Borders are inherent linear structures in our cultural landscapes. They are as old as human civilisation and have formed our identity and landscapes for millennia. The famous Limes Romanus with Hadrian´s Wall, the Great Chinese Wall or the more recent Iron Curtain have all left a significant footprint in our everyday and exceptional landscapes. Considering ongoing migration worldwide, current migration crisis in Americas, Europe and other regions, renewal of historical and establishing of new borders, as well as the challenge of overcoming them seems to be a highly relevant issue in Europe and beyond.
The LE:NOTRE Landscape Forum 2020 Cross-Border Landscapes will focus on the issue of borders in cultural landscapes and the challenge of joint planning and management overcoming international, regional and local borders. The forum will deal with the landscape vision of a pan-European green infrastructure and its backbone - the European Green Belt, heritage and identities of borders in general and Iron Curtain in particular, the challenge of urban-rural interface across international borders with a particular focus on Bratislava and its rural surroundings in Austria and Hungary, the challenge of nature vs. agriculture with a particular focus on the protection of valuable habitats and bird species such as the Great Bustard - Otis tarda L. and other challenging issues.
One of the planned follow-ups of the forum is an international and interdisciplinary e-book on Cross-Border Landscapes.
We invite researchers, teachers, students and practitioners to submit thematic essays on landscapes along and across borders in different geographic settings and regional conditions. Essays will be peer-reviewed and if meeting formal and qualitative criteria, they will become part of the book chapters. The e-book will have ISBN and DOI and will be Open Access under Creative Common Licence.
Formal Requirements: Page size ISO A4 portrait, British English; Harvard Citation Norm, Font Arial, Font Size 11, single-line spacing, standard 2.5 cm margins; alignment to left margin; Extent: max. 12,000 characters with up to 5 figures (pictures/drawings/tables/maps). Interdisciplinary and international projects are highly welcome, in this case the maximum extent is 36,000 characters with up to 10 figures.
Deadline for submission: February 28 2020
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Today, the perception of borders has changed according to the past. Especially the developments in technology and the ease of communication and transportation have started to change the border approaches of states. But this is not a thought that encompasses all situations of all states. For example, the fact that Trump built a high wall at the Mexican border for national security reasons shows that the classical border concept has not yet been lifted. Similarly, the fact that EU countries cross their borders with fences to avoid receiving refugees contrasts with current examples. It is also an example of the classic concept of border security on the very high walls built by Israel to block Palestinians. I think that the perception of states and the concept of borders are directly related to each other.
It is not a unfamiliar concept to many especially they manage land that is bordering areas under other authority's jurisdiction. The starting point is establish a governance process. It can be as casual as regular meetings of representatives and spring board from there. Two things are essential, local knowledge and good precedent of collaboration model.
Mehmet Emir, would you like to submit an essay from the Turkish perspective or from the perspective of international relations?
Iris Wang, would you like to contribute with your thoughts and experience on governance processes, local knowledge and collaboration models?
Cheers,
Attila
Hello,
I'm interested to participate with a essay on the Romanian - Bulgarian cross-border Landscape, related to Danube corridor.
Attila Tóth I'm interested to participate with an essay, I am from Pakistan currently living in china. Please guide about the format, topic and how much materials you are looking for? I really feel honored to contribute. Thanks.
Muhammad Amir Siddique Iris Wang I am glad you are interested in the call. The formal requirements are as follows: Page size ISO A4 portrait, British English; Harvard Citation Norm, Font Arial, Font Size 11, single-line spacing, standard 2.5 cm margins; alignment to left margin; Extent: max. 12,000 characters with up to 5 figures (pictures/drawings/tables/maps). Interdisciplinary and international projects are highly welcome, in this case the maximum extent is 36,000 characters with up to 10 figures. Deadline for submission: February 28 2020
Angelica Stan Your topic proposal seems very relevant for our forum. We are looking forward to receiving an essay from you! :)
Greetings,
Attila
Hi, Attila I had mailed you but no response. Can I still submit? Is there any extension of date?
Kindly let me know.
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