Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Bieling, Claudia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape stewardship initiatives. Incorporating these exciting developments, this book explores the principles of landscape stewardship and their function in fields such as agriculture, ecological restoration and urban green infrastructure. It provides insights into the challenges and the potential of landscape stewardship and identifies future paths for the science and practice of landscape-related sustainability efforts. Aligning analytical perspectives with practical applications, it brings together contributions from leading scholars and innovative models of landscape stewardship from all around the world, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in developing sustainable human-nature relationships.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108239523
• Artikelnr.: 48536318

Inhaltsangabe

1. The emergence of landscape stewardship in practice, policy and research;
Part I. Foundations of Landscape Stewardship: 2. Ecological foundations of
landscape stewardship; Case 1. The Blackwater SAMOK project - a catchment
management approach; 3. Human and social dimensions of landscape
stewardship; Case 2. Landscape observatory of Catalonia - a holistic
documentation of the landscape; 4. Building partnerships for landscape
stewardship; Case 3. Olive farming on Lesbos - out of social capital
emerges social enterprise; 5. Citizen science tools for engaging local
stakeholders and promoting local and traditional knowledge in landscape
stewardship; Case 4. Citizen science - harnessing the expertise of farmers
to monitor biodiversity in Austrian meadows; Part II. Landscape Stewardship
on the Ground: Fields of Application: 6. Organising adaptive and
collaborative landscape stewardship on farmland; Case 5. Arbratatouille - a
participative project updating agroforestry techniques for modern times; 7.
Forest landscape stewardship for functional green infrastructures in
Europe's West and East: diagnosing and treating social-ecological systems;
Case 6. Wild birds in traditional orchards - testing strategies for
biodiversity conservation; 8. The future of the past: stewardship for
cultural heritage in landscapes; Case 7. The whole village project - Saxon
village restoration in rural Romania; 9. Landscape stewardship in wind
energy conflicts: between cultural myths and interests; Case 8. The Simmern
solidarity pact - reconciling income imbalances between villages; 10.
Synergies between tourism, outdoor recreation and landscape stewardship;
Case 9. Bun Tschlin - linking identity, community and landscape; 11.
Managed, mended, supported: how habitat conservation and restoration
function as elements of landscape stewardship; Case 10. Landowners on Læsø
- a cooperative approach to landscape management; 12. Stewardship in urban
landscapes; Case 11. Urban green infrastructure in Vienna - nature-based
solutions to enhancing quality of life; 13. Landscape stewardship and
hunting, angling and gathering of wild products; Case 12. ØsterGRO rooftop
farm - community supported agriculture in the middle of Copenhagen; 14.
Marine and coastal ecosystem stewardship; Case 13. The Firth of Clyde
marine spatial plan - synergies and trade-offs in a diverse coastal
environment; 15. Landscape stewardship for rangelands; Case 14. Herding
schools in France - supporting traditional landscape management techniques
in modern times; Part III. Visions toward Landscape Stewardship: 16.
Bridging new sustainable development goals, global agendas and landscape
stewardship: the roles of politics, ethics and sustainability practice;
Case 1.: Terre de Liens - facilitating access to land for farmers into the
long-term; 17. How landscape stewardship emerges out of landscape planning;
Case 16. The Dartmoor vision - a long-term, participatory management
process on the landscape scale; 18. Art and responsible landscape
development: a plea for landscape art; Case 17. One hut full - a
multi-sensory journey turning threatened heritage into opportunity; 19.
Leveraging landscape stewardship: principles and ways forward.