ABSTRACT
Ian D.Bishop New techniques for planning and management of the agricultural landscape have not been technology-and visualization-focused in the same way as those for the forest landscape. Changes occur more slowly; ownership patterns are different; there is extensive cultural overlay and complex farmer-support systems. Agricultural landscapes are also very different in different parts of the world depending on climate, technology, culture and government policy. Vos and Meekes (1999:3) describe the European context and ask the universal question:
Modern society increasingly utilizes landscape in a great variety of ways and for many purposes. This poses a complex pressure on cultural landscapes, threatening landscape qualities. Therefore planners and managers are facing the question: how can a sustainable future for old cultural landscapes, based on sound economics and the commitment of all actors be achieved?
