Место издания:Science Publishers,Inc Enfield NH, Plymouth,UK
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335 страниц
ISBN:1-57808-365-6
Аннотация:Land-use/Cover Change (LUCC) cannot be seen as isolated from other interests in society. Decisions about nature conservation or restoration, where the best locations are available and what the required size and form of natural areas should be, must be set against a background of other land use or trends in land use in order to find the best possible and acceptable solutions. This requires a long-term perspective and an analysis of trends, threats and opportunities in which the question of compatibility of biodiversity goals and other interests is crucial.Trends in European land use affecting the natural and rural area and therefore affecting nature are manifold and complex. It is considered useful to distinguish between the generic driving forces, i.e. generic, large scale, complex and strongly generalised trends, driving the more specific changes that directly influence ecosystems. They are the same for each region, but its impact, intensity and rates differ from region to region.