Reintegrating Fragmented Landscapes Towards Sustainable Production and Nature Conservation
Social historians will look back on the 1980s as a period when a global consciousness of the environment developed. Stimulated by major issues and events such as oil and chemical spills, clearing of rainforests, pollu tion of waterways, and, towards the end of the decade, concern over the greenhous...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I: Background
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of Landscape Development
- 3 Social History and Impact on Landscape (with Trayning: Case History of a Shire by D. Couper)
- II: Landscape Disintegration
- 4 Changes in Biota
- 5 Changes in Soil Properties
- 6 Changes in Hydrologic Balance
- III: Landscape Reintegration
- 7 Landscape Reintegration: Problem Definition
- 8 Integrating Ecological and Economic Considerations: A Theoretical Framework
- 9 Determining the Long-Term Costs and Benefits of Alternative Farm Plans
- 10 Conservation Management in Fragmented Systems
- IV: Conclusions
- 11 Conclusions. Can We Reintegrate Fragmented Landscapes?