Placing the idea of sustainable landscape in ecophilosophy

The preamble to the European Landscape Convention states, that the landscape is an important part of economic life, affecting culture, the environment and social issues. It is a basic component of the European natural and cultural heritage, building both national and local identities of society. The Convention also regards landscape as a key element of social well-being, meaning its protection and improvements to its quality and variety, yield economic value and depend on each of us. This conception of space provides a basis for building the sustainability in landscape, a challenging and multi-dimensional problem, whose foundations can be found in ecophilosophy. Therefore, this publication seeks to combine the world of philosophy and realistic spatial management in order to answer some fundamental questions about the nature of this relatively new idea. The author discusses the chances of this perspective gaining popularity and presents her understanding of the concepts of landscape and landscape sustainability.