Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. The cultural heritage of agriculture -- 2. Agriculture's role as an upholder of the Swedish cultural heritage -- 2.1 In what way and how is agriculture seen as an upholder of cultural heritage in Sweden? -- 2.2 What are seen as the main factors and actors influencing the development of agriculture's role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 2.3 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 2.4 What future trends can be seen regarding the thematic focus of the measures? Who will be in control of the measures and strategies? -- 3. Agriculture's role as upholder of the Finnish cultural heritage -- 3.1 Background information on the development of Finnish agriculture -- 3.2 In what way and how is agriculture seen as the upholder of agricultural heritage within the respective national context? -- 3.3 What are the main factors and actors influencing the development of agriculture`s role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 3.4 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture, cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 3.5 What future trends can be seen regarding the thematic focus of the measures (and policies) and who will be in control of the measures and strategies? -- 4. Agriculture as an upholder of the Danish cultural heritage -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Agriculture and the winds of change -- 4.3 Information as a proper tool -- 4.4 Measures to be taken? -- 4.5 Nature plans - the ultimate solution? -- 4.6 EU plays a vital role -- 4.7 Conclusions -- 5. Large scale maintenance of cultural landscapes.

5.1 Protection and/or production? -- 5.2 The Akureyri-declaration -- 5.3 Unreliability of subsidy systems -- 5.4 Large scale maintenance of cultural landscapes -- 5.5 Relations to other Nordic projects -- 6. Agricultural heritage in Estonia -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Layers of heritage -- 6.3 Inventories -- 7. Agriculture's role as an upholder of cultural heritage in Estonia seen from the agricultural authorities -- 7.1 Some basic facts of Estonia -- 7.2 Estonian population dynamics 1970 - 2003 -- 7.3 Agricultural situation -- 7.4 Cultural heritage in agriculture -- 7.5 The most expressive examples of the cultural heritage related to agriculture -- 7.6 The main factors for the survival of village culture -- 8. Agriculture and cultural heritage in Iceland -- 8.1 Iceland -- 8.2 In what way and how is agriculture seen as an upholder of cultural heritage in Iceland? -- 8.3 What are seen as the main factors and actors influencing the development of agriculture's role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 8.4 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 8.5 What future trends can be seen regarding the thematic focus of the measures (and policies) - and who will be in control of the measures and strategies? -- 9. Agriculture's role as an upholder of cultural heritage - a view from the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage -- 9.1 In what way and how is agriculture seen as an upholder of cultural heritage within the respective national contexts? -- 9.2 What is seen as the main factors and actors influencing the development of agriculture's role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape?.

9.3 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 9.4 What future trends can be seen regarding the thematic focus of the measures (and policies) - and who will be in control of the measures and strategies? -- 10. Agriculture's role as an upholder of cultural heritage - The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food -- 10.1 How and in what way is agriculture seen as an upholder of cultural heritage in the Norwegian context? -- 10.2 What are seen as the main factors and actors influencing the development of agricultures role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 10.3 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 10.4 What future trends can be seen regarding the thematic focus of the measures (and policies) -- 10.5 Who will control future strategies and measures? -- 11. Agriculture's role as an upholder of cultural heritage - the Austrian position -- 11.1 Introductory notes -- 11.2 The perception of "culture", "cultural heritage" and "cultural landscape" in Austria -- 11.3 Different perceptions of agriculture as an upholder of cultural heritage -- 11.4 Influencing factors and actors -- 11.5 Relevant activities -- 11.6 Future trends -- 11.7 Summary and conclusions -- 11.8 Acknowledgements -- 11.9 References -- 12. Agriculture and the historic environment: The view from England -- 12.1 Agriculture and cultural heritage -- 12.2 Agriculture as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape -- 12.3 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape.

12.4 Future trends in the thematic focus of measures and policies and the key actors -- 12.5 Literature -- 13. Landscapes of transformation: Reflections on agriculture and cultural heritage in a man-made country -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The Netherlands as a man-made country -- 13.3 Three alternative interpretations of cultural heritage -- 13.4 Recent policies -- 13.5 Literature -- 14. Lessons learned, recommendations -- 14.1 In what way and how is agriculture seen as an upholder of cultural heritage within the respective national contexts? (perceptions of this "link" from the authorities, the relevant sectors, organisations, public opinion) -- 14.2 What are seen as the main factors and actors influencing the development of agriculture's role as a provider of cultural heritage and the development of environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 14.3 Which measures are relevant for the link between agriculture and cultural heritage and environmental values in the agricultural landscape? -- 14.4 Future trends and some recommendations -- Sammendrag.