Numerous research programmes and publications indicate a new interest of economists in landscape. The challenge of this conference is to give an overview on current economic research on landscape and to sketch the profile of landscape economics as a new scientific discipline. The conference draws on the general assumption that economic theory offers a potent analytical framework to examine and explain landscape dynamics, the possibilities to govern landscape development and related economic opportunities in rural and urban areas. The economic research on landscape covers a broad field of innovative empirical and theoretical studies, such as valuation, economic landscape models, cost-benefit analyses of landscape services, landscape governance, externalities, income and labour market effects, and many others.

 This conference is organised by the European Consortium for Landscape Economics, CEEP, funded by the French Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD). The organisation committee invites all scholars working in the broad field of landscape economics:

 This conference is organised by the European Consortium for Landscape Economics, CEEP, funded by the French Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD). The organisation committee invites all scholars working in the broad field of landscape economics:

-         Landscape economics – the Formation of a New Discipline

-         Landscape and Public Decision Making

-         Policy Instruments for Coordination and Landscape Governance

-         Landscape Maintenance as an Economic Sector

-         Demand for and Supply of Landscape

-         Economic Activities as Driving Forces for Landscape Development

-         Landscape as a Basis of Economic Development

This call for papers extends to all researchers working on the above topics, however, does not exclude other contributions in the context of landscape economics.

Please submit the full paper in English and author information (full name, affiliation, address, telephone and fax number, e-mail address of author/s) by March 2, 2009 to : julien.salanie@agrocampus-ouest.fr (with a copie to walid.oueslati@agrocampus-ouest.fr )

Both analytical and empirical work will be considered for oral presentation; syntheses will also be appreciated.

The working language of the workshop is English.

Full papers of no more than 35 pages with abstract and detailed contact information (on a separate page) should be submitted by e-mail in Word (or LaTeX) and pdf.

Deadlines

-                    Paper submission: 2 March 2009

-                    Notification of acceptance: 17^th  April 2009

-                    Registration: 29^th May 2009

Scientific Committee:

Organisation Committee:

Barbara Enengel, BOKU, Austria

Eva Krickler, BOKU, Austria

Walid Oueslati, Agrocampus, France

Marianne Penker, BOKU, Austria

Julien Salanié, Agrocampus, France

Hans Karl Wytrzens, BOKU, Austria