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highlighting, for example:
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the impacts of energy production and transport, in terms of land use and
territorial development;
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energy potentials especially in rural areas, respecting cultural values and
ecological assets;
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the role of territorial assets in climate change prevention, for example sup-
porting the diffusion of sustainable construction and using renewable ener-
gies;
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the role of local communities and EU administrations in defining sustainable
strategies respecting landscape values and the possibility to host RES energy
plants.
According to the ELC, landscape should not be considered as a territorial com-
ponent frozen in time and space, but as a collective resource to be managed to-
gether with other resources through integrated planning processes and policies.
Indeed, the ratification of the Convention implies the integration of landscape
issues in urban and regional policies, as well as in policies which may directly
or indirectly affect landscape.
Additionally, the Gothenburg Strategy for sustainable development enhances
the relevance of integration and synergy among policies, taking into account
economic, social and environmental effects in every decisional process.
Finally, the SEA process is a fundamental reference for environmental policies
and planning activities. The tool should be adopted in every planning process
that may produce environmental externalities, and it implies a certain degree of
participation as a way to reduce and control environmental impacts. ELC and
SEA are strictly connected: even if the ELC does not directly mention the SEA
