Land-use changes and their environmental impact in rural areas in Europe / edited by R. Krönert ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krönert, Reinhard.

Series:

Man and the biosphere series ; v. 24.

Man and the biosphere series ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Europe.

Land use, Rural.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects--Europe.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Paris : UNESCO ; New York ; Casterton Hall, UK : Parthenon Pub. Group, 1999.

Summary:

Presents a comparison of rural land-use change and landscape pattern dynamics in different parts of Europe, at field, household, regional, and country levels. Issues addressed include the flow of nutrients, water, and other materials in the agricultural landscape, forces of change under different natural and socio-economic conditions, stability and sustainability of rural land-use systems, and the impact of such systems on biodiversity, water pollution, and soil erosion. Research was carried out within the framework of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1850700478

9231035967

OCLC:

40869673