ANCIENT LANDS - NEW PERSPECTIVES - TOWARDS MULTICULTURAL LITERACY IN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Relationships between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples are being re-shaped in Canada and Australia, as in many other parts of the world through land claims and other reforms that may lead to more viable in terdependence between societies and regions. These changing relationsh ips are accompanied by new perspectives concerning landscape managemen t and development planning that borrow from ancient traditions. Landsc apes are increasingly subject to joint stewardship involving diverse i nterests and cultural values. Three key elements in the quest for grea ter cultural and environmental literacy include building integrated kn owledge systems, initiating sustainable and equitable management strat egies, and encouraging adaptive institutions.