The European Landscape Research Network connects researchers and practitioners working across Europe, providing a platform for exchange on shared landscape challenges, research approaches and policy contexts. The network supports dialogue across countries, disciplines and traditions, recognising the diversity of European landscapes and the value of cross-border collaboration.
The network builds on existing European-focused activities within the Landscape Research Group, including regional coffee sessions, workshops and collaborative events. It provides a space to share research, develop partnerships and explore themes relevant to European landscape contexts, from governance and planning to climate adaptation, cultural landscapes and societal transition.
The European network also supports multilingual participation and encourages engagement from across the continent. It aims to connect academic researchers, practitioners, early-career scholars and institutions working in landscape-related fields, while strengthening links between European initiatives and the wider international LRG community.
Activities may include European coffee hours, thematic discussions, collaborative exchanges and promotion of events, publications and funding opportunities. The network also provides a foundation for future sub-regional or language-based initiatives where appropriate.
Participation is open to anyone interested in landscape research across Europe. English is used as a practical working language, with contributions in other European languages welcomed where possible.
We welcome researchers and practitioners working across Europe to connect with others, share ideas and contribute to regional dialogue. To join in and participate with this networks’ informal gatherings, please sign up to the European Coffee Hour mailing list. To express your interest or learn more about how you can help us develop this network, please contact LRG directly.
The upcoming conference of the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL 2026) on 7. – 13. September 2026 in Gent and Spa (Belgium) will focus on the social, ecological and cultural transformations affecting rural regions, including land-use change, agricultural transitions, biodiversity, heritage and rural livelihoods.
The European Coffee Hour series, hosted by Amrita Slatch, provides an informal space for landscape researchers and practitioners working across Europe to connect, share ideas and discuss emerging topics. These sessions support cross-border dialogue and encourage participation from a wide range of disciplines, institutions and career stages.
This event explored how tourism landscapes across Europe are shaped by human-, animal- and ecological systems-relationships. The session examined how conservation practices intersect with tourism development, and tensions and opportunities that emerge when landscapes are managed for both ecological protection and visitor experience.
Participation is open to anyone interested in landscape research in this region. You do not need to be an LRG member to take part.
LRG membership is encouraged for those wishing to connect more closely with the wider international community, funding opportunities and publications.
We welcome researchers and practitioners working across Europe to connect with others, share ideas and contribute to regional dialogue. To join in and participate with this networks’ informal gatherings, please sign up to the European Coffee Hour mailing list. To express your interest or learn more about how you can help us develop this network, please contact LRG directly.
