The Glossary

The glossary encompasses definition of common terminology for researchers and institutional users; key terms, at world and regional levels. A draft data-base at world level has been implemented in 2016 on the basis of international documents and existing glossaries.

We are looking for your help to collect definitions and references.

List of terms:

• Actions – Actions
• Actors/Stakeholders - Acteurs
• Aesthetic quality – Qualité esthétique
• Authenticity/Progressive authenticity – Authenticité/ Authenticité progressive
• Bio-cultural diversity – Diversité bio-culturelle
• Coherence/Co-variation/ Continuity – Cohérence/Co-variation/Continuité
• Competences
• Conservation/Adaptive Conservation/Preservation/Protection
• Conventional Vs Traditional – Conventionnel Vs. Traditionnel
• Cultural heritage – Patrimoine culturel
• Dynamism and conservation (+ evolving landscapes and continuing landscapes) – Dynamisme et conservation (+ paysages en évolution et paysages en continuité)
• Ecologically sustainable development – Developpment ecologiquement durable
• Improvement
• Integrity – Integrité
• Knowledge – Connaissance
• Landscape – Paysage
• Management – Gestion
• Planning – Aménagement
• Resource – Resource
• Rural landscape – Paysage rural
• Rural Landscape Structure/Characteristics and Descriptors – Structure du paysage rural/ Characters et descripteurs
• Rural Landscape Scope – Champ d’application sur le paysage rural
• Rural landscape policies –  Politiques du paysage rural
• Tangible/Intangible – Tangible/Intangible
• Uniqueness – Unicité
• Value/Significance – Valeurs