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Land Use Changes in Europe Processes of Change, Environmental Transformations and Future Patterns

The patterns of land use that have evolved in Europe reflect the boundaries set by the natural environment and socio-economic responses to the needs of the population. Over the centuries man has been able to overcome increasingly the constraints placed on land use by the natural environment through...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brouwer, F.M. (Editor), Thomas, A.J. (Editor), Chadwick, M.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1991, 1991
Edition:1st ed. 1991
Series:GeoJournal Library
Subjects:
Conservation Biology
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Management
Ecology 
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Land Resources, Land Use and Projected Land Availability for Alternative Uses in the EC
  • 2. Trends in the Transformation of European Agriculture
  • 3. Future Land Use Patterns in Europe
  • 4. The Role and Impact of Biophysical Determinants on Present and Future Land Use Patterns in Europe
  • 5. Atmospheric Methane: Estimates of Its Past. Present and Future and Its Role in Effecting Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry
  • 6. Perspectives on a Changing Hydroclimate: Land Use Implications
  • 7. Dynamics in Land Use Patterns: Socio-economic and Environmental Aspects of the Second Agricultural Land Use Revolution
  • 8. Climatic Change and Land Use Impact in Europe
  • 9. Climatic Changes and Land Use Potential in Europe
  • 10. Environmental Constraints on Agricultural Production
  • 11. Potential Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes on the Water Balance Structure in Poland
  • 12. Soil Erosion, Soil Degradation and Climatic Change
  • 13. Salinization Potential of European Soils
  • 14. Changes in Rates of Weathering and Erosion Induced by Acid Emissions and Agriculture in Central Europe
  • 15. Potential for Acidification of Forest Soils in Europe
  • 16. Historical Land Use Changes and Soil Degradation on the Russian Plain
  • 17. Historical Land Use Changes: The Netherlands
  • 18. Historical Land Use Changes: Sweden
  • 19. Historical Land Use Changes: Poland
  • 20. Historical Land Use Changes: Mediterranean Regions of Europe
  • 21. Land Use Statistics in Natural Resource Accounting Systems
  • 22. Analysis of Land Use Determinants in Support of Sustainable Development

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