The Cultural Landscape , Past , Present and Future

Birks, Hilary, Birks, H J B , Kaland, Peter Emil and Moe, Dagfinn - Edited by

ISBN 10: 0521344352 / ISBN 13: 9780521344357

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1990

About this Item

Large 8vo, i-xv, 521 pp, illustrated throughout with black and white figures from photographs, drawings, maps etc, laminated boards, previous owner's neat signature on the front free end paper but a near fine copy. 1990 reprint of the first printing of 1988.

Seller Inventory # 7088

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cultural Landscape , Past , Present and Future
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521344352
• ISBN 13: 9780521344357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

The Cultural Landscape - Past, Present and Future considers different aspects of man's intervention with natural vegetation and the landscape resulting from a long equilibrium of co-existence. These landscapes are not stable, and the recent and ever accelerating changes in technology and life-style have increasingly affected many ancient landscapes, as old land-use practices are abandoned and traditions forgotten. The papers in this book describe and trace the development of cultural landscapes in different climatic and biogeographical regions in Europe. Remnants of traditional land-use still remaining are described, particularly from Western Norway, where traditions have lingered because the rugged topography of the region is inimicable to high-technology. Each chapter is by an expert in the field. The topics cover the documentation of present cultural landscapes, their maintenance and restoration, and the history of the development of cultural landscapes from the Stone Age onwards, linking the intensity of landscape utilization with population dynamics and technological attainments. The disciplines involved include vegetation science, vegetation history, ecology, palaeoecology, archaeology, sociology, geography and history.

Book Description

The Cultural Landscape - Past, Present and Future considers different aspects of man's intervention with natural vegetation and the landscape resulting from a long equilibrium of co-existence.