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Managing Landscapes for Change eBook PDF

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  • Author: Robert M. Scheller
  • File Size: 74 MB
  • Format: PDF
  • Length: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer, Year: 2020
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B01N9I7M9N
  • ISBN-10: 1305960726, 1305960742
  • ISBN-13: 9783030620400,9783030620417
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Managing Landscapes for Change eBook PDF

This ebook discusses how future landscapes will be shaped by pervasive change and where, when, and how society should manage landscapes for change. Readers will learn about the major anthropogenic drivers of landscape change, including climate change and human induced disturbance regimes, and the unique consequences that multiple and simultaneously occurring change agents can have on landscapes. The author uses landscape trajectories as a guide to selecting the appropriate course of action, and considers how landscape position, inertia, and direction will determine landscape futures. The author introduces the concept of landscapes as socio-technical-ecological systems (STES), which combines ecological and technological influences on future landscape change and the need for society to acknowledge both when considering landscape management. Thinking beyond solutions, the author identifies barriers to managing landscapes for change including the cost, cultural identity of local populations, and the fear of taking action under uncertain conditions. Nevertheless, processes, tools, and technologies exist for overcoming social and ecological barriers to managing landscapes for change, and continued investment in social and scientific infrastructure holds out hope for maintaining our landscape values even as we enter an era of unprecedented change and disruption.

Managing Landscapes for Change eBook PDF

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