Kulturlandschaft in Mitteleuropa

Cultural Landscape in Middle Europe

Causes of Origin and Driving Factors in the Development of Cultural Landscapes, Habitats, and Biodiversity in Central Europe

How did our cultural landscape come to be? This book summarizes the latest findings on the formation of our landscapes. Professor Dr. Peter Poschlod, a renowned expert on the subject, analyzes and describes the mechanisms and processes that led to the development of the Central European cultural landscape and its habitat and species diversity. The factors considered include climate, diseases, wars, intellectual movements, technological advancements, economic changes, as well as legislation and politics. Selected habitats and species are presented as a result of historical processes.

Prof. Dr. Peter Poschlod studied biology in Ulm. He received his doctorate at TUM-Weihenstephan and habilitated at the University of Hohenheim. From 1994 to 2001, he was a professor for Scientific Nature Conservation at the Philipps University of Marburg, and since 2001, he has held the Chair of Botany at the University of Regensburg.

Author: Peter Poschlod
Publisher: Eugen Ulmer Publishing
Publication Year: 2017
Edition: 2nd, updated edition
320 pages; 110 color photos, 90 drawings, 38 tables; 241 mm x 179 mm
ISBN: 978-3-8001-0926-5