Parametric analysis and assessment of the photovoltaics' landscape integration: Technical and legal aspectsParametric analysis and assessment of the photovoltaics' landscape integration: Technical and legal aspects Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-302014enThe increasing spread of photovoltaic (PV) systems occurring nowadays does not always keep pace with respective legislative initiatives, especially those regarding a specific relation between PV systems, the natural environment and landscape. As a result of this differentiation, the existence of legislative gaps or omissions is noticed. Thus, while the development of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is actively promoted by the government in general, from a legal point of view there are no equivalent preventive measures for the protection and preservation of physical environment and landscape aesthetics, at least in all types of RES, with the exception of wind farms. In fact, in the case of PV systems, there is no specific legal framework, which would regulate their integration in the environment, and in particular into landscape. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development and Decarbonisation67207–214 Maria Efpraxia Μαρια Ευπραξια Kolokotsa Dionysia Κολοκοτσα Διονυσια Kapetanakis Ioannis-Aristeidis Καπετανακης Ιωαννης-Αριστειδης Elsevier Environment law Environmental control Environmental protection--Law and legislation Environmental quality--Law and legislation environmental law environment law environmental control environmental protection law and legislation environmental quality law and legislation