The Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks (FoLAP)

Abstract

Science-based decision-making - even if not favored by all political forces - is a must in finding sustainable solutions in today's complex world. But how can this process be made more effective? We at the Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks (FoLAP) believe that science-based decision-making is successful only if it is embedded in a well-mediated dialogue between science and practice. In addition, when land use decisions are at stake, "landscape"seems to be the relevant spatial dimension to engage people in a dialogue about their living environment and to achieve sustainable land use solutions.