Wilderness protection in Europe : the role of international, European and national law / edited by Kees Bastmeije.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bastmeijer, Kees, 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilderness areas--Law and legislation--Europe.

Wilderness areas.

Nature conservation--Law and legislation--Europe.

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 641 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Europe still retains large areas which play host to numerous native and free-functioning ecosystems and lack roads, buildings, bridges, cables and other permanent manifestations of modern society. In the past such areas were considered wastelands, whose value lay only in their potential for cultivation and economic exploitation. Today, these wilderness areas are increasingly cherished as places for rest and recreation and as important areas for scientific research, biodiversity conservation and the mitigation of and adaptation to certain climate change effects. This book provides the first major appraisal of the role of international, European and domestic law in protecting the remaining wilderness areas and their distinguishing qualities in Europe. It also highlights the lessons that can be learned from the various international, regional and national approaches, identifies obstacles to wilderness protection in Europe and considers whether and how the legal protection of wilderness can be further advanced.

Contents:

Introduction : an international history of wilderness protection and central aim of this book / Kees Bastmeijer

Mapping wilderness in Europe / Steve Carver

Ecological values of wilderness in Europe / Mark Fisher

Sociological values of wilderness in Europe / Nicole Bauer

Economical values of wilderness in Europe / Nele Lienhoop and Bernd Hansjurgens

Wilderness protection in Europe and the relevance of the World Heritage Convention / Simon Marsden

Wilderness protection under the Bern Convention : the perspective of Europe's large carnivores / Arie Trouwborst

Natura 2000 and the protection of wilderness in Europe / Kees Bastmeijer

The Alpine Convention and wilderness protection / Volker Mauerhofer, Ewald Galle and Marco Onida

Wilderness protection under the Carpathian Convention / Harald Egerer, Cai Lin Gwee, Eleonora Musco and Mathilde Koeck

Wilderness protection in Austria / Volker Mauerhofer

Wilderness protection in the Czech Republic / Zdenka Krenova and Jiri Zicha

Wilderness protection in Estonia / Richard Caddell

Wilderness protection in Finland / Kai T. Kokko and Markku Oksanen

Wilderness protection in Hungary / Sandor Fulop

Wilderness protection in Iceland / Aðalheiður Johannsdottir

Wilderness protection in Norway / Ole Kristian Fauchald

Wilderness protection in Poland / Sergiusz Urban

Wilderness protection in Russia / Natalia Danilina, Antje Neumann and Kees Bastmeijer

Wilderness protection in Spain / Agustin Garcia-Ureta

Wilderness protection in Sweden / Filippo Valguarnera

Wilderness protection in the United Kingdom / Simon Boyle and Nicola Wheeler

Conclusions. The role of international, European and national law in protecting European wilderness : many options, good examples, but no guarantees / Kees Bastmeijer.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2016).

ISBN:

1-316-56413-4

1-316-56617-X

1-316-56651-X

1-316-56685-4

1-316-56719-2

1-316-56855-5

1-107-41528-4