When the revision of the Territorial Coherence Scheme (SCoT) was launched in 2017, the Joint Association recognised that the well-being of the territory, its residents, and its businesses was closely linked to the quality of its landscapes. It therefore decided to use the landscape approach - until then only marginally taken into account - as the guiding principle for its strategic planning for the next twenty years. This ambition was embodied in the Landscape Plan initiative, which brought together elected representatives, local stakeholders from the public and private sectors, and residents to define landscape quality objectives that support sustainable territorial development.
To achieve this, the Association commissioned a multidisciplinary project team led by a landscape architect. Following two years of collaborative planning (June 2018–June 2020), the adoption of the revised SCoT in 2021 marked the culmination of the process. Since then, the landscape has become the overarching framework and point of reference ensuring coherence across all sectoral policies implemented within the territory.
The participatory process launched through the Landscape Plan continues today through public awareness-raising activities, advisory support for municipalities in developing projects rooted in local characteristics and resources, and the dissemination of the approach among regional, national, and European partners.
Application form landscape award 2025-2026
Application videos from France for the 9th session of the Landscape Award
