TY - BOOK ID - 7611057 TI - Threatened landscapes : conserving cultural environments AU - Green, Bryn. AU - Vos, W. PY - 2001 SN - 1138437425 9786610025664 1280025662 0203220897 PB - London ; New York : Spon Press, DB - UniCat KW - Landscape protection. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Beautification of the landscape KW - Conservation of landscapes KW - Conservation of scenic beauty KW - Conservation of scenic resources KW - Landscape KW - Natural beauty conservation KW - Preservation of natural scenery KW - Preservation of scenic resources KW - Protection of landscapes KW - Protection of scenic beauty KW - Protection of scenic resources KW - Scenery preservation KW - Conservation KW - Protection KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Environmental protection KW - Nature conservation KW - Environmentally sensitive areas KW - Landscape assessment KW - Regional planning UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7611057 AB - Few, if any, environments are free of human intervention. Often this generates ecosystems which are rich in biodiversity, historical interest, recreational opportunity and scenic beauty just as worthy of conservation as the more natural ecosystems on which protection programmes have been almost exclusively focussed.These 'cultural landscapes', ranging from the farm and forest lands of Europe and Eastern North America, through to the pasture lands and savannas of the Middle East and Africa to the paddylands of the Pacific Rim, are usually the product of relatively low-level, sustainable exp ER -