This book is devoted to the cultural and biological dimensions
and values of landscapes, linking the concepts of biodiversity,
landscape and culture and presenting an essential approach for
landscape analysis, interpretation and sustainable dynamics.
Early chapters explore the concepts and values of biocultural
landscapes, before addressing the methodology to identify the
relationship between biological and cultural diversity. The volume
continuous with a series of case studies and with an exploration of
the key role of biocultural diversity in contemporary landscape
ecology.
Readers will learn the importance of landscapes for different
fields of natural and human sciences and are confronted to the
trans-disciplinary nature of the landscape concept itself. A
hierarchical approach to landscapes, in which they are composed of
interacting (eco)systems, is shown to be essential in recognizing
their emergent properties.
In this work, the biocultural values of landscapes are explored
through their diversity in geographical scopes, methodological
approaches and conceptual assumptions. Authors from Asia, Europe
and North-America present diverse research experiences and views on
biocultural landscapes, their pattern, conservation and
management.
Landscape ecologists will find this work particularly appealing,
as well as anyone with an interest in sustainable landscape
development, nature conservation or cultural heritage
management.
This volume is the outcome of a symposium on Biodiversity in
Cultural Landscapes, organized in the framework of the 8th IALE
World Congress, held in Beijing in 2011."
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