About UNISCAPE

UNISCAPE is the European Network of Universities for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention. It was created in Florence in January 2008 as a result of the joint initiative of 23 European Universities. Founding members of UNISCAPE are 42 universities from Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and France.

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. Concerning research activities, UNISCAPE promotes study and experimentation activities relating to landscapes, their evolution and transformations.
UNISCAPE encourages and assists its members to provide each other technical and scientific assistance in landscape matters through exchange of experience and the results of research projects; to promote the exchange of landscape specialists, in particular for training and information purposes; to exchange information on all matters covered by the European Landscape Convention requirements.
UNISCAPE cooperates with the other Networks already working for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention: RECEP-ENELC, the Network of Local and Regional Authorities (www.recep-enelc.net), and CIVILSCAPE (www.civilscape.eu), NGOs for the European Landscape Convention, as well as with the competent Council of Europe’s bodies.
UNISCAPE took the initiative to continue the ATLAS project. ATLAS established a database with a good overview of the current educational provision in the area of landscape, land use and sustainability impact assessment at different educational levels throughout Europe. Currently the database which includes over 3000 courses is being updated (www.ATLAS-eu.org). With the support of UNISCAPE an active coordination of European landscape master programmes is introduced. This educational program will be focused on interdisciplinary education in landscape protection, management and planning at postgraduate level in European Universities.
UNISCAPE’s legal and operational Headquarters are located in Florence - Villa medicea di Careggi.