Overview
- It is the first survey ever done on the traditional rural landscapes of a country
- It defines criteria for the identification of traditional rural landscapes
- It is a case study for rural, environmental and landscape policies
Part of the book series: Environmental History (ENVHIS, volume 1)
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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.
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Scientific Approaches and Research Findings
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Front Matter
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Italian historical rural landscapes: dynamics, data analysis and research findings
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The Landscapes
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Front Matter
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Italian Historical Rural Landscapes
Book Subtitle: Cultural Values for the Environment and Rural Development
Editors: Mauro Agnoletti
Series Title: Environmental History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5354-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5353-2Published: 07 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8138-1Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5354-9Published: 09 December 2012
Series ISSN: 2211-9019
Series E-ISSN: 2211-9027
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 550
Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Landscape Ecology, History, general, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Management