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Cultural Aspects of Wetland Management: An Overview

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Abstract

Wetlands have given rise to a rich variety of human cultural values, belief systems and associated practices. Safeguarding this heritage, and the role of culture in ensuring future resilience of human societies, depends on protection and wise management of the wetland environments that produce it. Conversely, a better understanding of these cultural aspects, and an integrated approach to management, is key to the successful conservation of most wetlands. This chapter examines the ways in which this can be achieved.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos, 23 Voucourestiou Street, 10671, Athens, Greece

    Thymio Papayannis

  2. 20 Burswell Avenue, NE46 3JL, Hexham, UK

    Dave Pritchard

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  1. Thymio Papayannis
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Correspondence to Thymio Papayannis or Dave Pritchard .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. International Water Security Network, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Mark Everard

  3. UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd., Littleworth, Oxfordshire, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Aquatic Ecosystems Group, Department of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Papayannis, T., Pritchard, D. (2018). Cultural Aspects of Wetland Management: An Overview. In: Finlayson, C.M., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9659-3_252

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