Cultural Landscapes and Land Use The Nature Conservation Ớ Society Interface /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dieterich, Martin. (Editor), Straaten, Jan Van Der. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

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 c...

Table of Contents:

• Cultural Landscapes
• Aldo Leopold on the Ethical Foundations for Conserving Biodiversity
• Reflections on the Intelligence of Natural Systems
• Effectiveness of Nature Protection Legislation in the European Union and the United States: The Habitats Directive and the Endangered Species Act
• The Economic Geography of Ecosystem Goods and Services
• Foundations of Poland#x2019;s Cultural Landscape Protection Ớ Conservation Policy
• Sustainable Development, Landscape Conservation and Tourism in the Small Islands of Greece
• Communities as Mediators
• Agricultural Policies Sustaining the European Countryside
• Meka and LPR Ớ Steps Towards an Effective Integration of Land Use and Nature Conservation
• The Effectiveness of Agri-Environment Schemes as a Tool to Restore Biodiversity in Dutch Agricultural Landscapes
• The Pig Grazing Project: Prospects of a Novel Management Tool.