ABSTRACT
Most of the landscape in which we live and work has been formed, almost as a byproduct, from the interaction of land use and economic activity. This is clearly obvious in the countryside where the actions of man and the farming methods have slowly established the pattern of the landscape which we enjoy. More recently the balance has been shifting because of changes in agricultural practice and this has increased the demand for the control over rural land use, in particular to conserve or manage the landscape for its attractiveness and for our enjoyment.
