1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830164103321

Autore

Hindmarch Colin

Titolo

Land management [[electronic resource] ] : the hidden costs / / by Colin Hindmarch, Mike Pienkowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : British Ecological Society, [1997]

ISBN

1-282-34864-7

9786612348648

0-470-69497-1

0-470-69486-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Collana

Ecological issues series

Altri autori (Persone)

PienkowskiM. W

Disciplina

333.73

333.76

Soggetti

Land use

Sustainable agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Land Management: The Hidden Costs; Contents; Key Issues; 1 . Introduction; 2 . Land-use intensification: the cost to the environment; 2.1 The drive for productivity; 2.2 Habitats and wildlife; 2.3 Overuse and neglect; 2.4 Pollution; 2.5 Soil erosion; 2.6 Loss offarm biodiversity; 2.7 Impact of land-use intensification on forest biodiversity; 2.8 Landscape effects of intensive forestry and farming; 2.9 Cultural effects; 2.10 Concluding thoughts; 3 . Biological conservation: gaps. overlaps and contradictions; 3.1 Complexity and simplicity in ecological interactions

3.2 Attempts to deal with the ecological effects of land-use intensification3.3 The phenomenon of landscape interactions; 3.4 The New Forest. Hampshire (UK); 3.5 The Avon Valley. Hampshire (UK); 3.6 Protection at a landscape scale; 3.7 An ecological approach to conservation and land-use management; 3.8 Spatial planning; 3.9 Strategic environmental assessment; 3.10 Policy integration; 3.1 1 Concluding thoughts; 4 . Traditional land use systems: sustainability, efficiency and biodiversity; 4.1 Sustainable land-uses; 4.2 Character of extensive land-uses



4.3 Farming efficiency and ecological complexity4.4 Habitat scale effects of optimising production within extensive systems; 4.5 Marsh Fritillary butterfly; 4.6 Red-Billed Chough; 4.7 Landscape scale effects ofoptimisingproduction within extensive systems; 4.8 Concluding thoughts; 5 . Land-use reform: a new harmony between human activity, economic forces and the land; 5.1 Agricultural support mechanisms; 5.2 Attempts to control the adverse environmental effects of subsidies; 5.3 Need for an integrated approach to conservation and land management

5.4 Reduction of support for intensive production5.5 Environmentally neutral support for agriculture; 5.6 Re-equipping a sustainable agriculture; Abbreviations; Further reading; Useful Web sites; Acknowledgements. Addresses of contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Mature ecological criticism of agricultural policies is not easy: targets agreed in Biodiversity Action Plans must be achieved within a framework of agricultural and economic policies. Developing a balanced solution is the essence of sustainability. Until recently the hidden costs of high-production systems on biodiversity has been ignored. This booklet identifies some of the hidden costs of unsustainable production, and also considers examples where conservation management has failed. The authors argue that sustainable land management is possible, and that conservation and product



2.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIOPARE035962

Autore

Zeno, Apostolo <1668-1750>

Titolo

5.4: Tomo quinto, parte quarta, che abbraccia le vite dei re di Danimarca e Norvegia, dall'anno 1448. per sino al 1705. Come pure le storie del ducato di Olstein, e quelle del ducato di Geldria. Continuazione dell'opera del p. Antonio Foresti ..

Pubbl/distr/stampa

In Venezia, : appresso Giambatista Albrizzi q. Girolamo, 1723

Edizione

[In questa ultima impressione piu nobilmente arricchita, e da notabili errori con nuova diligenza corretta]

Descrizione fisica

[8], 302, [2] p

Collocazione

DEMARCO   FONDO RARI              C 6

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Per il nome dell'A., Apostolo Zeno, cfr. Melzi, v. 2, p. 158

Segn.: [pi greco]4 A-T8

Ultima c. bianca.