TOPIO

Towards democratic landscape observation through geoinformatics and public participation

Methodology

The overall methodology of the TOPIO will become a road map for assessing Landscape quality in different areas across Europe.

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Project Objectives

Research and develop

Research and develop procedures for participatory action involving stakeholders in order to co-construct for landscape management and planning through means of citizen science, EO, Artificial Intelligence and Public participation GIS.

Promote knowledge

Promote knowledge and expertise exchange of all the partners to improve innovation and scientific excellence in the field of Landscape Ecology.

Address networking gaps

Address networking gaps and deficiencies between TOPIO partners and secure the sustainability of the overall methodology.

Project Case Studies

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Falasarna Greece

Typical coastal/rural landscapes in the Mediterranean

Site 2

Cairo Mount Massif Italy

Mountainous rural landscapes

Site 3

Charneca Landscape Observatory Portugal

Landscapes that are multi-temporaly monitored by local landscape observatories

Site 4

Campiñas y Sierra Sur de Sevilla Spain

Landscapes that phase the perspective to host renewable energy premises

Site 5

Akamas Peninsula Cyprus

Landscapes that are National Protection Parks

Site 6

Estuary of the river Scheldt Belgium

Peri-urban rural landscape

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Recent News

14 July, 2026

TOPIO Summer School 2026

Join us from 14–17 July 2026 in Rome and Terelle, Italy, for the TOPIO Summer School 2026: Interdisciplinary and Participatory Landscape Assessment for Evidence-Based Landscape Restoration. Organized by Sapienza Università di Roma and the TOPIO consortium, the programme includes topical and specialised lectures, a field visit to Monte Cairo, and participatory workshops with local communities on landscape change and land mapping, opening with the public Aperiscience event at the Botanic Garden of Rome.

Summer School Flyer | Agenda | Aperiscience Flyer

21 June, 2026

Landscape Observatory of Crete: Participatory Landscape Mapping Event in Chania

Landscape Observatory of Crete Event in Chania

On 19 June 2026, IMS–FORTH, the Natural History Museum of Crete – University of Crete, and the Decentralized Administration of Crete jointly organized an evening event on the Landscape Observatory of Crete at the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture (CAM) in Chania, bringing together perspectives on landscape governance, environmental management, cultural heritage and public participation, and concluding with a Participatory Landscape Mapping Workshop in Falasarna.

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