Restoration of multifunctional cultural landscapes : merging tradition and innovation for a sustainable future / Stefan Zerbe

includes bibliographical references and index.

Traditional cultural landscapes - a theoretical framework -- Types of traditional cultural landscapes throughout the world -- What's so important about traditional cultural landscapes? -- Global land-use development trends: traditional cultural landscapes under threat -- Developing a sustainable balance between urban, rural and natural landscapes on the global scale -- Traditional cultural landscapes as real laboratories for strong sustainability -- National and international initiatives for the maintenance of traditional multifunctional cultural landscapes -- A brief introduction to restoration ecology and ecosystem restoration -- A century of practice and experiences of the restoration of land use types and ecosystems -- Ecosystem and landscape restoration in a multidimensional perspective -- Case studies throughout the world -- Merging traditions and innovation for sustainability and multifunctionality of cultural landscapes