4. Learning from past landscapes

H1. When history meets future – future challenges for historical landscape research

Stig Roar Svenningsen, Dominik Kaim, Gregor Levin, Geoff Groom, Krzysztof Ostafin, Catalina Munteanu

The session will contribute to the discussion about the main challenges of historical landscape research, applied by different disciplines. We invite geographers, ecologists, historians, but also engineers to join us to indicate the most important aspects which might be reflected and developed by closure of technological gaps, improved data availability, increased collaboration and sharing of knowledge.

H3. The past as a source of knowledge, experience and a cause of change

Rafał Zapłata, Mariusz Lamentowicz, Krzysztof Stereńczak, Michał Słowiński

Symposium „The past as a source of knowledge, experience and a cause of change” within the IALE European Landscape Ecology Congress is part of the Holistic, landscape approach to the complex cultural and environmental systems", taking into account the processes and remnants of the past, in order „to better understand the diverse phenomena and processes around us and to predict and properly manage them”. We will pay special attention to formerly and now forested areas - as areas extremely valuable for today's and future environment.