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Sustainable development and rural policies have pursued strategies
where farming has been often regarded as a factor deteriorating the
ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental
problems of the Earth probably call for examples of a positive
integration between human society and nature. This research work
presents more than a hundred case studies where the historical
relationships between man and nature have generated, not
deterioration, but cultural, environmental, social and economic
values. The results show that is not only the economic face of
globalization that is negatively affecting the landscape, but also
inappropriate environmental policies. The CBD-UNESCO program on
biocultural diversity, the FAO Globally Important Agricultural
Heritage Systems and several projects of the International Union of
Forest Research Organizations, as well as European rural policies
acknowledge the importance of cultural values associated to
landscape. This research intends to support these efforts.
The book collects a selection of the papers presented at the
meeting held in the context of the Joint Programme on the Links
between Biological and Cultural Diversity (JP-BiCuD). Recognizing
the inextricable link between biological and cultural diversity,
the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (SCBD) joined forces, and in 2010 launched the Joint
Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity
(JP-BiCuD). The first meeting for the implementation of the
JP-BiCuD was held in Florence (Italy) in April 2014 and produced
the UNESCO-sCBD Florence Declaration, which highlights the concept
of biocultural diversity. The European rural territory is
predominantly a biocultural, multi-functional landscape, providing
a crucial and effective space for integration of biological and
cultural diversity, suggesting the need to revise some of the
current strategies for the assessment and management of
biodiversity.
This book is an introductory instrument to the main themes of
environmental history, illustrating its development over time,
methodological implications, results achieved and those still under
discussion. But the overriding aspiration is to show that the
doubts, methods and knowledge elaborated by environmental history
have a heuristic value that is far from negligible precisely in its
attitude to the most consolidated major historiography. For this
reason, this book gives an overview of environmental history as it
is an essential component of the basic knowledge of global history.
At the same time, it introduces specific aspects which are useful
both for anyone wanting to deepen his/her studies of environmental
historiography and for those interested in one of the many
disciplinary areas - from rural history to urban history, from the
history of technology to the history of public health, etc. with
which environmental history develops a dialogue.
The book collects a selection of the papers presented at the
meeting held in the context of the Joint Programme on the Links
between Biological and Cultural Diversity (JP-BiCuD). Recognizing
the inextricable link between biological and cultural diversity,
the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (SCBD) joined forces, and in 2010 launched the Joint
Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity
(JP-BiCuD). The first meeting for the implementation of the
JP-BiCuD was held in Florence (Italy) in April 2014 and produced
the UNESCO-sCBD Florence Declaration, which highlights the concept
of biocultural diversity. The European rural territory is
predominantly a biocultural, multi-functional landscape, providing
a crucial and effective space for integration of biological and
cultural diversity, suggesting the need to revise some of the
current strategies for the assessment and management of
biodiversity.
This book is an introductory instrument to the main themes of
environmental history, illustrating its development over time,
methodological implications, results achieved and those still under
discussion. But the overriding aspiration is to show that the
doubts, methods and knowledge elaborated by environmental history
have a heuristic value that is far from negligible precisely in its
attitude to the most consolidated major historiography. For this
reason, this book gives an overview of environmental history as it
is an essential component of the basic knowledge of global history.
At the same time, it introduces specific aspects which are useful
both for anyone wanting to deepen his/her studies of environmental
historiography and for those interested in one of the many
disciplinary areas - from rural history to urban history, from the
history of technology to the history of public health, etc. with
which environmental history develops a dialogue.
Sustainable development and rural policies have pursued strategies
where farming has been often regarded as a factor deteriorating the
ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental
problems of the Earth probably call for examples of a positive
integration between human society and nature. This research work
presents more than a hundred case studies where the historical
relationships between man and nature have generated, not
deterioration, but cultural, environmental, social and economic
values. The results show that is not only the economic face of
globalization that is negatively affecting the landscape, but also
inappropriate environmental policies. The CBD-UNESCO program on
biocultural diversity, the FAO Globally Important Agricultural
Heritage Systems and several projects of the International Union of
Forest Research Organizations, as well as European rural policies
acknowledge the importance of cultural values associated to
landscape. This research intends to support these efforts.
"Methods and Approaches in Forest History" is a companion to
"Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest
Ecosystem Change," which includes over 20 papers from the same
conference held in Florence in 1998. This volume focuses on the
different approaches and methods adopted in the study of forest
history. The interdisciplinary nature of these studies is
emphasized, bringing in the different perspectives of
anthropologists, botanists, ecologists, foresters, historians,
geneticists and geographers. This volume demonstrates the rich
diversity of approaches and methods to forest history.
This edited volume reviews 20 years’ worth of research under the
European Landscape Convention. The authors from the research
network UNISCAPE offer readers insights into their combined efforts
to carry out and support the goals of a sustainable European
landscape. 20 years after defining these original goals, the
editors make landscape ecology and management, a cornerstone for
the debate on a 21st century Europe. The numerous contributions
cover the three major areas of Landscape Policy and Governance,
Landscape Design and Time and Observing Landscape. The pan-European
approach highlights the strength of international collaboration and
interdisciplinary thinking. This book offers the collected
knowledge as a working tool for researchers, scholars and
professionals in landscape ecology.
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