Trends in landscape research and landscape planning: implications for PhD students

This chapter introduces the contents of the book through an analysis of current trends in landscape research and landscape planning and a discussion of the consequences of these trends for PhD students. Landscape research has become more and more applied and involves a broad variety of experts from various disciplines. Societal, political and intellectual changes have led to an increase in integrative landscape projects. Many of these projects involve PhD students in integrative Land Use Planning Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Generaal Foulkesweg 13, 6703 BJ Wageningen, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected], http://www.tress.cc Institute of Landscape Planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5029, N-1432 Ås, Norway. E-mail: [email protected] Ghent University, Geography Department, Krijgslaan 281 S8, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected]