LANDSCAPE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION. AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE CURRICULUM CHANGE LOE-LOMCE

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONSince the second half of 20th century, an increasing social concern about themaintenance and protection of the landscape has been developing in Europe. In thiscontext, the Council of Europe published in 2000 the European Landscape Convention(ELC, henceforth). This document contains a serial of objectives related to thelandscape management, planning and protection. Among these objectives there aresome focused on educating and making aware the society on landscapes issue. Theaim of these proposals is to encourage the development of respectful attitudes towardsthe territory and achieve a capable society to take part in decision making in matter oflandscape.