The article presents alternatives for sustainable management of forest landscapes based on the analysis of Teteven area in Bulgaria. The conclusions are a result of research of 21 main factors, which are identified and evaluated with varying weight by experts and classified in five groups: environmental, social, economic, technological and political. In order to identify the most important and key factors, a structural analysis is applied. The alternatives are summarised in four scenarios called No Management, Ecological and Close to the Nature, Traditional Management and Maximum Potential Benefit.
Green infrastructure management has social, environmental, and economic significance and is subject to regulation in accordance with sustainable development. Landscape architects play a key role in building and managing different green infrastructure components. The basic research goal in the present study is model-ling the specialized competences of a landscape architect, applying the principles of sustainable development in establishing and manag-ing a highly effective green infrastructure. The study presents the necessary educational competences which should be acquired by the landscape architecture graduates in order to be able to implement the principles of sustainable develop-ment regarding the landscape and the environment.
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