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Mainland PortugalMainland Portugal

Ana Isabel Queirozai_queiroz@fcsh.unl.ptIELT - Instituto de Estudos de Literatura Tradicional Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

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KeywordsKeywords

Portugal Landscape

Ecocriticism Interdisciplinarity

Research

Education

Decision-making

The projectThe project

www.fabula-urbis.pt

Other partners in the project

www.dgotdu.pt

www.ihc.fcsh.unl.pt

www.ielt.org Municipalities

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• writings from the 19th and 20th century

• landscape descriptions

• reference to a territorial unit

NUTs III - Nomenclature of territorial units, level III

1. Minho Lima2. Cávado3. Ave4. Grande Porto5. Tâmega6. Entre Douro e Vouga7. Douro8. Alto Trás os Montes9. Baixo Vouga10. Baixo Mondego11. Pinhal Litoral12. Pinhal Interior Norte13. Pinhal Interior Sul14. Dão Lafões15. Serra da Estrela16. Beira Interior Norte17. Beira Interior Sul18. Cova da Beira19. Oeste20. Grande Lisboa21. Península de Setúbal22. Médio Tejo23. Lezíria do Tejo24. Alentejo Litoral25. Alto Alentejo26. Alentejo Central27. Baixo Alentejo28. Algarve

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Literature and territory

Geography

a multidisciplinary teama multidisciplinary team

Biology PhylosophyHistory

LiteratureLiterature

Arts

Anthropology

Landscape EcologyLiterature

a higha high added-valueadded-value

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Contribution to the implementation of the European Landscape

Convention, whose aims include (Article 3) the improvement of

knowledge, the identification and assessment of landscapes, and the

definition of landscape quality objectives.

Article 1 (Definitions)a. “Landscape” means an area, as perceived by people, whose

character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors.

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European Landscape Convention Article 1 (Definitions)

c. “Landscape quality objectives” means, for a specific landscape, the formulation by the competent public authorities of the aspirations of the public with regard to the landscape features of their surroundins.

time

cultureculture

humans landscape

influences

perception

actions

impacts naturenature

base to the existence and actions

imagination

NOOS

BIOS GEOS

[Tress & Tress 2001]

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a standardized reading protocol aims to guarantee the coherence of the project.

readings, excerpt selection, and excerpt classification according to a set of geographical and ecological descriptors

short previous training

excerpts registered in a database and a record validation

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Analysis and research

Dissemination

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CONTENT DESCRIPTORS

First results[updated 25/08/10]

33 literary writings 23 writers

LISBON

Minimum 0

Maximum 122

Sum 650

Number of records by territorial unit

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Analysis and research

The Coastal Zone On the Sublime The Landscape of the Wolf The Landscape of Vineyards Landscape as a mirror Lisbon literary landscapes

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interactive website educational tools for secondary school studentsconference papers and articleshandbook of literary landscapesglossary of terms on landscape and territory

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