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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 the development of new
technologies and innovations, driven by an increasing population
and rising material expectations. However, activities are still
ultimately constrained by natural limitations such as climatic
characteristics and associated edaphic and vegetational features. A
major problem for land management, in its broadest sense, can be a
reluctance to foresee the consequent ecological changes. This means
that mitigating strategies will not be implemented in time to
prevent environmental degradation and social hardship, although in
many parts of Europe, over some centuries, demands have been met in
a sustainable way, by sound, prudent and temperate expectations
that have dictated management regimes. The management of land in
Europe has always been a complex challenge: land is the primary,
though finite resource. DeciSions regarding the use of land and
manipulation of ecosystem dynamics today may affect the long-term
primary productivity of the resource. Decisions to change land use
may be virtually irreversible; urbanization is an illustration of
the influence of population density on the land resource.
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1. Land Resources, Land Use and Projected Land Availability for
Alternative Uses in the EC.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Land Use
Structure.- 1.3. Climate and Soils.- 1.4. Slope Characteristics of
Land.- 1.5. Assessing Future Land Requirements for Major Uses in
the EEC.- 1.6. Projected Land Use Changes.- 1.7. Concluding
Remarks.- 2. Trends in the Transformation of European Agriculture.-
2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Types of Agriculture in Europe.- 2.3.
Agricultural Regions in Europe.- 2.4. Conclusions.- 3. Future Land
Use Patterns in Europe.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Land Use Patterns
in Europe.- 3.3. New Technologies and Changing Land Use Patterns.-
3.4. Climate Change and Soil Degradation in Relation to Changing
Land Use Patterns.- 3.5. Future Land Use Changes in Europe.- 3.6.
Concluding Remarks.- 4. The Role and Impact of Biophysical
Determinants on Present and Future Land Use Patterns in Europe.-
4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Major Determinants of Land Use Patterns in
Europe.- 4.3. Effect of Biophysical Parameters on Crop Growth.-
4.4. Land Assessment Based on the Physical Potential of the Land.-
4.5. Concluding Remarks.- 5. Atmospheric Methane: Estimates of Its
Past. Present and Future and Its Role in Effecting Changes in
Atmospheric Chemistry.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. The Greenhouse
Effect.- 5.3. Chemical Interferences.- 5.4. Climatic Implications.-
5.5. The Global Methane Budget.- 5.6. Biogenic Sources.- 5.7.
Methane of Non-biological Origin.- 5.8. Pre-industrial Methane
Emissions.- 5.9. Future Trends.- 5.10. Concluding Remarks.- 6.
Perspectives on a Changing Hydroclimate: Land Use Implications.-
6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. The Hydrological Cycle.- 6.3.
Interdependency of Catchment Hydrology and Land Use.- 6.4.
Environmental Manipulation.- 6.5. Influence of Climatic Change.-
6.6. Sustainable Interaction between Society and the Water Cycle.-
6.7. Matrices to Clarify the Impacts of Changes.- 6.8. Conclusion.-
7. Dynamics in Land Use Patterns: Socio-economic and Environmental
Aspects of the Second Agricultural Land Use Revolution.- 7.1.
Introduction.- 7.2. Development and Sustainability: A
Methodological Framework.- 7.3. Land Use and Economics: An
Historical Orientation.- 7.4. Agricultural Land Use and the
Environment.- 7.5. Overproduction in the Agricultural Sector: An
International Perspective.- 7.6. Strategic and Scientific Options
for Co-evolutionary Development.- 8. Climatic Change and Land Use
Impact in Europe.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. European
Climate-Vegetation-Soil Relationships.- 8.3. Major Future Shifts of
Biomes and Land Use.- 8.4. Climate Related Acidification,
Eutrophication and Aridification.- 9. Climatic Changes and Land Use
Potential in Europe.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Specific
Approaches.- 9.3. A Summary of Possible Effects of Climatic Change
on Agricultural Potential in Europe.- 9.4. Potential Technological
and Management Responses.- 9.5. Conclusions.- 10. Environmental
Constraints on Agricultural Production.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2.
Materials and Methods Applied.- 10.3. Results of the Experiments.-
10.4. Measures to Prevent Leaching.- 10.5. Conclusion.- 11.
Potential Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes on the Water
Balance Structure in Poland.- 11.1. Introduction.- 11.2. Methods of
Assessing the Heat and Water Balance Structure.- 11.3. Scenarios of
Heat and Water Balance Components.- 11.4. Conclusions.- 12. Soil
Erosion, Soil Degradation and Climatic Change.- 12.1.
Introduction.- 12.2. Soil Erosion in Western Europe.- 12.3.
Establishing Information on Erosion and Degradation.- 12.4. Land
Degradation: The World Problem.- 12.5. Soil Erosion and Climatic
Change.- 13. Salinization Potential of European Soils.- 13.1.
Introduction.- 13.2. Salinization of Groundwater and Soils.- 13.3.
Major Aspects of Soil Salinity.- 13.4. Future Potential for
Salt-affected Soils in Europe.- 13.5. Prevention and Monitoring of
Secondary Salinization.- 14. Changes in Rates of Weathering and
Erosion Induced by Acid Emissions and Ag...
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