*3.4. Limited Cross-Sectorial Coordination*

Even though most respondents share a view of the integrated landscape where nature and culture are interdependent, the idea that aspects related to historic and cultural landscape dimensions belong in a certain department, such as the planning department, is deeply rooted. In the words of one respondent who worked with local history and stories in networks of local stakeholders, and NGOs such as local museums and collections of industrial heritage, e.g., sawmills, stone masonry, dairies, machines, etc.:

"I don't consider myself to work with historic and cultural landscape dimensions as I don't work with physical places ... there has been no political awareness and much of this work seems to belong to the planning office ... much has been left to the non-profit NGOs ... I can't say with good conscience that we have clear structures. We would, if we pushed in the same direction and knew what we wanted, be a force in the right direction. Instead, it is a force that spreads in all possible directions . . . "

Existing sectoral funding and organization at national, regional and local planning levels are one reason for the limited cross-sectorial coordination. A majority of the respondents argued that increased cooperation between local and regional agencies and other actors is required to integrate the cultural and natural landscapes values to reach a sustainable development (Eliasson et al. unpublished).
