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- Presents a high inter- and cross-disciplinary value (ecology, geography, history, cultural anthropology, agriculture, nature conservation, etc.)
- Combines theoretical sub-chapters with practical case studies in each chapter for direct field verification
- Includes new approaches and sources in spatial vegetation studies, such as ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge and more
- Fills a gap in English-language research literature on Central-Eastern Europe
- Targets a wide range of groups: researchers, academics and students
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book focuses on the vegetation history of the cultural landscape in southwestern Slovakia, which was established and adopted by mankind and has since constantly evolved in response to ongoing changes (in environmental conditions, biodiversity, land use, etc.). The book analyses four dominant ecosystems typical for the cultural landscape and affected by humans: woodlands, wetlands, grasslands and agricultural land. Each ecosystem is discussed in separate chapters. The chapters include (a) basic information, general aspects, development processes, trends and interpretations, (b) a published or non-published case study based on the author’s own research, and (c) an extensive bibliography. A set of maps on the vegetation history and indices of geographical names and plants names serve to round out the coverage. The work provides an essential point of departure for describing the typical regional characteristics of the cultural landscape, with an eye to its future preservatio
n.Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. of Sustainable Development, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
Alexander Fehér
About the author
Alexander Fehér is a research scientist at the Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia) and a teacher at the University of Economy in Bydgoszcz (Poland). He has published more than 160 publications (scientific papers, monographs, students textbooks, etc.) from case studies in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, USA, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vegetation History and Cultural Landscapes
Book Subtitle: Case Studies from South-west Slovakia
Authors: Alexander Fehér
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60267-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60266-0Published: 16 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86821-9Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60267-7Published: 04 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 306
Number of Illustrations: 287 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Environmental Geography, Geomorphology, Nature Conservation, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning