Overview
Prior to the industrial revolution, the timber provided by the forests and woodlands of Europe was the main fuel and an important raw material for construction, including the machinery of war. In addition, the flora and fauna were an important source of food and other materials. Consequently, the varied landscapes of today are often a result of past management policies which were closely linked to important events and cultural developments in human history. This is a source of information for historians and conservationists who wish to preserve our cultural heritage. This book is an interdisciplinary work, derived from an international conference of forest historians organized at Nottingham University in September 1996 in association with the British Ecological society and the International Union of Forest Research Organisations. In it, historians, geographers and foresters who are leading authorities explore recent developments in the study of the cultural history of European forests in a wide selection of case studies from Scotland, Central England, Spain, germany and Israel. A theoretical consideration of the concept of ancient woodland and the social construction of nature is also included. The book should be reading for landscape historians, geographers and foresters and should also a useful for advanced students and professionals in ecology, conservation and land management.
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Author: Charles Watkins (School of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK) , Charles Watkins (School of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK)
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Imprint: CABI Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9780851992570
ISBN 10: 0851992579
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 1998
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Format: Hardback
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Table of Contents
1: Introduction 2: The Word 'Forst/forest' as Indicators of Fiscal Property and Possible Consequences for the History of Western European Forests, R Kiess, Stuttgart, Germany 3: Medieval Forests and Parks in Southern and Central England, D Hooke, Birmingham, UK 4: Royal Forests in England and their Income in the Budget of the Feudal Monarchy, from the Mid Twelfth to the Early Thirteenth Centuries, Y J Serovayskaya, Karaganda State University, Karagandaiz, Kazakhstan 5: English Cathedrals as Sources for Woodland and Forest History, G Simpson, University of Nottingham, UK 6: The Rise, Decline and Extinction of Spring Wood Management in South-west Yorkshire, M Jones, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 7: The Continuous Conflict Between Sustainable Management Regulations and Over Utilization of Woodland Caused by Local Demands in Austria from the Thirteenth Century Onwards, E Johann, Universitat Freiburg, Austria 8: An Ecological Revolution: The 'Schlagwaldwirtschaft' in the West of Germany in the 18th and 19th Century, C Ernst, Universitat Trier, Germany 9: A Solemn and Gloomy Umbrage : Changing Interpretations of the Ancient Oaks of Sherwood Forest in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, C Watkins 10: Landed Estates, the 'Spirit of Planting' and Woodland Management in Later Georgian Britain: a Case Study from the Dukeries, Nottinghamshire, S Seymour 11: Need Versus Greed? Attitudes to Woodland Management on a Central Scottish Highland Estate 1630-1740, F Watson, University of Striling, UK 12: Woodland Management and Timber Supply for Ship Masts in Eighteenth Century Western Liguria (Italy), P Gaudenzio, and F Cicliot, Italy 13: Afforestation Policy of the Zionist Movement in Palestine 1895-1948, N Liphschitz, and G Biger, Tel Aviv University, Israel 14: The Expansion of the Forest and the Defence of Nature: the Work of Forest Engineers in Spain 1900-1936, E R Boquette, Madrid, Spain 15: The Promotion of Participation in Planning for Soil and Water Conservation Through Reforestation: a Case Study of Guadalajara (Spain), J D Garcia Perez, University of Central Lancashire, UK 16: Making the Invisible Visible: Ancient Woodlands, British Forestry Policy and the Social Construction of Reality, J Gerber, University of Nottingham, UK 17: References 18: Index
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This edited compilation concerns the cultural factors that have led to the preservation of various European forest tracts. As outlined in an excellent introduction by Charles Watkins, the main purpose of this volume is to demonstrate techniques that have been used to develop case histories of forests of a region. The historical factors that have led to the maintenance of forested landscapes are identified through a series of case studies of the detailed history of specific forests . . . The majority of the book focuses on forests from various areas of the United Kingdom, although a single case study each from Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Palestine broaden the scope of issues considered. . . . This compilation . . . provides a useful pallet of the type of information that can be pieced together to understand how forest development interacts with the human cultural environment that pervades and shapes it. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br>
This edited compilation concerns the cultural factors that have led to the preservation of various European forest tracts. As outlined in an excellent introduction by Charles Watkins, the main purpose of this volume is to demonstrate techniques that have been used to develop case histories of forests of a region. The historical factors that have led to the maintenance of forested landscapes are identified through a series of case studies of the detailed history of specific forests . . . The majority of the book focuses on forests from various areas of the United Kingdom, although a single case study each from Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Palestine broaden the scope of issues considered. . . . This compilation . . . provides a useful pallet of the type of information that can be pieced together to understand how forest development interacts with the human cultural environment that pervades and shapes it. --The Quarterly Review of Biology
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Charles Watkins is with the School of Geography, University of Nottingham.
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