Overview

This work analyzes the effects of one of the most dramatic changes of entire societies that the world has ever witnessed. It explores the collapse of socialist governance and management systems on land cover and land use in various parts of Eastern Europe. As readers will discover, this involved rapid and unprecedented changes such as widespread agricultural abandonment. Changes in the countries of the former Soviet block, former Soviet Union republics, and European Russia are compared and contrasted.  Contributing authors cover topics such as the carbon cycle and the environment, effects of institutional changes on urban centers and agriculture, as well as changes in wildlife populations. The volume includes analysis of the drivers of agricultural land abandonment, forest changes in Black Sea region, an extreme drought event of 2010, impacts of fires on air quality and other land-cover/land-use issues in Eastern Europe. Satellite data used were mostly from optical sensors including night lights observations, with both coarse and medium spatial resolution.  Ultimately, this work highlights the importance of understanding socioeconomic shocks: that is, those brief periods during which societies change rapidly resulting in significant impact on land use and the environment. Thus it shows that change is often abrupt rather than gradual and thereby much harder to predict. This book is a truly international and interdisciplinary effort, written by a team of scientists from the USA, Europe, and Russia. It will be of interest to a broad range of scientists at all levels within natural and social sciences, including those studying recent and ongoing changes in Europe. In particular, it will appeal to geographers, environmental scientists, remote sensing specialists, social scientists and agricultural scientists.

Full Product Details

Author:   Garik Gutman ,  Volker Radeloff
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.543kg
ISBN:  

9783319826240

ISBN 10:   3319826247
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   28 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Overview of changes in land use and land cover in Eastern Europe.- Changes in urban areas in Eastern Europe according to nighttime light data.- Land change in the Carpathian Region before and after major institutional changes.- Underlying drivers and spatial determinants of post-Soviet agricultural land abandonment in temperate Eastern Europe.- The effects of institutional changes on landscapes in Ukraine.- Forest change and carbon budgets in the Black Sea region.- Land management and the impact of the 2010 extreme drought event on the agricultural and ecological systems of European Russia.- Agricultural Fires in European Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania and Their Impact on Air Quality, 2002-2012.- Land Change in European Russia: 1982-2011.

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions