Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
List of tables......Page 13
List of figures......Page 16
List of contributors......Page 21
1 Introduction: Drivers of change in upland environments: concepts, threats and opportunities......Page 30
Part I Processes and policy – the overarching drivers of change......Page 40
2 Natural changes in upland landscapes......Page 42
3 Threats from air pollution and climate change to upland systems: Past, present and future......Page 63
4 Policy change in the uplands......Page 88
Part II Ecosystem services and drivers of change......Page 120
5 The carbon budget of upland peat soils......Page 122
6 Upland hydrology......Page 142
7 The state of upland freshwater ecosystems......Page 164
8 Condition of upland terrestrial habitats......Page 185
9 Burning issues: The history and ecology of managed fires in the uplands......Page 200
10 Moorland management with livestock: The effect of policy change on upland grazing, vegetation and farm economics......Page 215
11 International importance and drivers of change of upland bird populations......Page 238
12 Mammals in the uplands......Page 257
13 Managing uplands for game and sporting interests: An industry perspective......Page 270
14 Moors from the past......Page 290
15 Leisure in the landscape: Rural incomes and public benefits......Page 306
Part III Social change, land management and conservation: Driving change......Page 320
16 Description of the upland economy: Areas of outstanding beauty and marginal economic performance......Page 322
17 The future of public goods provision in upland regions: Learning from hefted commons in the Lake District, UK......Page 338
18 The economic value of landscapes in the uplands of England......Page 352
19 Landscape as an integrating framework for upland management......Page 368
20 Using scenarios to explore UK upland futures......Page 387
21 Effective policy-making in the uplands: A case study in the Peak District National Park......Page 405
22 How class shapes perceptions of nature: Implications for managing visitor perceptions in upland UK......Page 422
23 Moorland wildfire risk, visitors and climate change: Patterns, prevention and policy......Page 433
24 Moorland restoration: potential and progress......Page 461
25 Ecosystem services: A new rationale for conservation of upland environments......Page 477
26 Conclusions: Managing change in the uplands – challenges in shaping the future......Page 504
List of acronyms......Page 524
Index......Page 527