In Europe in particular and in developed countries in general, there is a growing concern for the landscape, understood as an own heritage that must be preserved since it is a fundamental element of the quality of life.

The Landscape Convention aims to encourage public authorities to adopt policies and measures at local, regional, national and international level to protect, plan and manage European landscapes with a view to conserving and improving their quality and bringing to the public, institutions and local and regional authorities to recognize the value and importance of the landscape and to take part in public decisions related to it.

What becomes evident is the need for society to train professionals specialized in this topic to work in the companies and administrations that will have to continue developing this work in the coming years, and to also join other multidisciplinary teams to develop the instruments of urban planning and territorial organization that, with increasing intensity, demand greater attention and sensitivity to the landscape.

Professional opportunities of people who complete the Landscape Degree:

• Design, restoration, management, maintenance and administration of private and public open spaces such as gardens, parks, landscaped roads or squares, tourist, industrial, commercial, sports or educational complex environments, etc., as well as the environment of public infrastructures such as roads , dams, mines, landfills, etc.
• Development and application of strategies and processes for landscape design, management and planning at all scales of the territory.
• Restoration of altered spaces with the application of the appropriate environmental correction measures.
• Carrying out environmental impact assessments.
• Carrying out studies on climate, soil, flora, fauna, surface and groundwater and drainage for projects related to landscaping and the built environment.
• Carrying out economic studies and landscaping projects.
• Advice, consulting, research and technical opinions.

This professional profile is related to various strategic sectors of Galicia, such as urban planning, planning, agriculture, livestock, fishing, fish farming, tourism, public services, culture, sustainability, industry, infrastructure. , transportation... Some of them, in addition to being strategic, are currently emerging sectors within social and economic demand.