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xviii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Machine derived contents note: List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I. Present and Future: 1. Introduction H. J. B. Birks -- 2. Tree pollarding in western Norway Ingvild Austad -- 3. Galdane, Laerdal, western Norway - management and restoration of the cultural landscape Leif Hauge -- 4. The farming system and its history in the Flåm valley Svein Indrelid -- 5. Trees and woodland in a crowded landscape - the cultural landscape of the British Isles Oliver Rackham -- 6. Conservation in British woodland - adapting traditional management to modern needs K. J. Kirby -- 7. Upland hay meadows in Britain - their vegetation, management and future Jo Hughes and Brian Huntley -- 8. A model describing the development of the cultural landscape Urban Emanuelsson -- 9. Nutrient use and productivity for different cropping systems in south Sweden during the 18th century Gunilla Olsson -- 10. The ecological basis of Highland peasant farming, 1500-1800 A.D. Robert A. Dodgshon -- 11. Air photo interpretation and computer cartography - tools for studying the cultural landscape Margareta Ihse -- 12. Cultural landscape histories in Hungary - two case studies De;nes Lóczy -- Part II. Past: 13. Introduction H. J. B. Birks -- 14. The representation of different farming practices in pollen diagrams from northern Finland Sheila Hicks -- 15. The cultural landscape as reflected in percentage and influx pollen diagrams from two Danish ombrotrophic mires Bent Aaby -- 16. Quantitative estimation of human impact on cultural landscape development H. J. B. Birks, J. M. Line and T. Persson -- 17. The cultural landscape during 6000 years in south Sweden - an interdisciplinary study Björn E. Berglund -- 18. The hunter-gatherer/agricultural transition and the pollen record in the British Isles Kevin J. Edwards -- 19. Post-glacial landscape evolution in Connemara, western Ireland with particular reference to woodland history Michael O'Connell, Karen Molloy and Máire Bowler -- 20. Palynological evidence of prehistoric anthropogenic forest changes on the Swiss Plateau Brigitta Ammann -- 21. The history of the landscape around Auerberg, southern Bavaria - a pollen analytical study Hansjörg Küster -- 22. Heathland history in western Jutland, Denmark Bent Vad Odgaard -- 23. Waterland - environmental and economic changes in a Dutch bog area, 1000 A.D. to 2000 A.D. Jurjen M. Bos, Bas van Geel and Jan Peter Pals -- 24. Development of the late-prehistoric cultural landscape in upland Ardudwy, north-west Wales F. M. Chambers, R. S. Kelly and S. M. Price -- 25. Pollen analytical study of mountain summer-farming in western Norway Mons Kvamme -- 26. Development of the cultural landscape in the Lofoten area, north Norway Eilif J. Nilssen -- 27. Agriculture in a marginal area - south Greenland from the Norse landnam (985 A.D.) to the present (1985 A.D.) Bent Fredskild -- 28. Changes in agricultural practices in the Holocene indicated in a pollen diagram from a small hollow in Denmark Svend Th. Andersen -- 29. Land-use history during the last 2700 years in the area of Bja;resjö, southern Sweden Marie-Jose -- Gaillard and Björn E. Berglund -- 30. The Halne area, Hardangarvidda. Use of a high mountain area during 5000 years - an interdisciplinary case study Dagfinn Moe, Svein Indrelid and Arthur Fasteland -- 31. Vegetation and habitation history of the Callanish area, Isle of Lewis, Scotland S. J. P. Bohncke -- 32. Conclusions H. J. B. Birks -- Part III. Abstracts: 33. Soil deterioration consequent upon the removal of the rain forest and its replacement by tree and field crops J. O. Adejuwon and O. Ekanade -- 34. Methodological aspects for the recording of habitation phases in pollen diagrams K. E. Behre -- 35. Palaeoenvironment and human impact in north-eastern Bulgaria E. D. Bozilova -- 36. Medieval land-use in Berlin A. Brande -- 37. On Estonian cultural landscapes J. Eilart and L. Saarse -- 38. Anthropogenic indicators in pollen diagrams from south-east England J. Empett, A. E. Evans, E. Loong, P. D. Moore, S. E. Moseley and I. Perry -- 39. Transhumance and archaeology A. Fleming |
| Analysis |
Landscape Effects of civilization, to 1986 |
| Notes |
"Permanent record of the international symposium held during the field excursion ... which was held in July 1986 in western Norway"--Foreword |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [487]-514 |
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Environmental policy.
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Landscape changes -- Europe.
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Landscape changes.
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Landscape protection.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Europe.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Environmental policy.
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Landscape changes -- Congresses.
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Landscape changes -- Europe -- Congresses.
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Landscape changes -- Europe.
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Landscape changes.
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Landscape protection.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Congresses.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Europe -- Congresses.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Europe.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Birks, Hilary H.
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| LC no. |
88025891 |
| ISBN |
0521344352 |
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