Tartu
phone: +372 7 375819 or +372 50 87373
fax: +372 7 375825
e-mail: ulo.mander@ut.ee
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