03/04/2026
๐ข Call for abstracts for PECSRL2026 is open!
From 7-13 September, the 31st Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) will take place in Ghent and Spa! This biannual congress gathers landscape researchers across Europe and beyond who study mainly rural landscapes of the past, present, and future from an interdisciplinary perspective, including historical geography, landscape ecologists, social scientists, human geographers, physical geographers, historians, archaeologists, rural planners, landscape architects, landscape managers, as well as other scholars and practitioners interested in European landscapes. The conference is organised as a collaboration of Ghent University and the University of Liรจge.
The theme of this year's conference is: Reconciling Challenges in Landscapes. We will focus on how to understand the process of finding balance or harmony among conflicting, opposing, contradictory demands or interests in landscapes.
More than 20 sessions are planned, covering a wide range of topics and tackling different challenges in a variety of landscapes! The deadline for abstract submission is 15 April 2026.
More information about the conference theme, sessions and submission procedure can be found on the conference website: https://www.geography.ugent.be/pecsrl2026
