Green, B. & W. Vos, 2001, Threatened landscapes, E. & F. Spon, London and New York
- Author : Green, B. & W. Vos
- Year : 2001
- Title English : Threatened landscapes
- Publisher : E. & F. Spon
- Publisher's Location : London and New York
- ISBN : 0-419-25630-X
- Pages : 169
- Comments : PREFACE (from te book) "It is increasingly realized that few, if any, environments are free of human intervention and, moreover, that in many environments such intervention is a key element in generating and maintaining biodiversity. In many parts of the world human intervention has created and maintained environments which are arguably richer and more diverse in species, scenic beauty, historical interest and recreational opportunity than the natural forest and other ecosystems they have replaced. These environments, ranging from the mixed farm and forestlands of Europe and eastern North America, through the pasture lands and savannahs of the Middle East and Africa to the paddylands of the Pacific Rim, are usually the product of relatively low-level, sustainable exploitation of the environment over long periods of time. They are commonly called cultural landscapes" (Green & Vos, 2001) .
- Outline : Preface B.H. Green and W. Vos; PART 1: What are landscapes? 1 Landscape development and change (F.H.A. Aalen): The study of landscape history; The meshing of nature and culture; Time layers in the landscape; Dynamics of landscape change; Prehistoric outlines; Historic landscapes. 2 Ecological pattern and process at the landscape scale (B.H. Green): Pattern in landscapes; The response of species to landscape pattern; Nutrient and energy flows in landscapes; The practical application of ecological theory. 3 An environmental classification of European landscapes (R.G.H. Bunce): Approaches to landscape classification; A multivariate methodology; The Great Britain land classification; The European classification; European land classes; Scale; Conclusions; PART 2: Landscapes worthy of protection: POLDERS 4 Krimpenerwaard, The Netherlands (H.C. Greven and W. Vos): The historical geography of the area; Flora and fauna; Water management; Recreation; Yhreats and their proposed resolutions; Box 1 Japanese landscapes (T. Shigematsu and Y. Yamamori); Box 2 Ejin Oasis, Inner Mongolia, China (Chen Changdu) MOUNTAINS. 5 Sognefjord, Norway (I. Austad and L. Hauge): Geology and topography; Vegetation; Animal populations; Land use; The modern rural economy; Settlement and transport; Recreation; Cultural associations; The importance of the landscape; Trends threatening the landscape; The future. Box 3 Mount Carmel, Israel (D.Y. Kaplan). Box 4 Atlantic heathland, Ytre Fensfjord and Lurefjorden, Norway (P. Kaland) MEDITERANEAN ISLANDS 6 Gávdhos, Crete (A.T. Grove, J. Moody and O. Rackham): The structure of the landscape; Vegetation; Animals; History, archaeology and land use; Settlement patterns; Farming and herding; Population; Cultural uses and associations; Recreation and tourism; Ecological dynamics; Landscape change; The future; 7 Omalos Plain, Crete (I.P. Ispikoudis and V.P. Papanastasis): Land use; Flora and fauna; Settlement patterns; Socio-economic systems; Literary and artistic associations; Significance and status of the landscape; The future of the area 85. Box 5 Balearic landscapes (M. Morey). Box 6 Rio S. Lucia lowlands, Sardinia (G. Pungetti). COLTURA PROMISCUA (mixed cropping) 8 The Solano Basin, Italy W. Vos: Geology and geomorphology; Land-use history; Population and settlement; Flora and vegetation; The value of the landscape; Threats; Box 7 Montado (Dehesa) of Portugal and Spain (T. Pinto-Correia and J. Mascarenhas). BOCAGE (wooded farmland); 9 The Weald of Kent and Sussex, England (E.A. Simmons): Geology and geomorphology; Vegetation; The rural economy; Land use; Historical monuments; Landscape change; Protection and management; Conclusion; Box 8 Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania (J. Russell). Box 9 Banska Stiavnica, Slovak Republic (L. Miklos) PART 3: Landscape conservation 10 Identifying threatened, valued landscapes (D. Bruns and B.H. Green): survey; Evaluation; Landscape appreciation; Evaluation methodologies; Monetary evaluations; Conclusion. 11 European landscapes in transition: levels of intervention (D.M. Wascher): The economic transition; The policy transition; The socio-holistic transition; Integrated environmental reporting. 12 Managing old landscapes and making new ones (B.H. Green and W. Vos): Sustainable land use; Farmers as landscape managers; An environmental market for post-modern landscapes? The future of farming; New lives, new landscapes.