Steffen Nijhuis, Christian Bertram and Kees Somer Preface to the theme issue 'Estate Landscapes' Hans Renes Estate landscapes in the Netherlands. ‘Vast swathes of the countryside were covered with country houses’ Hanneke Ronnes Dutch research into the country house and its landscape. Current state of scholarship and outlook Elyze Storms-Smeets The social geography of the estate landscape in Gelders Arcadië Paul Thissen Estate landscapes in Gelderland. Government interventions, past and present Steffen Nijhuis Future-proofing estate landscapes. A regional design approach for historical country estates in a landscape context