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1.3.2 The Necessary Interdisciplinary Articulation
Landscape is a cross-cutting concept that demands an interdisciplinary approach
to be understood in its entirety: questions will thus be addressed from landscape
construction (physical and anthropic factors), to the description of shapes (spatialization, characteristics), through to perception (social and cultural filters). The
ongoing stream of programmes, works and interdisciplinary seminars on the topic
since the 1980s
5 and the interdisciplinary broadening of specialized journals like
Landscape Research, clearly illustrate the emergence of landscape as a special ground
for cross-disciplinary research and exchanges between researchers, stakeholders and
citizens.
Works span four key areas of thinking, that are open and in constant interaction,
i.e. cultural approaches, planning approaches, environment-based approaches and
economic and legal approaches (Fig. 1.2).
Regarding the underwater seascape, there is a clear imbalance between these fields
in both scientific production and public policy implementation. Natural sciences have
indeed extensively studied the sea depths and the way they work: underwater reliefs,
sedimentary flows, currents, thermal and salinity gradients, animal populations, phytosociology, etc. There is close interaction here with areas of economics either for
the purpose of exploiting resources (fish stocks, mineral and energy, etc. resources)
or to protect biodiversity (marine protected areas), but also in the legal field through
exploitation rights, including in respect of tourist resources. However, between underwater seascapes and ecocomplexes or habitats, the scientific community is still
hesitant as to the terminology to be employed and approved. How can we avoid confusion in use of the word “landscape”, while harnessing its heuristic potential? Beyond
underwater seascapes, the interrelation between ecology, landscape and landscape
ecology is a topical issue, as in the terrestrial area (Kirchhoff et al. 2013).
Arts and literature have long explored this strange, oneiric and mysterious
underwater world which lends its fantastic scenery to all dreams, introspections
and intrigues. The underwater fringe of the coast becomes an area in its own right
and is represented, travelled through and observed. Its recreational and tourist
5 1982: Mort du paysage? Philosophie et esthétique du paysage, Champ Vallon, Mâcon, p. 238.
1984: Lire le paysage, Lire les paysages, Ed. C.I.E.R.E.C. Université de St-Etienne, p. 314.
1985: Paysage et Système—de l’organisation écologique à l’organisation visuelle, Editions de
l’Université d’Ottawa.
1986: Milieux et paysages. Essai sur diverses modalités de connaissance, Paris, Masson, p. 154.
1989: Composer le paysage: construction et crise de l’espace 1789–1992, Champ Vallon.
2008: Landscape: from knowledge to action, Berlan-Darqué M., Luginbühl Y., Terrasson D. (Dir)
Ed Quae, p. 311.
2010: Paysages, Recueil des résumés, 135ème congrès des sociétés historiques et scientifiques,
Neuchâtel, p. 359.
2013: Paysage et développement durable, Luginbühl Y., Terrasson D. (Dir) Ed Quae, p. 311.
2013: The routledge companion to landscape studies, Howard P., Thompson I., Waterton E. (Dir.),
ED., Routledge.
2013: Landscape & Imagination, towards a new baseline for education in a changing world,
Newman C., Nussaume Y, Pedroli B. (Dir.), Ed; Bandecchi&Vivaldi, p. 718.
L. Le Dû-Blayo and O. Musard
1.3.2 The Necessary Interdisciplinary Articulation
Landscape is a cross-cutting concept that demands an interdisciplinary approach
to be understood in its entirety: questions will thus be addressed from landscape
construction (physical and anthropic factors), to the description of shapes (spatialization, characteristics), through to perception (social and cultural filters). The
ongoing stream of programmes, works and interdisciplinary seminars on the topic
since the 1980s
5 and the interdisciplinary broadening of specialized journals like
Landscape Research, clearly illustrate the emergence of landscape as a special ground
for cross-disciplinary research and exchanges between researchers, stakeholders and
citizens.
Works span four key areas of thinking, that are open and in constant interaction,
i.e. cultural approaches, planning approaches, environment-based approaches and
economic and legal approaches (Fig. 1.2).
Regarding the underwater seascape, there is a clear imbalance between these fields
in both scientific production and public policy implementation. Natural sciences have
indeed extensively studied the sea depths and the way they work: underwater reliefs,
sedimentary flows, currents, thermal and salinity gradients, animal populations, phytosociology, etc. There is close interaction here with areas of economics either for
the purpose of exploiting resources (fish stocks, mineral and energy, etc. resources)
or to protect biodiversity (marine protected areas), but also in the legal field through
exploitation rights, including in respect of tourist resources. However, between underwater seascapes and ecocomplexes or habitats, the scientific community is still
hesitant as to the terminology to be employed and approved. How can we avoid confusion in use of the word “landscape”, while harnessing its heuristic potential? Beyond
underwater seascapes, the interrelation between ecology, landscape and landscape
ecology is a topical issue, as in the terrestrial area (Kirchhoff et al. 2013).
Arts and literature have long explored this strange, oneiric and mysterious
underwater world which lends its fantastic scenery to all dreams, introspections
and intrigues. The underwater fringe of the coast becomes an area in its own right
and is represented, travelled through and observed. Its recreational and tourist
5 1982: Mort du paysage? Philosophie et esthétique du paysage, Champ Vallon, Mâcon, p. 238.
1984: Lire le paysage, Lire les paysages, Ed. C.I.E.R.E.C. Université de St-Etienne, p. 314.
1985: Paysage et Système—de l’organisation écologique à l’organisation visuelle, Editions de
l’Université d’Ottawa.
1986: Milieux et paysages. Essai sur diverses modalités de connaissance, Paris, Masson, p. 154.
1989: Composer le paysage: construction et crise de l’espace 1789–1992, Champ Vallon.
2008: Landscape: from knowledge to action, Berlan-Darqué M., Luginbühl Y., Terrasson D. (Dir)
Ed Quae, p. 311.
2010: Paysages, Recueil des résumés, 135ème congrès des sociétés historiques et scientifiques,
Neuchâtel, p. 359.
2013: Paysage et développement durable, Luginbühl Y., Terrasson D. (Dir) Ed Quae, p. 311.
2013: The routledge companion to landscape studies, Howard P., Thompson I., Waterton E. (Dir.),
ED., Routledge.
2013: Landscape & Imagination, towards a new baseline for education in a changing world,
Newman C., Nussaume Y, Pedroli B. (Dir.), Ed; Bandecchi&Vivaldi, p. 718.