Drivers of environmental change in uplands /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. |
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| Description: | xxvii, 509 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in ecological economics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7551812 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Drivers of change in upland environments: concepts, threats & opportunities
- I. Processes and Policy - the overarching Drivers of Change
- 2. Natural changes in upland landsca
- 3. Threats from air pollution and climate change on upland systems: past, present & future
- 4. Policy change in the uplands
- II. Ecosystem Goods & Services and Drivers of Change
- 5. The carbon budget of upland peat soils
- 6. Upland hydrology
- 7. State of upland freshwater ecosystems
- 8. Condition of upland terrestrial habitats
- 9. Burning issues: the history and ecology of managed fires in the uplands
- 10. Moorland management with livestock: the effect of policy change on upland grazing, vegetation and farm economics
- 11. International importance and drivers of change of upland bird populations
- 12. Mammals in the uplands
- 13. Managing uplands for game and sporting interest: an industry perspective
- 14. Moors from the past
- 15. Leisure in the landscape: rural incomes and public benefits
- III. Social Change, Land Management and Conservation - Driving Change
- 16. Description of the upland economy: areas of outstanding beauty and marginal economic performance
- 17. The future of public goods provision in upland regions: learning from hefted commons in the Lake District, UK
- 18. The economic value of landscapes in the uplands of England
- 19. Landscape as an integrating framework for upland management
- 20. Using scenarios to explore upland futures
- 21. Effective policy making: stakeholder involvement and sustainable development in national parks
- 22. How class shapes perceptions of nature: implications for managing visitor perceptions in upland UK
- 23. Moorland wildfire risk, visitors and climate change: patterns, prevention and policy
- 24. Moorland restoration: potential and progress
- 25. Ecosystem services: a new rationale for conservation of upland environments
- Conclusion
- 26. Managing change in the uplands: challenges in shaping the future
