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Italian Historical Rural Landscapes

Cultural Values for the Environment and Rural Development

Editors:

  • 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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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Assessing the integrity of the historical landscapes. Three case studies in some terraced areas

    1. Abruzzo

      • Piero Bevilacqua
      Pages 403-418
    2. Molise

      • Piero Bevilacqua
      Pages 419-434
    3. Campania

      • Antonio Di Gennaro
      Pages 435-451
    4. Basilicata

      • Saverio Russo
      Pages 453-465
    5. Puglia

      • Saverio Russo
      Pages 467-487
    6. Calabria

      • Giuseppe Barbera
      Pages 489-508
    7. Sicily

      • Giuseppe Barbera
      Pages 509-529
    8. Sardinia

      • Sandro Dettori
      Pages 531-545
  2. Back Matter

    Pages 29-29

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • DEISTAF, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

    Mauro Agnoletti

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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