The interface between the professions, politics and the public is the central issue covered by this working group. The role and opportunities of the landscape architecture profession in its social, political and legal context is the major focus of considerations. Comparative approaches to the situation in different European countries provide an important issue of concern.

- History of the professions and professionalisation of disciplines
- Development of the landscape architecture profession in Europe
- Professional organisations and their roles and structures
- Professional ethics and codes of conduct
- Legislation regulating professions
- Relationships with other professions
- Institutions and administrative framework within which landscape architecture operates
- Land use planning law and its implementation and application
- Politics and the political context of landscape architecture
- Landscape and environmental policy at the European level
- Professional practice in different European countries
- Project management and organisation
- Involvement with pressure groups and public participation