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

This book presents interdisciplinary advances in theory and practice pertaining to rural sustainability and sets forth a

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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

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