Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability (Science and Technology Policy) 1586033956, 9781586033958, 9781417590124

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 2
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
The Role of Biodiversity Conservation in Rural Sustainability: An Introduction......Page 12
Section 1: The Importance of Dealing with Biodiversity in New Ways......Page 38
A New Agricultural Policy for the United States......Page 40
Integration of Biodiversity in the Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Implications for Research......Page 59
Section 2: What are the Theoretical Contributions to the Conservation of Biodiversity on Rural Landscapes......Page 72
Institutional Innovation and Adaptive Management: Learning from Bolivia's Decentralization Experiment......Page 74
Building Institutional Capacity for Biodiversity and Rural Sustainability......Page 90
Promoting Sustainable Development at a Regional Level as an Economic Driver......Page 106
Toward Rural Sustainability in British Columbia: The Role of Biodiversity Conservation and Other Factors......Page 112
State of Biodiversity in Some Rural Areas of the Ukraine and Abilities of its Improvement......Page 125
Sustainable Rural Development: the Role of Community Involvement and Local Partnerships......Page 136
The Hickling Experience......Page 147
The Social-Psychological Dimension of Biodiversity Conservation......Page 158
Is There Anything to Learn from the Experience in the Maine Lobster Fishery?......Page 171
Section 3: How is Biodiversity Being Integrated in Practice into Rural Sustainability Efforts?......Page 182
Alternatives to Crisis: an Adaptive Management Model for the Red River Basin of the U.S. and Canada......Page 184
The Rhoen Region: A Model for Sustainable Development at the Former Border between East and West Germany......Page 210
The Role of Rural Communities in Biodiversity Conservation and the Transition to Sustainability: Practical Experiences from the Pacific Northwest United States......Page 223
Some Thoughts on Rural Sustainability in Canada — and Elsewhere......Page 243
An Interdisciplinary Approach for Integrating Landscape Management in the Common Agricultural Policy: Application to the Municipality of Mértola, Southern Alentejo, Portugal......Page 265
The Tisza River Basin: Slow Change Leads to Sudden Crisis......Page 272
Conservation and Restoration of the Danube River Floodplains as a Basis for Rural Sustainable Development......Page 302
Belarusian Polesye — A Regional Model for Transition to Sustainable Development......Page 313
Section 4: Where Do We Go Next?......Page 324
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 326
An Epilogue: Reflections on Peasantry, Power and Security......Page 337
Appendix A: ARW Participants......Page 349
Author Index......Page 353