Björn Berglund
Professor emeritus
How mankind has shaped European nature
Author
Summary, in English
A monographic book volume on the history of the rural landscape of Europe is presented (Emanuelsson, The rural landscape of Europe. How man has shaped European nature, 383, 2009). The focus is on various land-use phases, their history from the Neolithic period to modern time and the survival of traditional farming today in Europe. This is described and illustrated by examples from marginal farming areas, particularly in mountainous regions of southern and northern Europe. Some of these are important as modern analogues when interpreting past cultural landscapes.
Department/s
- Quaternary Sciences
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
79-81
Publication/Series
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Volume
20
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Geology
Keywords
- Traditional farming
- Biodiversity
- Land-use types
- Nature conservation
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0939-6314