Cultural Landscapes and Land Use: The Nature Conservation - Society Interface
Martin Dieterich, Jan van der Straaten - Cultural Landscapes and Land Use: The Nature Conservation - Society Interface
Published: 2004-06-02 | ISBN: 1402021046, 9048165911 | PDF | 222 pages | 3 MB
Cultural landscapes are created by people, and used by people, but still decidedly rich in biodiversity, and in harmony with nature. The landscapes of fairy tales, without dragons. Socio-economic complexity on top of biological diversity is the challenge nature conservation faces in the context of cultural landscape.
This book is an attempt to approach this complexity and provide a theoretical background as well as guidelines and examples for hands-on solutions. It draws on inputs from scientists, administrators, independent consultants and politicians from Europe and the United States. With a particular emphasis on agriculture it attempts to merge disciplines such as philosophy, law, planning, economics and conservation biology toward a common goal: nature conservation and the preservation of biological diversity in landscapes under the pressure of human usage.