Land Management: The Hidden Costs

2. Land-Use Intensification: The Cost To The Environment:.

The Drive For Productivity.

Habitats And Wildlife.

Overuse And Neglect.

Pollution.

Soil Erosion.

The Loss Of Farm Biodiversity.

Impact Of Land-Use Intensification On Forest Biodiversity.

Landscape Effects Of Intensive Forestry And Farming.

Cultural Effects.

Concluding Thoughts.

3. Biological Conservation : Gaps, Overlaps And Contradictions:.

Complexity And Simplicity In Ecological Interactions.

Attempts To Deal With The Ecological Effects Of Land-Use Intensification.

4. Traditional Land Use Systems; Sustainability, Efficiency And Biodiversity:.

Sustainable Land-Uses.

The Character Of Extensive Land-Uses.

Farming Efficiency And Ecological Complexity.

Habitat Scale Effects Of Optimising Production Within Extensive Systems.

The Marsh Fritillary Butterfly.

The Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax Pyrrhocorax).

Landscape Scale Effects Of Optimising Production With Extensive Systems.

Concluding Thoughts.

5. Land-Use Reform: A New Harmony Between Human Activity, Economic Forces And The Land:.

Agricultural Support Mechanisms.

Attempts To Control The Adverse Environmental Effects Of Subsidies.

The Need For An Integrated Approach To Conservation And Land Management.

Reduction Of Support For Intensive Production.

Environmentally Neutral Support For Agriculture.

6. Abbreviations