9780415447799: Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands: 2
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ISBN 10: 0415447798 ISBN 13: 9780415447799
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2008

Sinossi

The uplands are a crucial source of ecosystem services, such as water provision, carbon retention, maintenance of biodiversity, provision of recreation value and cultural heritage. This puts them in the focus of both environmental and social scientists as well as practitioners and land managers.. This volume brings together a wealth of knowledge of the British uplands from diverse but interrelated fields of study, clearly demonstrating their importance in 21st Century Britain, and indicating how we may through interdisciplinary approaches meet the challenges provided by past and future drivers of environmental change.

The upland environments are subject to change. They face imminent threats as well as opportunities from pressures such as climate change, changes in land management and related changes in fire risk, increases in erosion and water colour, degradation of habitats, altered wildlife and recreational value, as well as significant changes in the economy of these marginal areas. This book presents up-to-date scientific background information, addresses policy related issues and lays out pressing land management questions. A number of world-class experts provide a review of cutting-edge natural
and social science and an assessment of past, current and potential future management strategies, policies and other drivers of change. After appraisal of key concepts and principles, chapters provide specific examples and applications by focussing on UK upland areas and specifically the Peak District National Park as a key example for other highly valuable upland regions.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Aletta Bonn is Research Manager for the Moors for the Future Partnership in the Peak District National Park. Tim Allott is Reader in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester and co-leader of the Upland Environments Research Unit. Klaus Hubacek is Reader in Ecological Economics at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds. Jon Stewart is a Team Leader with Natural England working in the Peak
District.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2008
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415447798
ISBN 13 
9780415447799
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
538
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