Educational Strategies in Cultural Landscapes. Are we complying with the Faro Convention?

Abstract

La Convención de Faro recalca la importancia de iniciativas educativas relacionadas con el patrimonio. Este artículo se centra en la dimensión educativa del paisaje como forma para mejor facilitar la aceptación social y por lo tanto su inclusión en los procesos de planificación y gestión.

The Faro Convention underlined the importance of educational initiatives related to heritage. This paper focuses on the educational dimension of landscape, as a means to better facilitate its social acceptance and hence its inclusion in planning and management processes. The relation between landscape education and social perception, through a few European examples will be analysed to ascertain whether the principles of the Convention are being complied with effectively.

The authors introduce four case studies of heritage-related education carried out in three European countries (Spain, Norway and Italy). These case studies provide the possibility to coherently analyse a wide range of activities and initiatives occurring at various scales and levels: geographic, local and sectoral. In addition, they describe the pedagogical potential of cultural landscapes and cultural heritage, and highlight some of the educational strategies and measures currently used in this field.