1. Welcome to Mångfaldskonferensen 2008 ”WAYS TO DIVERSITY” - harmonizing transport infrastructure with the landscape

2. With researchers from SLU, VTI, Kalmar University KTH, Stockholm University and other Funded by:

3. Focus on roads and railroads as barriers and disturbance factors in the landscape Acknowledged that: we already have much basic knowledge about the environmental pressure some additional knowledge is needed for decision support compiling and synthesising knowledge gives new insights to manage the landscape effects, new appoaches are needed in the planning system

4. Four main questions:  What characterizes a sustainable landscape, and how can it be evaluated?  What are the critical impacts of infrastructure and traffic on environmental qualities, and are there critical limits in this impact?  How can this impact be assessed and communicated to users?  What are the remedies, and how can the planning process be improved?

5. 5 Integration of social-ecological dimensions in transport infrastructure management 5