"Landscape: means an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors"

European Landscape Convention

Council of Europe

UNISCAPE

UNISCAPE is the European Network of Universities for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention. It was created in Florence in January 2008 and is currently composed of 50 Member Universities from 8 European countries, including the Universities of Sevilla, Granada and International University of Andalucía (UNIA) which are founder members.

 

The aim of UNISCAPE is to support and reinforce scientific interdisciplinary co-operation among European universities regarding landscape issues, especially in the areas of research and teaching. UNISCAPE promotes the principles and the objectives of the European Landscape Convention.

 

The Director of the Centre for Landscape and Territorial Studies, Mr. Florencio Zoido Naranjo, is the Vice-president of UNISCAPE since its constitution in 2008 and also represents the Universities of Sevilla and UNIA within the network.