Principles of International Development Law: Progressive Development of the Principles of International Law Relating to the New International Economic

ISBN-13: 9780792319719 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 504 str.

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Opis

The growing population of Europe needs adequate and wholesome food at reasonable prices and a sufficient supply of pure drinking water. Accommodating this need and the many other pressures on land while maintaining biodiversity, ecosystems, and cultural landscapes is a matter of continuing concern and debate in Europe. The changing nature of agriculture, concerns about agricultural subsidies and surpluses, food and water quality issues, and discussion of the future of the European Union (EU)'s Common Agricultural Policy have all increased the intensity of this debate in recent years. Through its discussion of how best to achieve sustainable land use, Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use in Europe tackles this wide range of issues, examining problems faced by the EU concerning the future of rural communities, the maintenance of an attractive and diverse countryside, and more. This work comprises papers presented at two conferences organised by groups of European Environmental Advisory Councils. These papers offer the reader access to a broad range of experience and points of view, making Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use in Europe a contribution of particular value to the debate on these issues.

Spis treści

Foreword. 1. Land Use and the Concept of Environmental Space; E. Nypels, J.J. Boersema. 2. Putting information to Work and Some Highlights from the Report Environment in the European Union 1995; T. Solhaug. 3. Sustainable Use of Soil; The Earl of Selborne. 4. Regional Sustainability Through Land and Water Management in Germany? R.A. Kraemer, W. Kahlenborn. 5. Groundwater Protection: Ensured by Soil Protection and Sustainable Land Use; H. Wiggering. 6. Groundwater Level, Agriculture and Nature Management in the Netherlands. The Surprising Problem of Desiccation in an Originally Very Wet Country; T. Klumpers, A. Haartsen. 7. The Report of the UK Common Agricultural Policy Review Group. Future Support for European Union Agriculture; J.S. Marsh. 8. Putting Information to Work: The European Union Policy and Integrated Rural Development; T. Beckers, A. Andersson. 9. Future Land Use in Europe; H.C. van Latesteijn. 10. Sustainable Land Use. Instrumental Prerequisites for Its Realisation and Economic Restraints Thereon as Demonstrated by German Environmental Policy; H. Wiggering, H.-J. Ewers. 11. Reflections on the Ecological Role of Agriculture; W. Haber. 12. Biodiversity and Common Agricultural Policy Reform; S. Collins. 13. Mitigating the Environmental Effects of Intensive Agriculture; J. Tait. 14. Tir Cymen: A Farm Stewardship Scheme Model; M.E. Smith. 15. The Agri-Environment Potential of the Common Agricultural Policy; F. Fay. 16. Towards Environmentally Sustainable Land Use: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Development of a Rural Sustainability Policy; A Statement by the European Environmental Advisory Councils.